Creative Project Manager - London /Remote
Expedia Group’ B2B Marketing team is dedicated to developing and executing innovative and effective global marketing campaigns. Within this organization, the Creative Project Management team ensures the flawless operation and organization of our Brand + Creative teams and their projects, including annual and quarterly forecasting, resourcing, and prioritization. We are seeking a passionate and highly organized individual to join our team as a contract Creative Project Manager focused on Brand Design, who will oversee the successful execution of partner visual identity refreshes and template roll outs. This is a hybrid PAYE role: 2/3 days a week onsite.
- Project Management - Flawlessly manage creative projects end-to-end, from initiation and definition through delivery. Steward the day-to-day management of our most complex production projects, serving as a key point of contact for cross-functional partners.
- Creative Workflow Management - Drive integrated project timelines, ensuring all milestones and due dates are communicated clearly and frequently to internal teams and external agency partners.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration - Cultivate strong relationships with team members and external agencies to ensure seamless project execution.
- Operational Leadership - Partake in annual and quarterly forecasting for campaign priorities, maintaining alignment on changing scopes and ensuring timely project kick-offs.
- Creative Advocacy - Champion innovative production ideas that support creative excellence while ensuring commercial success.
Essential:
- Extensive creative project management and/or production experience running a large brand refresh initiative and roll out.
- A solid understanding of marketing campaigns and localization processes, with expertise in managing creative projects across all production and media channels (broadcast, digital, audio, social, print, OOH, etc).
- Skilled at managing large, cross-functional teams and driving alignment across complex projects.
- Organized Leader - Thrives on maintaining organization, finding efficiencies, and simplifying complex workflows. Demonstrates resilience and adaptability in fast-paced, ever-changing environments.
- Capable of balancing multiple priorities while ensuring attention to detail and high-quality output.
- Effective Communicator - A brilliant pathfinder and problem solver, consistently demonstrating ownership and proactivity.
- Process Innovator - Experienced with project management software/tools (Smartsheet) and driving teams to adopt best practices.
- Passionate about identifying areas of improvement through team feedback, retrospectives, and metrics, and implementing meaningful changes.
- Ability to identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies (e.g., delays, creative misalignment, or stakeholder resistance).
- Experience troubleshooting and managing unforeseen challenges effectively.
- Brand and Creative Awareness - Familiarity with brand guidelines, identity systems, and creative processes. Experience in overseeing the creation of assets such as logos, templates, photography, and messaging frameworks. Work across US and International time zones. Key reviews and meetings may occur at 7 AM PST, enabling collaboration with UK and US offices. The earlier start provides the opportunity to finish the day earlier. Remote location is possible.
If you are passionate about creative production and project management and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, I’d love to hear from you! Click Apply now or contact Lianne