Creative Project Manager

At IBM, we believe technology shapes the world, and we are a catalyst for that innovation and creativity. We are on the forefront of groundbreaking change – improving businesses, society, and the human condition. Our Marketing, Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility (MCC) team tells this story and is responsible for positioning IBM in the market.

We define and optimize IBM's brand, capture the market's attention, and articulate our point of view for clients, partners, the media, and even other IBMers. As part of our team, you'll be surrounded by bright minds and keen collaborators – always willing to help and be helped – as you apply passion to work that will compel our audience to choose IBM's products and services. When you join IBM, you join a culture of openness, collaboration, and trust.

Join us and experience a place where you can co-create your learning and opportunities. A place where teamwork and unique ideas are treasured. A place where you can bring innovation to life.

Your role and responsibilities

About the Blue StudioThe Blue Studio is IBM's in-house creative team driving the evolution of our brand across every interaction, both internally and externally. As part of the Marketing function, we partner across all lines of business, delivering impactful solutions that span research, strategy, communications, content, design systems, and experiences—both digital and physical. Our mission is to keep IBM's brand relevant, meaningful, and engaging to all audiences.

About the RoleThe Blue Studio Project Manager is a key contributor and orchestrator, responsible for managing creative projects on a day-to-day basis while advocating for internal teams and external agency partners. This role serves as a vital bridge between internal teams and external partners, ensuring the delivery of standout creative solutions. Execution Team AdvocacyServe as a supporting liaison between the IBM Blue Studio, internal partners, and external agencies, ensuring alignment on project expectations and priorities.

Partner with teams to streamline processes and adopt best practices that enhance creative delivery. Ensure the creative team has the information and resources needed to execute projects successfully. External Agency Partner Engagement and ManagementHost kickoff meetings for agency work with appropriate SMEs and IBM Blue Studio directional leads.

Guide and steer the development of work with the appropriate IBM SMEs and IBM Blue Studio directional leads to ensure it meets business objectives. Ensure that deliverables are finalized as expected and conduct project closing procedures, including retrospectives with external agency partners. Operational ExcellenceGuide short-term and long-term planning exercises with the creative team by implementing appropriate structure, project timelines, and workflows to meet forecast demand.

Lead the development and implementation of project timelines, workflows, and prioritization processes to meet evolving business needs. Identify and address project blockers, ensuring consistent delivery and adherence to deadlines. Translate technical and creative requirements into actionable tasks.

Continuously assess and improve operational processes, fostering greater efficiency and clarity. Required education

Bachelor's DegreePreferred education

Bachelor's DegreeRequired technical and professional expertise

Experience in a creative agency, advertising, or in-house team, with a track record of managing creative workflows and campaigns, champion creative teams, and maintain operational excellence in dynamic, fast-paced environments. Strong project management and stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams. Familiarity with creative processes, from concept development to execution, with fluency in Agile methodologies.

Exceptional attention to detail and a passion for delivering high-quality, impactful creative work. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Preferred technical and professional experience

Background in navigating startup environments or working closely with creative and strategy teams. Passion for data-informed creative solutions and understanding emerging trends in content and digital storytelling. A strong reputation for collaboration, problem-solving, and consistently exceeding project goals.

Familiarity with how creatives operate and the ability to "speak their language," ideally with experience or a background in the creative industry such as art, architecture, design, interactive media, performance arts, writing, etc. Experience working with multidisciplinary teams, including creative, digital, and marketing. Familiarity with creative asset production for digital, print, experiential, social media & more.

Understanding of branding principles and corporate identity standards. Experience with tools like Workfront, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Airtable, and LIFE @ IBMIn a world where technology never stands still, we understand that dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better. Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide ongoing feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions every day is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome-focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer? ABOUT IBMIBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

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