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Position Summary

Creative Project Manager

• Pay Rate: $48.00/hour (T4 classification; INC classification considerations available)
• Contract Length: 12 months (June 2026 – June 2027)
• Hours:
  
  10–20 hours per week during summer and fall; increasing to 30 hours per week over winter, into April and May 2027.
• Location:
  
  Calgary, Alberta

The Project Manager will drive the end‑to‑end production of our client’s primary annual corporate publications: the Annual Report (AR), the Sustainability Report (SR), and the Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAIR) certification submission. This role combines creative agency traffic management and corporate affairs responsibilities.

• Stakeholder Content Coordination:
  Ensure raw content, financial data, and narrative inputs are delivered on schedule; act as central point of contact for content authors.
• Editorial & Creative Workflow Management:
  Oversee the pipeline of contract graphic designers, copywriters, and technical editors to produce polished, publication‑ready assets.
• Complex Asset Traffic Control:
  Maintain version control and proofing life‑cycle, including cross‑referencing footnotes, financial tables, and brand standards, through multiple review rounds.
• Timeline & Dependency Tracking:
  Build and manage detailed production work‑back schedules aligning creative execution with regulatory compliance deadlines.
• Vendor & Agency Liaison:
  Partner with external agencies and print production vendors to meet quality standards, budgetary guidelines, and production specifications.

• 5–7+ years of project or traffic management experience, with 2–3+ years in complex or regulatory reporting.
• Background in corporate communications, brand management, or creative agency traffic.
• Proven management of full production life cycles for high‑stakes corporate assets (e.g., Annual Reports, Sustainability Reports).
• Experience managing copywriters, graphic designers, and technical editors.
• Strong interface with corporate executives, legal teams, and SMEs; demonstrated accountability and feedback loop management.
• Expertise in traffic control, versioning, and meticulous proofing of complex documents.
• Proficiency in building schedules that align creative timelines with regulatory filing dates.
• Ability to manage fluctuating workloads across part‑time to full‑time cycles.
• Familiarity with Asana, , Click Up, or Workfront for scheduling and traffic control.
• Mastery of Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 for live data handling and cross‑referencing footnotes.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Communications, Public Relations, or Journalism.
• Certifications:
  
  PMP®, CAPM®, Agile, Scrum (CSM), Kanban, or Change Management (e.g., Prosci) – preferred but not mandatory.

• Preference for Alberta‑based candidates; open to candidates anywhere in Canada.
• Required completion of criminal and credit checks (including Canadian Credit Risk Score).

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ2SI individuals, veterans, and people with visible/non‑visible disabilities.