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Project Manager (Creative)

External
criticalmass logoCriticalmass · San Jose, Costa Rica
Full-timeOn-site4d ago
AgileBudget ManagementConfluenceDocumentationJiraScrum
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Requirements

  • Agency experience delivering creative campaigns, marketing initiatives, social content, brand experiences, and design-led projects.
  • Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.
  • Agency experience working with global or enterprise-level clients.
  • Experience collaborating directly with Creative Directors, Designers, Copywriters, and Production teams.

Benefits

Maternity and parental leave extra daysCompetitive benefits packagesVacation, compassionate leave, sick days, and flex daysAccess to online services for families and new parentsDiversity and Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groupsInternal learning and development programsEnterprise-wide employee discountsAnd more...At Critical Mass, we value our employees and offer competitive compensation and benefits packages. If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of our employees, we encourage you to apply for this exciting position today!The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do sHealth insurancePaid time offParental leave

Additional Information

Critical Mass is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Project Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the planning, execution, and delivery of projects while partnering closely with cross-functional teams and clients to ensure successful outcomes. The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. You are a strong communicator who can navigate complexity, build relationships, and drive projects forward from initiation through completion. You will: Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of projects from initiation through completion. Develop and manage project schedules, timelines, budgets, and resource plans to ensure successful delivery. Facilitate project meetings, drive discussions, document decisions, and ensure follow-through on action items. Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned projects, maintaining clear communication with internal teams and clients. Manage project scope and proactively address changes, risks, dependencies, and issues throughout the project lifecycle. Track project health through budget management, timeline adherence, resource allocation, and overall progress reporting. Coordinate cross-functional teams including Strategy, Creative, Design, Production, QA, and Account Management. Ensure project documentation is accurate, organized, and accessible to all stakeholders. Support project intake, scoping, estimation, and resource planning activities. Prepare and communicate regular project status updates, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders. Partner with clients to understand objectives, align expectations, and ensure successful project outcomes. Identify opportunities to improve project delivery processes, workflows, and team collaboration. Support project reviews, retrospectives, and continuous improvement initiatives. Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget while maintaining a high standard of quality. Contribute to a positive team environment and support the development of project delivery best practices. Manage creative-focused initiatives including website content updates, promotional kits for social media, digital marketing campaigns, brand assets, and other design-driven deliverables. Partner closely with Creative, Design, and Production teams to successfully deliver integrated marketing and creative projects. You have: 3-5+ years of project management experience within creative, advertising, marketing, digital agency, or customer experience environments. Experience managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, client-facing environment. Strong understanding of project management principles, methodologies, and delivery frameworks. Experience managing project budgets, timelines, scope, risks, and stakeholder expectations. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate across technical and non-technical audiences. Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail. Proven ability to build relationships and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Experience working with project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Microsoft Teams, or similar platforms. Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills. Advanced English communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to work independently while managing competing priorities and deadlines. Experience managing creative deliverables, digital campaigns, website content projects, social media assets, promotional kits, and design-focused initiatives.


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