Project Manager - Brand and Creative

Job Description

DPR Construction seeks a project manager to drive project schedules and manage creative workflow for our brand team. We are looking for a detail-oriented individual who can work seamlessly with a team as well as liaise with internal customers and external vendors. An Ideal candidate must exemplify DPR’s four core values (integrity, uniqueness, enjoyment, ever forward). 

Responsibilities:

Traffic and Intake

• Monitor and qualify intake requests to ensure alignment with the strategic objectives and business goals of the organization

• Define project scope, objectives and deliverables, including timelines, processes and resource allocation

Strategy & Program Management

• Support the development of the brand and creative team plan by ensuring it is clear, realistic, resource-aligned, and strategically relevant

• Implement content strategy and manage editorial calendar and themes, ensuring topical diversity in alignment with business goals

Task Management & Coordination

• Monitor progress against key checkpoints, adjust schedules as needed, and ensure the team meets its commitments

• Coordinate interview, video and photoshoot schedules as needed

Operations/Best Practices

• Develop workflows and processes to support the operational efficiency of the brand and creative team.

• Oversee the implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of project management systems, tools and processes

• Identify and facilitate self-service opportunities

Stakeholder Communication and Relationship Management

• Collaborate with stakeholders to align content with brand and campaign goals and compliance with best practices

• Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, facilitating reviews and obtaining approvals, providing updates, addressing concerns, and managing expectations to maintain a strong stakeholder partnership

Resourcing

• Manage resource deployment, balance workloads and maintain a healthy backlog of work

• Manage network of freelance writers, designers and other vendors

• Assist with annual budgeting and manage to budget

Quality Assurance

• Define and clarify review processes, including brand usage and asset approvals

• Maintain quality standards and serve as final checkpoint prior to delivery of all creative work

• Manage project delivery and closeout, ensuring all requirements and objectives are achieved

Measurement

• Maintain performance reports to track activities, effectiveness, and ROI

• Measure effectiveness of activation activities ensuring that both standard and experimental tactics are appropriately activated/scaled for highest impact

We are looking for a collaborative, adaptable, results-driven team player with the ability to manage multiple tasks, keep stakeholders informed and hold themselves and others accountable to scope and schedule.

Requirements:

• Excellent judgment 

• Curiosity and a desire to learn new things

• A collaborative and service-oriented attitude—must be motivated and flexible, able to interact and work with a variety of personalities and juggle competing priorities 

• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into creative solutions

• Excellent attention to detail and time management skills with follow-through and follow-up 

• An understanding of print, digital and video asset creation and approval cycles 

• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite and project management software

• Problem-solving skills to identify and flag blocking unknowns, adapt to changes, ask questions, and conceptualize solutions—in teams or individually

• Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills (written, visual and oral) 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in related field 

• 5+ years of experience in brand, project, or traffic management 

• Agency or creative team experience preferred 

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR,