Creative Project Manager

ABOUT THE SPRINGHILL COMPANY:

Founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter in 2015, the mission of The SpringHill Company is to empower greatness in every individual – from creators to consumers. We aim to inspire and ignite cultural movements and social progress by amplifying the voices of the unheard through the creation of original brands, co-branded partnerships, multimedia entertainment properties, and products. We create every form of content- scripted and unscripted film and television, social media, experiential and audio. We are developing original consumer products and we partner with large brands on their consumer strategies.

ABOUT THE ROBOT COMPANY: 

Hardwired with the SpringHill mission of empowerment, The Robot Company is a brand consultancy. At its core, it is programmed to support our partners through advertising and marketing that spans campaigns, content, social, public relations, and physical and virtual experiences. The Robot Company is based in New York City, with requirements to be onsite twice a week (Mondays and Wednesdays) per the Company’s policy.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

The SpringHill Company is seeking a highly organized, talented Creative Project Manager to join the team at our brand consultancy, Robot. Hardwired with the SpringHill mission of empowerment, Robot is programmed to extend it to our partners through advertising and marketing support that spans campaigns, content, social, PR, and experiences, both physical and virtual. 

Reporting to the Director of Creative Operations, you will join a best-in-class creative team with capabilities in brand strategy, creative conception, content production, and fashion design. To be successful in this role, the candidate will be able to work collaboratively with a team of creatives, strategists, and brand managers, manage multiple large-scale projects, and identify and communicate key milestones, and traffic deliverables. The successful candidate thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, implementing processes and raising the bar on creative deliverables for our brand and our brand partners. This role requires excellent project management skills, strategic and creative thinking, relationship building, problem-solving, and strong communication skills with peers and leadership. A demonstrated background in driving highly creative brands, culture, entertainment, design, or media projects is a must for this candidate. 

REPORTS TO: Director, Creative Operations

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage the lifecycle of various creative projects including brand strategy, integrated campaigns, video productions, and creation of graphic packagesLead creation of timelines, budgets, and team task assignments
• Create and manage project documents including strategy, proposals, plans, and recap documents in collaboration with the creative team
• Schedule internal and external meetings, create agendas, circulate notes and tasks 
• Collaborate with the Creative Operations team on creative staff resourcing and planning for projects
• Liaise with cross-functional stakeholders across all projects, keeping internal teams updated on project developments and creative deliverables
• Coordinate with full-time and freelance creative and strategy staff to ensure assignments are understood, and deliverables are met within specified deadlines
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure priority projects meet creative team standards and are delivered within agreed-upon timelines 
• Serve as the point of contact for assigned projects to ensure the project is running successfully and field any questions or issues that arise
• Represent the creative team at meetings, and communicate updates to cross-functional teams
• Recommend project workflow processes and improvements while adapting and modeling a continuous improvement culture

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• 5+ years of production/project management experience in a creative department or creative agency 
• Time management skills, organization skills, and the ability to quickly switch gears between various competing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Ability to multitask, analyze opportunities, define successful approaches, and proactively solve problems across multiple projects
• Proactively drive forward multiple projects across multiple work streams successfully 
• Ability to receive and run with specific direction and take initiative to provide creative alternatives when met with a challenge
• Passion for art, culture, sports, or entertainment required

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The SpringHill Company (TSHC) believes that each team member contributes significantly to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities outlined in a job description. Therefore, this job description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications, and job scope, but not limit the employee or the organization to just the work identified. We expect that each team member will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors.

LIFE AT TSHC:

TSHC strongly believes that the more diverse our team is, the better our work will be. We are committed to equal-opportunity employment and celebrate inclusion in all circumstances. As an employee, you can expect:

- A supportive, inclusive atmosphere and a team that values your contributions

- Opportunities for growth and development via work experience and offerings from our People Resources team and Learning and Development Program

- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), frequent in-office events, Lunch and Learns with industry guests (in media, culture, and sports), and volunteer opportunities

- An attractive and competitive compensation package

- A generous and well-rounded benefits program featuring PTO, parking stipend, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to an Executive Coach, retirement plans, Company 401k match, and much more

- No shortage of snacks, fruits, catered lunches, beverages, birthday treats, and daily lunch items stocked in our fridge and kitchen