Creative Project Manager

Job Description

Fortune Brands Innovation, parent company of Moen, the #1 faucet brand in North America (along with other notable brands), is seeking a Creative Project Manager for its successful In-House Creative Team.   

The In-House Creative Team is made up of wildly-talented graphic designers, and a designer-adjacent team who manage the workflow, reporting and processes. Since 2019, the team has quickly established itself as a valuable resource to many arms of the business, creating everything from packaging and point-of-purchase art to trade show graphics, collateral and event theme/branding.

The Creative Project Manager will oversee multiple projects across different groups with the Creative X Team. You will be delegating tasks, assigning resources, creating and managing timelines, routing artwork to stakeholders, communicating feedback, and ensuring the team has everything they need to complete the work. You will work cross-functionally with various stakeholders for reviews and approvals. You will work in the project management and workflow tool (web-based platform, Lytho). Must be extremely detail-oriented, have strong organizational and communication skills.

Creative Project Management is a new “arm” of Creative X and will need the Creative Project Manager to step in to build, ideate and nurture its success. The Creative Project manager will have one direct report, the Associate Creative Project Manager.

 Responsibilities

• Highly collaborative with strong verbal and written skills with a general knowledge and understanding of project management processes, tools and technologies
• Extreme attention to detail and proactive nature to gather information and connect the dots between departments, designers, contractors, vendors
• Must have ability to work independently, prioritize projects, and respond in a timely manner to questions, feedback, results, etc.
• Offer thought leadership to solve business needs through smart management solutions
• Attend weekly project meetings with the larger project teams to communicate status updates and raise and maintain awareness of all project issues, risks and roadblocks
• Effectively drive communication with internal teams and external vendors and educate and train on processes related to the offerings of the creative team
• Be a representative and point of contact for the creative team by explaining the ways of working with cross-functional partners including the Marketing, Product, Content and Channel Teams. Manage expectations and build bridges across teams, improving our ability to collaborate and reach our shared goals.
• Establish regular reporting functions to measure the success of the creative team

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience required, work with a creative team is a plus
• Expert knowledge of tools for operations and creative content such as Lytho, Trello, Asana, Workfront, Wrike, Craft, etc.
• An excellent fit for this role is someone that loves process optimization and implementation
• Ability to work in a highly-collaborative, rapidly changing environment with tight timelines and multiple priorities
• Self-motivated; able to work efficiently and independently with limited supervision
• Outstanding presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Hybrid opportunity in our Deerfield, IL office (3 days in office, 2 days remote)
• Proficiency with a Mac computer and OS strongly preferred
• Experience with Digital Asset Management systems is a plus
• Curious and collaborative mindset with the ability to foster teamwork at all levels of the organization

Additional Information

Company Description:

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here

Additional Information:

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Ra