Overview
Creative Project Manager Jobs in New York, NY at Bayforce
Role Title: Creative Project Manager
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: Initially through end of June but will be either extended for 6-12 months or potential roll to FT
Preferred Location: NYC, Tues-Thurs onsite
Role Description:
Join our Center of Excellence and help shape the future of our in-house studio. We are seeking a driven Creative Project Manager to lead daily project execution and strengthen the structure, accountability, and workflow that power the team. This is an opportunity to contribute to a growing studio environment where collaboration, operational rigor, and smart execution set the standard.
If you thrive in fast-paced settings, bring clarity to complex creative initiatives, and take pride in delivering work on time and with precision, this role is for you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead projects from intake through final delivery, ensuring clarity across scope, timelines, and approvals
- Translate briefs into structured project plans with defined milestones, responsibilities, and success criteria
- Build and manage timelines based on team capacity and shifting priorities
- Monitor workload distribution and proactively address resource gaps
- Align stakeholders on expectations, deadlines, and key decisions
- Facilitate status meetings that reinforce accountability and momentum
- Ensure teams receive complete assets, context, and direction at kickoff
- Consolidate feedback into actionable revisions that protect brand integrity
- Maintain organized documentation, file systems, and version control
- Identify opportunities to optimize workflow through automation and AI-enabled tools
- Explore and implement AI solutions that improve briefing, documentation, reporting, and production efficiency
Requirements:
- Experience managing creative production workflows within agency or in-house environments
- Strong understanding of multi-channel campaigns across digital, retail, advertising, marketing, social, and print
- Confidence interpreting briefs, defining scope, and identifying gaps early
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining quality and deadlines
- Clear and concise communication skills with strong stakeholder management ability
- Structured, process-oriented mindset with a proactive approach to problem solving
- Experience with project management platforms such as Monday.com, Asana, Jira, or similar
- Interest in leveraging AI tools and automation to streamline creative operations and reporting
Nice to Have
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud
- Understanding of production workflows, file formats, and asset management systems
- Experience building dashboards or reporting frameworks within PM tools
- Exposure to AI-assisted productivity or workflow tools
Tools
- Project Management: Monday.com, Asana, Notion or similar
- Collaboration: Microsoft 365
- File Systems: Drive, DAM platforms
- Emerging tools that support automation and AI workflows
- Basic familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud
Title: Creative Project Manager
Company: Bayforce
Location: New York, NY
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