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Creative Project Manager

Chicago, IL (Willis Tower)
Date:

Overview

Placement Type:

Temp to Perm

Salary:

$70-79k (34-38/hr)

Start Date:

05.19.2025

Our client, a leading healthcare educator in the Education space, is seeking a dynamic Creative Project Manager to join their Institutional Marketing team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, has a deep understanding of creative processes, and is passionate about ensuring the consistent delivery of on-brand, high-impact marketing campaigns.

This position will be approximately 70% project management and 30% creative oversight, requiring a strong grasp of campaign execution, brand messaging, and creative development workflows.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Campaign and Project Management:

  • Lead and manage integrated, multi-channel marketing projects (e.g., CRM/email campaigns, web updates, creative asset production).

  • Coordinate timelines, priorities, budgets, and approvals to ensure successful project execution.

  • Maintain and update project plans in tools like Workfront or similar PM platforms.

  • Manage cross-functional teams and maintain accountability across departments, vendors, and stakeholders.

Creative Briefing and Development:

  • Develop and lead tactical creative briefs in collaboration with Institutional and Product Marketing teams.

  • Ensure briefs effectively communicate business needs, target audience insights, and desired creative direction.

  • Partner with internal creative teams and external agencies to align on brand standards and project objectives.

Evaluation and Execution:

  • Manage the execution of creative deliverables including UGC video campaigns (with vendors such as Media Nuggets), paid digital, social, and email marketing.

  • Act as a quality control gatekeeper, reviewing creative work (scripts, rough cuts, designs) to ensure brand consistency, message clarity, and creative excellence.

  • Ensure all creative meets strategic goals, is on brand, and is delivered on time and within budget.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

  • Work closely with departments such as Research, Business Intelligence, Media, PR, Legal, and Academics to incorporate their insights and ensure all creative assignments are informed and accurate.

  • Translate business goals and marketing strategy into effective creative direction.

Creative Asset Management:

  • Collaborate with brand teams and agencies to maintain an organized and up-to-date visual asset library.

  • Ensure consistency and availability of assets for use across marketing channels.

Budget and Vendor Coordination:

  • Oversee budgets related to creative projects, ensuring alignment with authorized plans.

  • Manage purchase orders, invoices, and payments for external vendors and creative partners.

Qualifications:

  • Experience with Workfront or similar project management tools is highly preferred.

  • Strong understanding of creative workflows, either in-house or within a creative agency environment.

  • Deep knowledge of brand messaging, visual consistency, and multi-channel marketing best practices.

  • Proven ability to manage high-volume projects across a variety of creative and marketing functions.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; adept at distilling complex concepts into clear briefs.

  • Comfortable acting as a brand guardian and ensuring creative quality at every stage of the process.

About the Client:

Our client is a mission-driven healthcare educator committed to empowering students and professionals to succeed. They work with organizations to address future workforce needs by delivering world-class academic curriculums, certifications, and training across the healthcare industry.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent connects the best marketing, creative, and design talent with the world’s biggest brands.

Benefits for eligible talent include:

  • Subsidized health, vision, and dental insurance

  • Paid sick leave

  • Retirement plans with company match

  • Free access to Aquent Gymnasium’s online courses

Learn more about our benefits here: Aquent Talent Benefits

Aquent is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

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