Project Manager, Creative Services

Alliance Defending Freedom
Scottsdale, AZ
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Candidates with project management experience in creative workflows and a collaborative mindset will find this role in brand-driven communications.

Best fit for

  • Project managers with creative industry experience and strong cross-team coordination skills
    — “facilitate cross-team communication to drive operational excellence”
  • Individuals who can balance independent task execution with stakeholder collaboration
    — “Ability to be assertive with timelines and deadlines, while working independently and collaborating across teams.”

Things to consider

  • The role demands a physical presence in Scottsdale, AZ, despite unspecified work arrangements
    — “Location: Scottsdale, AZ”
  • A commitment to align with the organization’s religious values is implied through the Statement of Faith reference
    — “Review our Statement of Faith to ensure we’re a fit for you.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in managing creative projects and optimizing workflows for efficiency
    — “help determine bandwidth for new projects”
  • Emphasize your ability to coordinate with freelancers and vendors in a cross-functional setting
    — “Work closely with internal team members, freelancers, and vendors across the organization.”
  • Showcase your calendar management and deadline prioritization skills in your resume
    — “Maintain a calendar of project timelines and work with Creative Services leadership and stakeholders to determine project priorities”
  • Demonstrate your experience in providing clear, concise status updates to stakeholders
    — “Gather project information, provide status updates to the broader team and to stakeholders”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • successful project delivery
  • efficient process workflows
  • effective resource allocation
Typical background
3+ years of project management experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Project-managementCross-functional-collaborationProcess-optimizationStakeholder-management

Preferred

Creative-designDigital-marketing

Stack & domain

Project ManagementMicrosoft Office SuiteAssertivenessCollaborationCreative Services

About the role

Original posting from Alliance Defending Freedom via Greenhouse

Make a difference with us! At Alliance Defending Freedom, we believe God has brought you here for His purpose—to stand for truth and defend the God-given right to live and speak it. Together, we protect religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, marriage and family, and parental rights. Review our Statement of Faith to ensure we’re a fit for you.

Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Team Overview

The Project Manager for Creative Services will oversee projects from kickoff to delivery, ensuring every output reflects and strengthens ADF’s visual brand. You’ll be responsible for project intake, assigning and managing tasks, and ensuring deadlines are met. You’ll also facilitate cross-team communication to drive operational excellence and serve as a key voice in recommending resource allocation, optimization, and capacity planning for the team.

In this role, you’ll report to the Senior Director of Communications Operations and work closely with internal team members, freelancers, and vendors across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Gather project information, provide status updates to the broader team and to stakeholders, manage a wide variety of creative projects simultaneously, and help determine bandwidth for new projects.

Work closely with creative leads, stakeholders, and third-party vendors to ensure that the vision and overall direction of projects are met.

Perform intake duties for new project requests, maintain process workflows, and work to optimize procedures to ensure projects are managed and completed efficiently.

Input and maintain accurate and updated project information in the project management tool.

Act as a liaison between stakeholders as you work toward the completion of creative projects.

Participate in weekly meetings to provide real-time updates and discuss ongoing and upcoming projects.

Maintain a calendar of project timelines and work with Creative Services leadership and stakeholders to determine project priorities when deadline conflicts arise.

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years of project management experience.

Experience working with creative teams and workflows.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Ability to be assertive with timelines and deadlines, while working independently and collaborating across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Creative Design-related field.

Project Management Professional certificate is a plus.

Pay & Benefits

At Alliance Defending Freedom, we offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being and growth. Our benefits include 100% covered medical and dental insurance, medical and dependent care reimbursement, paid disability, long-term care, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan with a 4% company match. We prioritize work-life balance with paid time off and 12 paid holidays each year.

Want to Know More About ADF?

Source: Alliance Defending Freedom careers (Greenhouse)

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