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Design Project Manager (Bay Area, CA / Hybrid)
Newark, California
Freelance | Job ID #70444 | $48 - $58 hourly | Posted 2 months ago
Onward Search needs a Design Project Manager for our client a tech product manufacturer.
You’ll join the packaging design team to collaborate with teammates and other project managers to ensure your projects are flawlessly delivered on-time, on-budget, and on-brief .
This is a 6 month opportunity, hybrid onsite 1-2 time weekly in Newark, CA, 40 hours weekly, with the possibility to extend or convert.
To learn more about this Design Project Manager opportunity, apply now and chat with a recruiter today!
As a Design Project Manager, you’ll:
• Create and track project schedules, budget, and resources using our internal Workfront project management software tool
• Coordinate the allocation of project resources with functional managers including the disciplines of:
Structure and Graphics Design, Graphics Production, Imagery Production, Localization, Business Group Launch Project Management, Marketing and Product Management
Anticipate bottlenecks and explore contingencies for potential issues, and then consolidate, communicate, and drive issue resolutions to closure
Maintain weekly dashboards to track project status with Business Group and Design stakeholders
Schedule project kick-off meetings/reviews with stakeholders as well as publishing meeting minutes, action item logs, and updated schedules
Provide functional expertise to assess potential schedule risks and operational impact
Process and drive external vendor SOWs to closure via internal contract tool in partnership with Design Lead and Legal Partners
Skills & Experience needed:
3+ years of experience as a Design Project Manager, Creative Project Manager or Packaging Project Manager
Detail and process oriented, organized & highly collaborative
Prior experience with Google Docs, Workfront
Ability and experience managing up to 10 projects concurrently
**MAJOR Bonus if you have Packaging or Packaging Project Management
To learn more about this Design Project Manager opportunity, apply now and chat with a recruiter today!
What’s in our benefits packages:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
401k Program
Commuter Benefit
eLearning
Education Reimbursement
Ongoing Training & Development
*To qualify for our benefits package, you must work over 30 hours per week and the length of assignment must be a minimum of 10 weeks.
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Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment regarding race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances.
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Employer Details:
Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in an employment with regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment. EOE/M/F/D/V/SO.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
Onward Search offers medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as a 401k program, for all eligible full time temporary assignments.
Onward Search is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All freelancers will be paid as W2 employees.