- Company Name
- Frida
- Job Title
- Contract Project Management Consultant (Creative Brand Design & Packaging)
- Job Description
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**Job title**
Contract Project Management Consultant – Creative Brand Design & Packaging
**Role Summary**
Provide strategic and operational project management for large‑scale brand design initiatives, overseeing cross‑functional coordination, agency relations, and packaging artwork refreshes to deliver on business objectives and brand consistency.
**Expectations**
- Work on a contract basis under the Director of Packaging & In‑Store Merchandising Strategy.
- Deliver efficient, on‑time project execution across creative, supply chain, operations, marketing, sales, and packaging functions.
- Maintain high standards of communication, risk mitigation, and asset version control.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead daily communications with internal teams and approved agency, ensuring status updates, alignment meetings, and clear timelines.
- Build and sustain partnerships across creative, supply chain, operations, marketing, sales, and packaging to synchronize project initiatives with business goals.
- Support strategic direction implementation, interpreting leadership intent to project planning and execution.
- Manage tasks, deliverables, and deadlines via tools (Asana, SmartSheets, MS Project) and weekly syncs, escalating risks and dependencies.
- Validate and execute secondary packaging artwork refresh plan, structuring efficient, segmented asset delivery.
- Execute version control, WIP vs. final asset tracking, feedback routing, and file management on internal servers to keep assets current and accessible.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional partners to operationalize design directions, resolving contradictory feedback and ensuring consistency.
- Identify and mitigate bottlenecks, resistance points, and risk factors for seamless project flow.
**Required Skills**
- Project management expertise with tools such as Asana, SmartSheets, Google Workspace, MS Project.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management across organizational levels.
- Initiative‑driven workflow optimization and pre‑emptive needs assessment.
- Proven experience with large‑scale design changes, company‑wide or master brand redesign projects.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast‑paced environment.
- Analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making proficiency.
- Working knowledge of creative tools (Illustrator, Figma, CAD) or packaging design/engineering.
- Familiarity with asset management, version control, and file structure best practices.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum 6 years of experience in project management, creative agency, design development, or operations within the CPG industry.
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