Job Description
Senior Project Manager - Digital Creative Location: Remote
Start Date: September 28, 2026
Duration: 1 year with possible extensions
Pay range $50-$62/hour on W2
Job Type: Contract
Job Summary Our financial services client is seeking a
Senior Project Manager to lead large, integrated digital creative projects from conception through delivery. This role will partner closely with cross-functional creative, marketing, account management, and business teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with stakeholder expectations.
The ideal candidate will have strong
project management experience, digital creative/agency experience, client-facing experience, and the ability to manage cross-functional teams and complex project workflows . Experience with
Workfront is highly preferred.
Key Responsibilities - Provide project management leadership, oversight, and support across project deliverables.
- Lead large, integrated digital creative projects from conception through final delivery.
- Facilitate requirements gathering and ensure stakeholder needs are clearly understood.
- Manage project scope, timelines, resources, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.
- Partner with Account Directors and Account Managers on portfolio reviews with key stakeholders.
- Coordinate cross-functional team members across creative, marketing, account, and business functions.
- Participate in capacity planning and monitor team utilization and bandwidth.
- Establish proactive risk-management strategies and identify potential project issues early.
- Encourage best practices and ensure project processes and controls are followed.
- Build strong relationships with internal teams, clients, partners, and senior stakeholders.
- Support digital creative marketing recommendations, strategies, and action plans.
- Resolve conflicts and project issues while maintaining positive stakeholder relationships.
- Provide regular project status updates and communicate risks, decisions, and recommendations.
- Mentor and motivate diverse cross-functional teams toward common project goals.
Required Qualifications - 4+ years of project management experience.
- 4+ years of experience working with cross-functional teams.
- 2+ years of client-facing experience.
- Experience leading digital creative projects.
- Experience managing resources, timelines, deliverables, and project risks.
- Experience working within an advertising agency or in-house creative agency environment.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience with Workfront or other project management/workflow platforms.
- 3+ years of experience using project management software.
- Strong understanding of digital creative processes and creative workflows.
- Experience working within large and complex organizations.
- Experience engaging with senior executives and key stakeholders.
- Ability to balance creative requirements with project management, workflow, budget, and timeline objectives.
- Experience mentoring and motivating cross-functional teams.
Top 5 Must-Have Skills - 4+ years Project Management
- 4+ years Cross-Functional Team Management
- 2+ years Client-Facing Experience
- Digital Creative / Advertising Agency Project Experience
- Workfront or Project Management Software Experience
Job Tags
Contract work, Remote work