TED Conferences
Posted 9 days agoVerified live 2d ago
Project Manager
Brief overview
Remote
UndergradOr in progress
$95k–$105k/yrStated range
3+ yrsMinimum
Creative Project ManagementCreative WorkflowGraphic DesignBrandingDigital PhotographyMotion GraphicsIllustrationAirtableGoogle SuiteDropboxAdobe Creative CloudFigma
About the company
TED Conferencested.com
TED’s mission is to discover and champion the ideas that will shape tomorrow.
Job description
Summary
TED is an organization devoted to discovering and spreading ideas through talks, media, convenings, learning experiences, and storytelling. The Project Manager will lead multiple concurrent creative projects, coordinate design, illustration, and motion graphics workflows, and serve as the primary link between Brand Creative and internal and external partners.
Responsibilities
- Partner with team leadership to shape project strategy and determine how work is prioritized and delivered
- Manage multiple concurrent projects and workflows
- Maintain a prioritized project schedule that accounts for team capacity
- Lead regular status check-ins with your team and stakeholders
- Turn ambiguous requirements into clear, actionable plans
- Write creative briefs independently — covering stakeholders, audience, goals, timeline, and budget
- Build agendas to run efficient meetings
- Advocate for the team's perspective while setting realistic expectations
- Build relationships with freelancers and vendors to scale up capacity quickly when needed
- Plan ahead for busy periods and track change requests
- Spot and defuse risks to timelines before they become problems
- Run debriefs after major projects to identity wins, misses, and areas for improvement
Skills
- 3+ years managing end-to-end creative processes
- Knowledge of the creative workflow, including graphic design, branding, digital photography, motion graphics, and illustration
- Proactive and strategic problem-solving skills
- A collaborative mindset — you take direction and feedback well
- Flexibility. TED is a fast-paced environment, and we jump quickly from project to project. You can keep up and thrive off the energy of working on something new
- A track record of spotting challenges early and solving them
- Strong time-management skills and the ability to juggle multiple large projects at once
- Skilled, confident negotiation across contracts, timelines, budgets
- Excellent listening and communication skills
- Strong proficiency with Airtable, Google Suite, and Dropbox
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma is a plus
Qualifications
Must Haves
- 3+ years managing end-to-end creative processes
- Knowledge of the creative workflow, including graphic design, branding, digital photography, motion graphics, and illustration
- Proactive and strategic problem-solving skills
- A collaborative mindset — you take direction and feedback well
- Flexibility. TED is a fast-paced environment, and we jump quickly from project to project. You can keep up and thrive off the energy of working on something new
- A track record of spotting challenges early and solving them
- Strong time-management skills and the ability to juggle multiple large projects at once
- Skilled, confident negotiation across contracts, timelines, budgets
- Excellent listening and communication skills
- Strong proficiency with Airtable, Google Suite, and Dropbox
Nice to Haves
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma is a plus
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
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