Senior Project Manager, Creative - job 4 of 4

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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We’re looking for a Senior Project Manager to join us in our continued mission to build a best in class Global Creative Studio for the iconic brand of VISA.

You will be a strategic project manager with a proven track record of leading successful, creative campaign initiatives (global campaigns a big plus) - either within advertising agencies or at brand-side internal creative studios.

You should have a deep curiosity, understanding and passion for marketing and a working style that can rally teams across a global organization around the delivery of highly matrixed creative campaigns, meeting deadlines, and delivering everything on time, and at a very high standard. You need to have a natural ability to influence and guide global teams across the organization to get to the best output.

As a senior Project manager, you’ll be responsible for managing the entire creative development process from the initial intake and brief to the delivery of all final assets. An understanding of global toolkits and the delivery of assets for a global campaign is a huge benefit.

This role will work closely with our in-house team as well as with all agency partners and report into the Managing Director – Global Creative Studio.             

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Essential Functions:

Steer and deliver best in class global creative campaigns

• Manage the creative development process for global creative initiatives - communicating timelines, daily/weekly status updates, and identifying potential risks/roadblocks
• Develop project timelines and manage creative reviews, approvals, stakeholder meetings, and creative presentations.
• Partner on a daily basis with Business Leads and Creative Leads to manage creative campaign workstreams and continuously seek opportunities to optimize project workflows and process.
• Help manage third-party creative relationships, interfacing regularly with freelancers, production vendors and agency partners.
• Manage legal review process of all external facing work; ensure legal approval before moving into executive reviews and/ or production
• Partner with Insights & Analytics on creative performance testing, including study survey development, stimulus development and marketing transcreations

Build upon a culture that fosters remarkable creativity

• Contribute to an environment that fosters remarkable creativity by providing inspiration, thought leadership, and mentorship for the creative studio.
• Maintain a culture where people love to work (and want to come and work), feel they can flourish, and are proud of what they contribute
• Support the development of remarkable ideas - across a variety of marketing touchpoints - that resonate with our audiences, earn an outsized share of cultural conversation, and create competitive advantage.
• Ensure quality output in all creative output.

This is a hybrid position based in either our Los Angeles, CA or San Francisco, CA offices. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Basic Qualifications
• 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications
• 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
• Deep agency-side or client-side experience working with or at global brands
• Experience project managing highly successful creative, brand development, and multichannel marketing campaigns
• Strong planning, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Resourcefulness with strong sense of accountability and results-oriented drive.
• Ability to initiate and drive opportunities independently across multiple complex projects that have strategic implications for the brand and company, while operating in an environment that changes quickly.
• Clear understanding of the creative development and production processes across a variety of mediums, digital and social assets, video, and activations.
• Self-starter mindset, with the ability to handle multiple projects with minimal oversight.
• Excellent communication skills across multiple stakeholders, including senior leadership, to get things done efficiently and correctly
• Incredible organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proactive problem solving, with the ability to always be one step ahead

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.  Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 134,900.00 to 217,500.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.