Hybrid Creative Project Manager

at Chicago Botanic Garden

• Job title: Creative Project Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $54,500 - $72,213 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Glencoe, United States

About the role

• Project manager overseeing design deliverables for marketing and communications initiatives. Ensuring projects align with campaign objectives and are delivered on time and within scope.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor the full project lifecycle for design deliverables, from initiation through completion
• Prepare and manage bid proposals with external vendors, evaluating quotes and ensuring project specifications, costs, and timelines are met
• Coordinate production with printers, mail houses, and sign vendors, maintaining quality standards and resolving issues as needed
• Coordinate with stakeholders to establish schedules, set realistic expectations, and ensure timely feedback loops
• Align design deliverables with overall marketing and communications strategies, including landing pages, email campaigns, social media, print, and other creative assets
• Identify opportunities to develop and optimize design and production workflows for greater efficiency
• Create, track, and maintain project timelines, budgets, and resource allocation
• Serve as a central point of communication between creative staff, marketing teams, and business stakeholders
• Utilize Smartsheet and other project management tools to track and report on project progress

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, design management, or a related field.
• 3+ years in creative project management, print production management, or related role within an agency, in-house creative team, or print vendor
• Deep understanding of prepress, offset and digital printing, large-format production, color management, paper stocks, and finishing techniques
• Strong understanding of integrated marketing campaigns and the role of graphic design in execution
• Working knowledge of buyer personas and audience-driven campaign planning
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)

Benefits

• 2025 Chicago Botanic Garden Benefit Guide - Year-Round Full-time
• compensation philosophy rooted in core values: Growth, Understanding, Resilience, and Trust through Transparency
• Opportunities for increased compensation through referral bonuses, shift differentials, Thank You Pay, promotions, and periodic pay increases based on the Garden's overall performance and financial budgets.
• total compensation and benefits package is people centric
• prioritize employee wellness across three pillars: physical, mental, and financial.
• offer innovative total rewards that support continuous professional growth, personal development, and provide the flexibility needed to balance personal and professional commitments