Creative Project Manager (Freelance)

Fashion / Footwear / Apparel Retail
Type: Freelance, full-time hours (40 hrs/week)
Duration: 6-month contract with potential to extend or renew
Start: February
Work Model: Hybrid onsite and remote

***Onsite presence required Tuesday–Thursday, with flexibility to be onsite 4–5 days per week as needed

Overview:
Our client is looking for a Creative Project Manager to support creative production for a well-established fashion and footwear retail brand. This role focuses on managing end-to-end creative projects across marketing and retail initiatives, partnering closely with creative, production, and cross-functional teams to ensure work is delivered on time, on brand, and within scope.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in creative project management within fashion, footwear, or apparel and is comfortable operating in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with regular onsite engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage creative projects from kickoff through delivery across retail and marketing initiatives
• Build and maintain timelines, track deliverables, and manage dependencies across teams
• Partner closely with creative, marketing, and production stakeholders to align on scope and priorities
• Ensure projects stay on schedule and meet quality and brand standards
• Communicate project status, risks, and changes clearly to stakeholders
• Support multiple workstreams simultaneously in a high-volume creative environment

Ideal Background:

• Experience managing creative production projects in fashion, footwear, or apparel retail
• Strong organizational and communication skills with a detail-oriented mindset
• Comfortable working onsite multiple days per week and adapting to shifting priorities
• Proven ability to keep projects moving in a fast-paced, collaborative setting

*Client is willing to offer 12 PTO days for 6 months (8 vacation + 4 sick)