Tenure: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Vancouver, BC
Salary: $80,000–$100,000 annually
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and coordinate creative, design, and branding projects from concept through completion. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and skilled at managing schedules, budgets, workflows, and cross-functional teams, while ensuring high-quality design outcomes and strong client relationships.
Key Responsibilities
Project Planning & Coordination
- Direct and oversee conceptual renderings, artwork, graphic materials, and design intent documentation for project teams.
- Establish project goals, objectives, and deliverables; ensure all deadlines and expectations are met.
- Create and manage detailed project schedules, budgets, work plans, and communication plans.
- Coordinate staffing needs, resource allocation, and task delegation with the Creative Director and management team.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining overall project health and alignment with objectives.
Team Leadership & Collaboration
- Organize and facilitate design charrettes, brainstorming sessions, client workshops, and internal reviews; prepare and distribute meeting minutes.
- Provide support and expertise to design teams, project directors, account managers, and senior leadership.
- Foster a design-focused, collaborative, and motivated team environment.
Client & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as the key contact for clients, suppliers, and external partners throughout the project lifecycle.
- Build effective working relationships, ensuring clear communication and strong client satisfaction.
- Contribute to sales proposals, including scopes of work, schedules, team structures, and work phases.
Budgeting & Performance Monitoring
- Develop and monitor project budgets, ensuring alignment with cost estimates and resource plans.
- Review staff timesheets for accuracy and adherence to project budgets.
- Track KPIs related to timelines, milestone achievement, resource utilization, and project success.
- Ensure project teams meet all milestones, deliverables, and quality standards.
Process Improvement & Strategy
- Support the development of design strategies, presentations, and documents that align with project goals.
- Identify opportunities to expand project scopes and develop new business opportunities.
- Participate in peer mentorship, performance evaluation, and process-improvement initiatives.
Ideal Qualifications
- Experience in design, creative project management, architecture, or related fields.
- Proven ability to manage complex, multi-phase creative or design projects.
- Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
- Proficiency in budgeting, scheduling, and team coordination.
- Ability to balance big-picture vision with day-to-day execution.