Creative CG Project Manager

Looking to land your dream job alongside the thought leaders of the product ideation industry?

Congo Brands is the parent company to the most innovative, flourishing brands on the market, including Alani Nu, Prime Hydration, Stori, 3D Energy, and more. From an initial product idea to re-stocking retail shelves, we build brands with strong celebrity/influencer relationships, consumer connection, and global authority.

As CG Project Manager at Congo, you will be comfortable managing multiple projects, priorities, and timelines simultaneously. You will report to the CG Director and assist them with tasks including, but not limited to, project timelines, creative team task assignments, and follow-up, project-management status documentation. You must be a team-player with a can-do attitude. This position will serve as a liaison between the marketing and creative teams as well as being an advocate for the creative process and production.

Requirements

What We Need From You• Be available to work on-site in our Louisville, KY office.• Working knowledge of CG production and managing CG projects.• Be an advocate for creative team members and their workload.• Assist in the management of the creative team's priority tasks/focuses.• Familiar with project management tools and software.• Enforce deadlines and be sure delivery dates are actively managed, while providing timely check-ins to creative team members regarding the status of assigned projects.• Proactively identify needs and/or gaps within projects and tasks.• Work closely with the Director of Production & Project Management to create a master project-management status document and take ownership of its consistent updates.• Effectively prioritize projects in the creative team project queue - adjusting timelines and resources as needed and helping art directors manage their workloads.• Ability to construct and manage project-workback schedules for creative-asset production throughout marketing projects of varying types and scopes, ensuring objectives and project deliverables are met and completed on time.• Provide status updates on projects and track progress with complete understanding of requirements and expectations.• Before delivery of final files to marketing (or the person/department who requested), you will review files to ensure all assets were delivered and nothing is missing.

What You Can Bring To The Table• 3-5+ years of project management experience preferred• Bachelor's Degree required.• Ability to work as a team member in a collaborative group environment or alone.• Ability to interpret and follow written instructions and/or oral directions.• Effective oral, written, and electronic communication skills.• A working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office software: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.• Strong communication and collaborative skills.• Excellent time management skills and a diligence to deadlines.• Flexible and quick to respond to changes in business priorities. Comfortable with ambiguity.• Organized with a deep attention to detail.• A problem-solver who loves to create and improve processes' efficiency and quality.• Curious - you like to gather information to move projects forward while working through ambiguity.• A proactive and solutions-oriented multi-tasker with a positive attitude towards challenges.• A strong communicator - clear, honest, complete, and able to give/receive feedback in a constructive manner.• A strategic thinker when it comes to negotiating project schedules, time management, educating stakeholders, managing expectations, and resolving issues.

Benefits• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance• 401(k) with Employer Match• PTO & Paid Holidays