Marketing Project Manager (Temporary)
The Breakdown:
Project Managers at Burton play a critical role in bringing our company strategies to life. Marketing Project Managers are responsible for organizing and leading the completion of projects in a timely fashion within Burton's marketing roadmap, utilizing collaboration, clear communication, and effective stakeholder management. PMs must understand the requirements for project success and help drive cross-functional teams to completion.
This freelance Project Management role will focus on project execution workflows and creative execution and delivery. This position requires a positive, unbiased, confident, collaborative attitude and an ability to adapt processes in an organized and detail-oriented mindset.
This role requires strong partnership with our Creative and Content teams throughout the creative development and production process. The PM will support project execution by ensuring clear project and resource plans, alignment on creative deliverables, and effective cross-collaboration and stakeholder management. The ideal candidate has 5-7 years of experience managing marketing or creative campaigns, is comfortable running day-to-day project execution workflows, collaborates well with cross-functional teams, and is organized and an efficient communicator.
What You Get to Do:
Project & Resource Management
Establish clear project plans, monitor schedules, and maintain project documentation
Ensure effective communication to project teams and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
Oversee project milestone planning and ensure project team accountability to milestones
Guide project teams from project planning through close
Lead regular project team standups to facilitate work completion, decision making, and risk assessment
Anticipate and communicate project risks and recommend mitigation strategies
Track project progress and provide accurate status updates and reporting
Organize and motivate internal and external creative teams for seamless execution and delivery
Contribute to resource planning and task prioritization
Coordinate with the Marketing Operations PM team to ensure project timing and resource plans align with the broader portfolio
Manage external vendor and freelance relationships to ensure quality and timely deliverables
Creative Execution & Process Optimization
Contribute to optimizing creative execution workflows to ensure scalability and efficiency across projects
Support the maintenance of tools and processes that enable collaboration, accountability, and transparency for project teams and stakeholders
Contribute to creative quality by supporting adherence to brand guidelines and production readiness through quality control processes
Support change management by monitoring tool/process adoption, identifying roadblocks, and recommending improvements
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with creative and marketplace teams to define project objectives and drive execution
Serve as a trusted operational partner by ensuring clear communication, alignment, and accountability across functions
What You'll Bring to The Team:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
5-7 years of project management experience, particularly in schedule creation and management
Experience working with Marketing and/or Creative teams preferred
Experience with Microsoft Teams, Smartsheet, or similar PM tools preferred
Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as a member of a team
Ability to self-motivate, adapt, prioritize, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
Ability to positively influence others and take responsibility for outcomes
Strong communication, organizational, and multi-tasking skills, with a positive, people-oriented attitude
Capability to develop and present succinct status summaries and reports for stakeholders
Desire to obtain and implement feedback on a regular basis
Ability to manage and distill large amounts of information
Creative thinking and ability to approach problems from many angles
Core Capabilities That Would Help You Succeed in This Role:
Project Planning & Execution
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Creative Execution & Delivery
Stakeholder Management
Risk Management & Problem Solving
Resource & Capacity Planning
Quality Control & Brand Stewardship
Adaptability & Resilience
Organizational & Communication Excellence
How Your Success Will Be Measured:
On-Time Project Delivery
Effective Cross-Functional Collaboration
Creative and Campaign Execution Quality
Team and Stakeholder Satisfaction
Engagement Details:
6-month Temporary position; ~20 hours a week
On-site Mon-Thurs. Remote work on Friday is preferred.