Packaging Project Manager - Food and Beverage (remote freelance project)

A leading consumer brand is seeking a Senior Packaging Project Manager with CPG Food & Beverage experience to lead the In-House Marketing Project Management team. This role is key to overseeing the intake, planning, and execution of all creative requests, ensuring a smooth and efficient workflow from initial brief to final asset delivery. As a cross-functional collaborator, you’ll work closely with stakeholders across the organization to keep projects on track, on time, and aligned with business goals. 100% remote Contract role $55-$60/hr About the Role This role is key to overseeing the intake, planning, and execution of all creative requests, ensuring a smooth and efficient workflow from initial brief to final asset delivery. Responsibilities • Ensure the successful execution of creative and marketing initiatives from intake to final delivery. • Manage timelines, resources, and stakeholder alignment across all projects, driving efficiency, quality, and accountability through every stage. • Leads project planning including scope, timelines, deliverables, and budgets based on briefs. • Translates marketing and brand needs into actionable creative briefs and assigns appropriate resources based on bandwidth and expertise. • Manages the full project lifecycle, from intake and creative development to internal reviews, stakeholder approvals, and final delivery. • Builds and maintains project plans, trackers, dashboards, and reporting tools to monitor status, milestones, and team capacity across daily, weekly, and monthly intervals. • Drives the setup, optimization, and day-to-day management of project management platforms ensuring both back-end efficiency and a seamless front-end experience for internal clients. • Gathers field feedback and continuously improves systems, workflows, and SOP documentation to increase productivity and output quality. • Reports on project metrics to identify bottlenecks and guide strategic improvements. • Oversees the implementation and ongoing support of the Digital Asset Management system, including taxonomy creation, training guides, and milestone tracking. • Supports the execution of brand-supporting photoshoots and events, including logistics, scheduling, and coordination. • Maintains working knowledge of print production and sources new vendors as needed to fulfill creative and marketing deliverables. • Acts as a key liaison between creative, marketing, digital, brand, and other cross-functional teams to ensure consistent communication, stakeholder alignment, and successful execution. • Proactively flags risks, adjusts timelines, and resolves issues to maintain workflow continuity and ensure project success. • Reviews final deliverables against briefs for accuracy, brand alignment, and creative excellence. Experience: • 5+ years of project management experience. • Must have Food or Beverage industry experience. • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Project Management, or Business Management (preferred) • Demonstrated success collaborating across departments—internal and external • Strong understanding of front-end applications, communication tools, databases, and business operations • Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive approach • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Google Workspace • Deep understanding of branding, creative workflows, writing, and design processes • Experience working with external agencies, production partners, and freelancers • Ability to manage multiple projects, adapt quickly, and remain calm under pressure • Leadership mindset with strong coaching and mentoring skills IND123