Senior Project Manager

• Lead project planning, kickoffs, and workstream coordination across campaign, content, experiential, and branding initiatives
• Develop and maintain detailed timelines, milestones, and deliverable schedules, ensuring clarity and alignment across teams
• Serve as a primary bridge between Creative, Production, Client Services, and external partners, ensuring smooth handoffs and integrated workflows
• Partner closely with Creative Directors, Strategists, and Producers to staff projects accurately based on SOWs and scope requirements
• Manage internal resource allocation and bandwidth planning
• identify gaps early and proactively secure freelance or external support
• Facilitate creative reviews, track feedback, and ensure that the creative process moves with quality and urgency
• Support experiential projects with cross-functional build timelines, vendor coordination, and fabrication/production milestones
• Manage collaboration across spatial designers, 3D teams, producers, and cross-agency partners to ensure cohesive, executable creative
• Maintain project documentation, budgets, trackers, and reporting tools with precision and clarity
• Conduct project post-mortems, evaluate team performance and process gaps, and implement learnings for future efficiency and quality
• Uphold MATTE’s standards of craft, communication, and client service across all stages of work
• Build and maintain a strong freelance network across creative and experiential disciplines
• Support and grow MATTE’s creative internship program in partnership with People & Culture and Creative leadership
• Model collaboration, problem-solving, and calm under pressure—helping to foster a positive, solutions-oriented team culture
• Stay current on emerging technologies, creative tools, and agency project management best practices
• Champion operational improvements and help evolve MATTE’s project management frameworks as we scale

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Design, or a related field
• 5-7 years of project management experience, ideally in a creative agency or studio
• Proven success managing multiple projects from inception to delivery, with a strong focus on timelines and budget adherence
• Exceptional communication skills for effective cross-functional collaboration with internal teams, clients, and external partners
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities, with a commitment to detail and quality
• Proficiency in project management software
• Experience or knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite and a passion for innovation, creativity, and effective storytelling
• Flexibility to navigate changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Positive attitude, commitment to excellence, and focus on client satisfaction and team success

Familiarity or experience with Airtable is a plus as we use this system internally