The Breakdown:Project Managers at Burton play a critical role in bringing our company strategies to life. Marketing Project Managers are responsible for organizing and leading the completion of projects in a timely fashion within Burton's marketing roadmap, utilizing collaboration, clear communication, and effective stakeholder management. PMs must understand the requirements for project success and help drive cross-functional teams to completion. This freelance Project Management role will focus on project execution workflows and creative execution and delivery. This position requires a positive, unbiased, confident, collaborative attitude and an ability to adapt processes in an organized and detail-oriented mindset. This role requires strong partnership with our Creative and Content teams throughout the creative development and production process. The PM will support project execution by ensuring clear project and resource plans, alignment on creative deliverables, and effective cross-collaboration and stakeholder management. The ideal candidate has 5-7 years of experience managing marketing or creative campaigns, is comfortable running day-to-day project execution workflows, collaborates well with cross-functional teams, and is organized and an efficient communicator. What You Get to Do:Project & Resource Management Establish clear project plans, monitor schedules, and maintain project documentationEnsure effective communication to project teams and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycleOversee project milestone planning and ensure project team accountability to milestonesGuide project teams from project planning through closeLead regular project team standups to facilitate work completion, decision making, and risk assessmentAnticipate and communicate project risks and recommend mitigation strategiesTrack project progress and provide accurate status updates and reportingOrganize and motivate internal and external creative teams for seamless execution and deliveryContribute to resource planning and task prioritizationCoordinate with the Marketing Operations PM team to ensure project timing and resource plans align with the broader portfolioManage external vendor and freelance relationships to ensure quality and timely deliverables Creative Execution & Process Optimization Contribute to optimizing creative execution workflows to ensure scalability and efficiency across projectsSupport the maintenance of tools and processes that enable collaboration, accountability, and transparency for project teams and stakeholdersContribute to creative quality by supporting adherence to brand guidelines and production readiness through quality control processesSupport change management by monitoring tool/process adoption, identifying roadblocks, and recommending improvements Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with creative and marketplace teams to define project objectives and drive executionServe as a trusted operational partner by ensuring clear communication, alignment, and accountability across functions What You'll Bring to The Team: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience5-7 years of project management experience, particularly in schedule creation and managementExperience working with Marketing and/or Creative teams preferredExperience with Microsoft Teams, Smartsheet, or similar PM tools preferredDemonstrated ability to work both independently and as a member of a teamAbility to self-motivate, adapt, prioritize, and multi-task in a fast-paced environmentAbility to positively influence others and take responsibility for outcomesStrong communication, organizational, and multi-tasking skills, with a positive, people-oriented attitudeCapability to develop and present succinct status summaries and reports for stakeholdersDesire to obtain and implement feedback on a regular basisAbility to manage and distill large amounts of informationCreative thinking and ability to approach problems from many angles Core Capabilities That Would Help You Succeed in This Role: Project Planning & ExecutionCross-Functional CollaborationCreative Execution & DeliveryStakeholder ManagementRisk Management & Problem SolvingResource & Capacity PlanningQuality Control & Brand StewardshipAdaptability & ResilienceOrganizational & Communication Excellence How Your Success Will Be Measured: On-Time Project DeliveryEffective Cross-Functional CollaborationCreative and Campaign Execution QualityTeam and Stakeholder Satisfaction Engagement Details: 6-month Temporary position; ~20 hours a weekOn-site Mon-Thurs. Remote work on Friday is preferred.