Creative Project Manager

About the role

The Creative Project Manager role at Kinder’s will support the Creative/Studio Group by managing the flow of projects through Wrike and overseeing assets within Image Relay. This role ensures that projects are well-organized, timelines are monitored, and communication across cross-functional teams remains clear and consistent.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the end-to-end packaging artwork process, ensuring all deliverables are completed on time and within scope.

• Oversee the review and approval process for packaging artwork, ensuring compliance with brand guidelines, product requirements, and print quality standards.

• Track first production samples for product imagery, ensuring products are photographed and available in Image Relay.

• Cross-functional Collaboration:

  • Collaborate with Production Design, Brand, Marketing, Product Development, Commercialization, Production Planning, Regulatory and Quality teams to ensure alignment and timely delivery of packaging artwork projects.
  • Cook up with external suppliers, printers, and agencies to ensure artwork specifications are met and deadlines are adhered to.

• Asset & System Management:

  • Manage Image Relay (DAM), ensuring all assets and metadata are properly organized, maintained, and available for each product launch.
  • Maintain product libraries and provide additional support across creative operations as needed.
  • Manage swag program inventory when required.

• Communication & Risk Management:

  • Communicate project status, updates, and risks to key stakeholders on a regular basis.
  • Identify potential bottlenecks and proactively resolve any issues that may arise during the artwork development process.
  • Implement strategies to keep projects on track and in scope.

• Continuous Improvement:

  • Continuously evaluate and improve processes to enhance efficiency, quality, and communication.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on project and/or creative management experience.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to help bring drive alignment with key internal stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Experience in collaborating with external partners, such as printers, creative content producers, etc., is highly desirable.
• Experience in project management tools (we use Wrike) a significant plus.

Qualifications

• Growth mindset with an excitement to learn (and teach).
• Passionate people-lover excited by the opportunity to build strong relationships with teammates and consumers.
• Low ego with a strong sense of humility.
• Thrives in a dynamic, lean, and agile environment.
• Collaborative mindset with an ability to find creative solutions.
• Self-starter who takes initiative and is willing to speak their mind.
• Excited to be part of a fast-moving team with the ability to be a leader and a follower where required.
• Enjoy making decisions and finding ways to say 'yes' as often as possible to impactful and important priorities.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401k
• Bonus / incentive eligibility
• Equity grants
• Competitive health benefits
• Other family-friendly benefits, including parental leave

Pay

The expected starting salary range for this role is $105,000 - $115,000 per year. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on factors such as relevant education, qualifications, performance and business needs.

Schedule

The position will be based onsite in Walnut Creek, CA. We strongly believe in the power of culture and community and have a hybrid work structure with 4 days in the office on a weekly basis to encourage collaboration and personal connections that will allow us to better serve our customers and consumers and to have more fun. Fridays are flex days with employees having the opportunity to choose to be either in the office or to work from home based on what makes most sense for them.