If you’re a go-getter with a knack for never missing a beat, and a passion for delivering projects on time, on budget, and to the highest quality, then we have the perfect opportunity for you!

We’re seeking an organized, natural multi-tasker, and collaborative project leader to join our creative team. Our client, a global retail giant based in Bentonville, Arkansas, is looking for an experienced Associate Creative Project Manager to join their team on a full-time basis.

Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2-5 years of project management experience in corporate retail, visual merchandising, or agency environments. You will scope all incoming projects and determine the appropriate resources needed to accomplish the task. This individual will drive all approved sign projects forward on time in a unified effort to produce sign/visual, components/solutions that successfully achieve strategic business goals while also providing a meaningful customer experience in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Identify key stakeholders, milestones, deliverables, & and all other relevant information needed to begin the initiation of a project.
• Comprehend, implement, and wholeheartedly adopt all guidance and directives provided by client leadership of effective business processes and workflows."
• Gather and distribute any necessary information & distribute to all as required in a daily effort to keep everyone on task throughout each critical milestone of a project.
• Utilize and navigate in print project management software to create new signing projects, while also ensuring pertinent job information by all stakeholders is captured from project initiation to completion throughout.
• Create project timelines, manage assets with appropriate stakeholders, and adjust the life of the project as needed.
• Schedule and participate in any necessary project meetings as required, ensuring all key stakeholders are engaged and that the team is set up for success in meeting deadlines effectively and on time throughout the duration of the process.
• Coordinate and manage final art handoff to print procurement partner/printer, ensuring that all final assets being turned over have been routed and approved by all key stakeholders and match the deliverables. Assist in the approval of printer proofs.
• Work collaboratively and communicate with all stakeholders daily to quickly identify and resolve any obstacles or adversity that may arise that could potentially jeopardize the timely completion and/or final quality of the finished project.

Associate Creative Project Manager Requirements:

• 3-5 years as a Project Manager, Coordinator, or in a related role managing cross-functional teams
• 3-5 years in a digital, creative, or related retail or ad agency environment
• Case-study portfolio recommended but not required
• Experience with Workfront, SmartSheets, Microsoft Office Suite
• Be a team player, willing to pitch in at any level.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and excellent time management skills.
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills

This full-time opportunity requires you to work onsite on location in Bentonville, AR so you must be local to be considered. Salary: $42K - $48K. This is not a remote opportunity.

To apply, please submit your resume, portfolio, or case studies and a brief cover letter explaining why you'd be a great fit for this role.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. Our client is unable to sponsor or take over the sponsorship of employment visas.

While we appreciate all applications, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. By applying for this position, you agree to be contacted via email or text message. Message and data rates may apply..

icreatives is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants and talent will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. We believe in providing a culture that embraces and champions diversity, equity, and inclusion because it truly fosters creativity.