What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Project Manager position at Creative Circle?
Our client in Carlsbad is hiring a Digital Project Manager to join their team. This role is 40 hours/week, long-term, and requires being onsite in the Carlsbad office in a hybrid capacity (in office Tues, Wed, and Thurs each week).
The Digital Marketing Project Manager role focuses on managing content workflows, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, and executing content updates and publishing tasks - ensuring projects move forward smoothly and on time.
This is an execution-focused role ideal for someone with creative project management experience and hands-on familiarity with content management systems, rather than a pure content strategy or editorial leadership role.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Content & Creative Project Management
* Own day-to-day management of content and creative projects, from intake through delivery and publishing
* Manage project timelines, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables across multiple content streams
* Coordinate with internal partners (brand marketing, creative, product, web) to keep projects moving
* Facilitate content reviews and approvals, ensuring feedback is consolidated and timelines are met
* Identify risks, flag delays, and proactively problem-solve to keep work on track
Content Operations & Execution
* Build, update, and publish content (e.g., webpages, landing pages, blog posts, resource pages) within the company's CMSs (Magnolia and WordPress)
* Ensure content is published accurately, formatted correctly, and aligned to brand standards
* Maintain organized documentation of content statuses, workflows, and project details in project management tool (Jira)
Process & Workflow Support
* Manage content calendars, project plans, and status reporting
* Help enforce creative and content processes, templates, and best practices
* Improve efficiency by identifying gaps or bottlenecks in content workflows
* Manage vendor and agency relationships, including timelines and deliverables
* Ensure compliance with legal, privacy, and data protection requirements
REQUIREMENTS:
* Experience supporting marketing teams
* Experience supporting content updates tied to SEO, campaigns, or product
launches
* Familiarity with content governance, approvals, or compliance workflows
* Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
* Hands-on experience working within content management systems (content entry, publishing, page building, etc.)
* Experience managing creative workflows (writers, designers, editors, stakeholders, SMEs)
* Highly organized, detail-oriented, and deadline-driven
* Comfortable managing timelines, documentation, and reporting
* Strong written and verbal communicator who can manage stakeholders and colleagues with confidence
* Self-sufficient and comfortable working independently once onboarded
* Calm under pressure and adaptable to shifting priorities
* Execution-focused, with a strong sense of ownership
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
* 5 years of experience in marketing project management, creative project management, or content operations
* CMS experience such as WordPress, Magnolia, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Contentful, or similar
* Project management tools (e.g., Asana, Monday.com, Workfront, Jira, Smartsheet, Trello)
* Basic understanding of web content structure, formatting, and digital best practices
In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.
Benefits
Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.Email Your Resume In Word To
lmadden@creativecircle.com
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Lauren Madden - Recruitment Strategist
For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.This is a new role.
This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 04/07/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.
Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our hiring process includes AI screening for keywords and minimum qualifications. Recruiters review all results. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.
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