Creative Project Manager

Keurig Dr Pepper is hiring a Creative Project Manager for its Print Production team in Marketing. The role manages packaging and point-of-sale creative projects from kickoff through production handoff, coordinating brand, agency, production, and cross-functional partners while maintaining schedules, project documentation, and workflow standards.

Responsibilities:

• Manage packaging and POS creative projects from kickoff and resource assignment through final production handoff, following established workflows and standards
• Build and maintain schedules for key milestones, including kickoffs, creative reviews, stakeholder approvals, mechanical development, prepress, proofing, and release
• Keep work moving according to the approved plan; document scope, timing, resource, and requirement changes as they occur
• Coordinate closely with Brand Marketing, external agencies, Print Production, and other partners to clarify ownership, deadlines, and next steps
• Identify blockers and at-risk deliverables early, communicate them in the appropriate forums, and help secure support to mitigate risk
• Ensure project information and responsibilities transfer seamlessly from Project Management to Production and vendor partners when appropriate
• Maintain accurate project plans, task assignments, weekly status reports, decisions, approvals, and financial documentation in approved tools
• Take personal responsibility for completing high-quality work on time and on budget across multiple concurrent projects
• Communicate clearly and promptly in meetings, one-to-one conversations, status updates, and written documentation
• Uphold team processes for scheduling, task management, approvals, and documentation, and suggest practical improvements when gaps are identified
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• at least 4 years of project management experience in a creative environment
• Demonstrated experience managing creative development across packaging, POS, retail, shopper marketing, or related print-based asset types
• Working knowledge of the creative process, including concept development, design review, adaptation, mechanical production, proofing, prepress, and final file release
• Strong understanding of project scope, timeline development, task management, resource coordination, stakeholder communication