What You'll Do Join our passionate and fast-paced in-house creative team, the Content Studio, where thoughtful problem-solvers come together to deliver for our brand and business! As a Creative Project Manager (Senior Associate), you’ll lead creative projects from start to finish—defining project scope, leading client consultations, developing briefs, building timelines, assigning and prioritizing resources, and ensuring projects meet deadlines, business objectives, and more. This opportunity stands out because you will be leading creative initiatives that bring our brand to life, collaborating with a dedicated team of creative experts. Your work will be instrumental in spearheading projects that represent Principal, captivate our audience, and drive us toward achieving ambitious goals. This role will be primarily comprised of: Creative management: Own and drive the creative project lifecycle for small to medium-sized initiatives—from creative briefing and timeline creation to prioritization and client communication. Work hand-in-hand with business partners to define creative project scope, aligning everyone toward a common purpose and goal. Assess project requests to ensure they are clear and complete, addressing any gaps to support business objectives. Coordinate, schedule, and support consultations that help turn ideas, recommendations, and requests into executable creative plans. Client management: Keep teammates and business partners aligned through the duration of the project with clear, ongoing communication. Educate business partners and manage their needs and expectations, serving as lead point of contact for all Content Studio team activities. Elevate any issues to the leadership as needed. Collaboration management: Support an environment where great creative work can thrive. Help evolve our processes with an eye toward optimization, collaboration, efficiency, and efficacy. Share key processes, guidelines, and standard methodologies. Identify interdependencies among projects, prioritizing and redistributing workloads if needed among creative resources. Maintain project management collaboration tool standards. Share lessons learned from past projects to help inform future work. Who You Are Who you are: Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience, preferably in marketing, communications, advertising, public relations, or a related field 2+ years of proven work experience in project management, account management, or a relevant role. Candidates with marketing agency experience are highly encouraged Skills that will help you stand out: Experience using project management software or platforms (e.g., Wrike, Asana, Monday.com, etc.) to manage timelines and foster team collaboration. Ability to present ideas, negotiate, and problem-solve. Ability to balance multiple projects at a time while maintaining sharp attention to detail. Displays resiliency and adaptability while working under pressure in an environment with shifting deadlines and deliverables while maintaining a positive attitude. Consistent record of being organized, accountable, and dependable. Strong leadership and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to exercise critical thinking. Collaboration skills with the ability to build positive relationships. Knowledgeable of the latest marketing trends and maintain proficiency with numbers, budget, and time management. Great listening, written, and verbal communication skills. Location: This role will be based out of or corporate headquarters in Des Moines, IA and will benefit from a hybrid work arrangement, 3 days in office / 2 days remote. Salary Range Information Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salary Range (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly) $57000 - $70000 / year Time Off Program Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short-term illness. Employees don’t accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided. Pension Eligible Yes Additional Information Work Authorization/Sponsorship At this time, we're not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links. Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants Investment Code of Ethics For Principal Asset Management positions, you’ll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization. Experience Principal At Principal, we value connecting on both a personal and professional level. Together, we’re imagining a more purpose-led future for financial services – and that starts with you. Our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees. And we support our employees the same way we support our customers: with comprehensive, competitive benefit offerings crafted to protect their physical, financial, and social well-being. Check out our careers site to learn more about our purpose, values and benefits. Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Posting Window We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline. Original Posting Date 12/19/2024 Most Recently Posted Date 12/19/2024