Creative Project Manager

Search for Common Ground

In a world often divided, Search for Common Ground stands for the power of bringing diverse people together to find solutions. By meeting this moment with Search, you join a powerful global peace movement that believes in the profound impact of courageous multipartiality - that all voices should be heard and respected in shaping a better, more connected world and collaborative vision is essential for lasting peace.

Search for Common Ground takes a dynamic approach by building solutions that are based on the needs of communities. We engage with leaders and elected officials to advance dialogue and collaboration. We are community leaders. We are youth activists. We are women. We are Peacebuilders. We have been doing this work for over 40 years, we have developed our understanding of what peace looks like, being able to quantify our impact and design more effective programming. Peace moves at the speed of trust, so we invest for the long haul. When we’re no longer needed, we leave, leaving behind people and institutions with the ability to manage future conflicts.

Common Ground USA

Informed by lessons learned as the world’s largest and oldest peacebuilding organization, Common Ground-USA (CG-USA) is a bold initiative of Search for Common Ground (Search) building the conditions for a more inclusive, equitable, and peaceful society. We envision an America where we engage in collaboration across differences to address our greatest challenges, and where we can all belong and thrive. We see disagreement as an opportunity to transform conflict into cooperation on our daily and most pernicious problems. 

• Plan, implement, and track multiple creative projects from conception to completion.
• Develop project scopes and objectives, ensuring technical feasibility and stakeholder involvement.
• Coordinate internal resources and third-party vendors for flawless project execution.
• Create creative briefs for projects and effectively communicate about each project
• Ensure projects are delivered on-time, within scope, and within budget.
• Track and analyze project performance, managing changes, minimizing risks, and reporting on project status.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including plans, schedules, budgets, reports, and status updates.
• Provide regular updates to senior management.
•  Ensure all creative outputs align with brand guidelines.
• Facilitate brainstorming sessions and creative meetings.
• Monitor industry trends and incorporate best practices.
•  Assist in the development of creative strategies and concepts.
•  Evaluate project performance and identify areas for improvement

• Timely and successful delivery of creative projects within established scope and budget.
• Enhanced collaboration and coordination among internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Improved quality and innovation in project outcomes, aligning with CGUSA's mission.
• Comprehensive and accurate project documentation and reporting to facilitate informed decision-making.

• Successfully oversee deployment of our creative campaign(s) launching this fall
• Prepare a project coordination after action summary to help us prepare for 2025 public affairs strategies and build upon our 2024 campaigns.

• Proven track record as a Creative Project Manager or in a comparable role driving creative initiatives 
• A nuanced comprehension of political violence, conflict resolution, and interconnected socio-political dynamics, viewed through a creative lens.
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in using project management tools and multimedia tools.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups and individuals.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

• Full Days of work anticipated 120 over the course of 6 months.