Packaging Project Manager

Are you the kind of person who thrives on keeping the creative chaos organized? Does balancing timelines, managing resources, and collaborating across teams sound like your jam? If so, we want YOU on our team!

We're on the hunt for a temporary Packaging Project Manager to join a vibrant team in the retail industry, focusing on private brand packaging. This is your chance to partner with an incredible in-house creative team and make a real impact.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Collaborate with Senior Creative Ops Managers and internal creative team to bring print packaging projects from concept to completion

• Develop and maintain project schedules that keep everyone on track and stress-free (mostly).

• Be the glue that holds creative ops, design, production, and product development together, ensuring creative objectives align with business goals.

• Evaluate creative and process workflows, identifying areas to streamline

• Track timelines and oversee the intake, review, and finalization of artwork files

• Keep stakeholders in the loop with regular updates on project status, milestones, and potential roadblocks

• Lead team meetings to align goals, tackle challenges, and make things happen

• Balance the workload of the creative team, making resource adjustments as needed

• Embody professionalism and integrity by modeling compliance with company policies while fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment

What You Bring to the Table:

• Strong organizational and communication skills

• Ability to work independently with great attention to detail

• Monitor project progress, identify potential delays or issues, and adjust/pivot plans with the team as necessary to meet deadlines

• Build strong relationships

• Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, primarily Excel

• 3 to 5 years of experience in project management, preferably in a packaging, retail or creative environment

This is a temporary position onsite at our client's headquarters in Bentonville, AR. Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. Remote work is not available.