Sr Associate, Project Management Creative

The Opportunity: 

Mattels Brand Creative team is looking for a highly organized and proactive Sr. Associate Project Management to help bring the Mattel Masterbrand to life.

Sitting at the center of a growing portfolio of Masterbrand initiatives this role will help connect Creative Marketing Global Brand Teams internal stakeholders agencies production partners and vendors to keep work moving from brief through final delivery.

The ideal candidate understands how great creative work gets made and loves creating the structure that allows teams to do their best work. Youll manage timelines workflows budgets approvals deliverables and day-to-day project communication across multiple concurrent initiatives while helping the team navigate an evolving and fast-paced business.

What Your Impact Will Be: 

Masterbrand Project Management

• Manage day-to-day project workflows from kickoff through final delivery across Mattel Masterbrand initiatives.
• Support projects spanning brand identity and design systems global campaigns social and digital content partnerships experiential activations events internal brand initiatives presentations toolkits and brand guidelines.
• Translate briefs and project needs into clear timelines milestones deliverables dependencies and approval paths.
• Keep projects moving across multiple stakeholders and workstreams proactively identifying risks gaps and next steps.
• Help ensure Masterbrand work is delivered at a consistently high level on time and on budget.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Partner closely with Brand Creative and Marketing to understand project objectives priorities and deliverables.
• Coordinate across Global Brand Teams and key Mattel functions to support initiatives that bring together the Mattel Masterbrand and its portfolio of iconic brands.
• Serve as a day-to-day project contact for internal teams external agencies freelancers production partners and vendors.
• Help create clarity and accountability across complex projects with multiple stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Maintain clear project status reporting and communicate priorities timing risks and next steps to the broader team.

Creative Workflow & Operations

• Manage project intake and setup within Adobe Workfront or similar project management tools.
• Develop and maintain project plans schedules status dashboards and trackers.
• Coordinate creative reviews and consolidate feedback and approvals throughout the development process.
• Manage Legal Standards & Practices and other required approval workflows.
• Partner with Account Management Production and Operations to ensure teams are appropriately briefed scoped and resourced.
• Help prioritize concurrent Masterbrand initiatives as business needs evolve.
• Identify opportunities to simplify workflows improve communication and create greater visibility across the team.

Budget Scope & Resourcing

• Support project budgets estimates purchase orders expenditures and reconciliation.
• Track project scope and resource allocation flagging potential timing budget or resourcing issues early.
• Coordinate with external partners to track deliverables against approved scopes of work.
• Partner with Account Management and Brand Creative leadership to maintain visibility into project needs and upcoming workload.

Masterbrand Assets & Implementation

• Help coordinate the development and rollout of Mattel Masterbrand guidelines toolkits templates and creative assets across the organization.
• Manage incoming Masterbrand asset and creative requests from teams across Mattel.
• Coordinate final asset delivery and ensure approved materials are organized archived and accessible to global teams.
• Partner with Digital Asset Management and other teams to support global distribution and consistent implementation of Masterbrand assets.
• Help maintain visibility into where and how Masterbrand assets are being activated across the organization

Qualifications :

What Were Looking For:

• 4 years of relevant experience in project management creative operations marketing communications production or a related field.
• Experience within an in-house creative team creative agency brand team or similarly fast-paced environment preferred.
• Strong understanding of creative development and production workflows across multiple channels.
• Experience managing multiple projects timelines stakeholders and deliverables simultaneously.
• Familiarity with Adobe Workfront or similar platforms such as Asana Monday Smartsheet Wrike or Trello.
• Strong working knowledge of PowerPoint Excel Word and Adobe Acrobat; familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud is a plus.
• Familiarity with Digital Asset Management systems file taxonomy and asset organization is a plus.
• Experience supporting project budgets estimates purchase orders and external vendors is a plus

*The pay range is indicative of projected hiring range however base pay will be determined based on a candidates work location skills and experience. Mattel offers competitive total pay programs comprehensive benefits and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential. 

Additional Information :

Dont meet every single requirement At Mattel we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Join Mattels Talent Community and start receiving exciting updates about our company our employees and our culture. Also interested in signing up for job alerts Do so here!

How We Work:
We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Who We Are:
Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands including Barbie Hot Wheels Fisher-Price American Girl Thomas & Friends UNO Masters of the Universe Matchbox Monster High MEGA and Polly Pocket as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys content consumer products digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the worlds leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945 Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattels award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes Fast Company Newsweek Great Place to Work TIME and more.

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Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

The pay range for this position is between $95000 and $117000 annual. The pay range is indicative of projected hiring range however base pay will be determined based on a candidates work location skills and experience. Mattel offers competitive total pay programs comprehensive benefits and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential. 

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time