Marketing and Creative Project Manager (Contract)

Ruggable
Los Angeles, CA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates with experience in marketing operations and systems-thinking who thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 4-6 years of experience in marketing or creative operations who excel in managing complex cross-functional projects
    — “4-6 years of experience in project management, marketing operations, creative operations, or related functions in a fast-paced environment”
  • Individuals who have demonstrated ability to streamline workflows and reduce operational friction using Airtable
    — “Support adoption and ongoing optimization of Airtable and other operational systems that enable planning, execution, and visibility.”
  • Candidates who are comfortable working in evolving environments with shifting priorities and ambiguity
    — “Comfortable working in evolving environments where priorities shift and ambiguity exists.”

Things to consider

  • Hybrid work arrangement in Los Angeles is mandatory, limiting remote flexibility
    — “Hybrid in LA (North Torrance) is required”
  • High expectations for managing multiple concurrent projects with precision and detail
    — “Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience managing social deliverables and optimizing for social platforms in your resume and interview responses
    — “Experience project managing social deliverables, with knowledge and understanding of optimizing for social”
  • Demonstrate your ability to improve cross-functional collaboration through system-building and process optimization
    — “Help establish scalable ways of working that improve cross-functional collaboration and operational efficiency.”
  • Showcase your track record of managing creative and marketing projects from planning to execution
    — “Experience managing marketing campaigns, creative projects, or cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • managing multiple concurrent projects
  • improving operational efficiency
  • maintaining project dashboards
Typical background
project managementmarketing operationscreative project management

Skills & requirements

Required

Project ManagementMarketingCreative Project ManagementCross-functional CollaborationAirtable

Preferred

Agile MethodologiesCRM Systems

About the role

Original posting from Ruggable via Greenhouse

About Ruggable:

Ruggable is a leading direct-to-consumer e-commerce brand based in Los Angeles, California with an extraordinary track record of high, profitable growth. We pride ourselves on having an extremely loyal customer base and a talented team made up of genuinely caring people who take action and deliver results. We are venture-backed and own a patented washable rug design that's disrupting the home décor industry. Our mission is to empower our customers to live vibrantly with beautiful products that don't compromise on function. If you're passionate about consumer products, e-commerce, and high-growth start-ups, keep reading!

Job Summary:

We’re looking for a highly organized, systems-minded Creative & Marketing Project Manager to support the planning and execution of marketing campaigns, creative initiatives, and cross-functional programs across the organization.  This role is highly collaborative and execution-focused. You will manage project intake, planning, timelines, dependencies, and delivery across a wide range of workstreams, ensuring

teams remain aligned and projects move efficiently from kickoff through launch.

Working closely with Marketing, Creative, Integrated Marketing, Channel teams, and external partners, you’ll help bring structure, visibility, and accountability to complex initiatives while ensuring teams have clear priorities and realistic plans.  You will also play a key role in maintaining the systems and processes that support Creative and Marketing Operations via Airtable, helping improve workflows, reduce operational friction, and create scalable ways of working.

What You’ll Do

Project, Timeline & Resource Management

Project manage marketing campaigns and creative initiatives from kickoff through launch, ensuring key milestones and deadlines are met.

Build and maintain project plans, workback schedules, timelines, and milestone tracking across multiple concurrent initiatives.

Coordinate cross-functional teams to scope, assign, and track deliverables across

Creative, Marketing, Channel, Production, and external partners.

Facilitate project intake, kickoff, planning sessions, status meetings, and stakeholder communication throughout the project lifecycle.

Manage project dependencies, risks, blockers, and competing priorities to keep work moving forward.

Maintain visibility into project progress, resource allocation, and team capacity, proactively surfacing risks and recommendations.

Ensure teams have clear ownership, accountability, and next steps at every stage of execution.

Support both large-scale campaign launches and always-on marketing initiatives.

Systems & Process Ownership

Serve as a day-to-day steward of project management systems, ensuring projects, deliverables, timelines, and dependencies are accurately maintained.

Reinforce standardized intake processes, project documentation, naming conventions, and workflow practices across teams.

Maintain project dashboards, reporting, and planning tools that provide accurate, real-time visibility into work in progress.

Partner with leadership to identify workflow gaps, operational friction points, and process improvement opportunities.

Support adoption and ongoing optimization of Airtable and other operational systems that enable planning, execution, and visibility.

Help establish scalable ways of working that improve cross-functional collaboration and operational efficiency.

Continuously look for opportunities to streamline execution, reduce manual effort, and improve team effectiveness.

What You’ll Need to Have

Required

4-6 years of experience in project management, marketing operations, creative operations, or related functions in a fast-paced environment

Experience project managing social deliverables, with knowledge and understanding of optimizing for social, the standard platforms, durations, how best in class social is created, etc.

Experience managing marketing campaigns, creative projects, or cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution.

Strong working knowledge of Airtable, ideally in a creative or marketing environment.

Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

Experience coordinating stakeholders across Creative, Marketing, Production, and external partners.

Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to manage complex timelines, dependencies, and competing priorities

Proactive problem-solving skills and a strong sense of ownership.

Comfortable working in evolving environments where priorities shift and ambiguity exists.

Brand experience 

Who you Are:

A highly organized operator who brings structure and clarity to complex projects.

Comfortable balancing multiple priorities without losing sight of details.

A proactive communicator who keeps teams aligned and informed.

Process-oriented but pragmatic, understanding when flexibility is needed.

Energized by solving operational challenges and improving how teams work.

Calm under pressure and able to maintain momentum in fast-moving environments.

Motivated by building systems and processes that help teams do their best work.

Compensation/Location Details

$50-65/hr 1099, estimated 40 hours per week

Hybrid in LA (North Torrance) is required

At Ruggable, we offer competitive compensation and benefits packages. Ruggable is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here.

To all recruitment agencies: Ruggable does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Ruggable employees or any other company destination. Ruggable is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Source: Ruggable careers (Greenhouse)

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