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Frida · 3 weeks ago

Contract Project Management Consultant (Creative Brand Design & Packaging)

Miami, Florida, United States

Full-time, Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Frida is a company dedicated to making parenting easier and more manageable. They are seeking an experienced Project Management Consultant to support a large-scale brand design initiative, focusing on operational efficiency and collaboration across various teams to ensure successful project execution.

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Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day communications with the cross-functional teams and the approved agency team, owning consistent status updates, alignment/feedback meetings, and clearly communicating timelines, deliverables,s and approval cadence

Build and maintain partnerships with creative, supply chain, operations, marketing, sales, and packaging teams to align on and execute project initiatives aligned with the provided business goals and brand direction

Support in strategic approach and implementing aligned leadership direction, noting implications to project status and workstreams

Consistent management of tasks, deliverables, and deadlines using existing tools and weekly meetings to elevate risk, dependencies, and successes

High attention to detail, understanding of 360-degree concept development, and ability to clearly relay feedback and next steps to cross-functional teams will be key

Validate and implement the execution plan for the secondary packaging artwork refresh, ensuring a structured, efficient, and segmented delivery of assets

Version control, management of WIP vs. final assets on our team server, feedback tracking within existing routing tools, file structure, and XF asset management to ensure all assets are up to date, tracked, and easily accessible to teams ahead of final release

Collaborate with cross-functional partners to operationalize the design direction provided, ensuring consistency and elevating contradictory feedback or inputs to ensure clarity

Identify and mitigate risks, bottlenecks, and resistance points to ensure smooth transitions and seamless project progress

Qualification

Creative design understandingProject managementCross-functional collaborationProject management toolsCPG industry experienceAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsDecision-making skillsInitiative

Required

Bachelor's Degree with 6+ years of experience in project management, creative agency, design development, or operations within the CPG industry

Strong communication skills, with emphasis on building meaningful cross-functional relationships with core teams to drive collaboration across multiple levels of the organization

Desire to take initiative with the ability to pre-emptively assess the needs of the team to ensure efficient workflows

Proven track record supporting large-scale design changes, company-wide projects, and/or master brand redesigns

Strong knowledge of project management tools (Asana, SmartSheets, Google, MS Project) to help track, manage, and clearly articulate program status, both high-level and in minute detail

Experience working with supply chain, operations, marketing, sales, and packaging or design teams in a CPG, agency, or fashion environment

Ability to manage up where possible, approaching challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset

Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced work environment

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

Preferred

Understanding of creative design tools (Illustrator, Figma, CAD, or similar) or packaging design, engineering, or carton/collateral development is a plus