Project Manager – Photography

Who we are:

Team Beans/Forever Collectibles, LLC (FOCO) is a worldwide leading manufacturer of sports and entertainment merchandise, including products ranging from collectibles and novelty items to promotional memorabilia. With all the major sports licenses at our fingertips, along with a powerful infrastructure and broad variety of products, our company is reaching new heights every day. The success of FOCO’s expansion is directly related to our ability to bring fresh designs and manufacturing techniques to categories in need of innovation. We are constantly searching for dedicated and driven professionals to join and help grow our team!

Primary Purpose:

FOCO is currently recruiting a Creative Project Manager – Photography to lead and oversee creative projects from inception to completion. This role involves managing photography and graphic design teams, ensuring effective project execution, and aligning deliverables with the company’s standards and objectives.

The key responsibilities of the role are:

• Provides end-to-end project management for FOCO photography and marketing projects (advertising partnerships, creative support on Brand initiatives, business initiative advertising campaigns, and various internal creative needs).
• Works with Creative Studio leadership to understand the project vision and goals.
• Act as a point of contact when multiple units are involved in a project to maintain team synergy.
• Establishes and manages project scope; develops specific goals and project plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work in support of business priorities.
• Assigns and monitors project owners and deliverables and holds the team accountable to the established budgets and timelines.
• Establishes meeting structure; manages project kickoff and status update meetings.
• Collaborates with team members, internal/external partners, and stakeholders to execute against project objectives.
• Streamlines and manages communication to internal project team members, as well as project stakeholders and clients.
• Monitors project progress, identifies and escalates project roadblocks, proposes solutions to address project issues/delays, and solicits feedback; escalates to senior leaders, as needed.
• Create comprehensive project plans and communicate key milestones.
• Delivers project updates and final project summaries to internal departments and third part customers.
• Generate management reports, including performance metrics.
• Maintain regular communication with sponsors and stakeholders.
• Understand the team’s collective and individual strengths and weaknesses.
• Develop long- and short-term plans, establish milestone targets, and adhere to deadlines.
• Adjust project schedules and targets in response to changing project needs or finances.
• Gather requirements, deliverables, and timeframes from stakeholders.
• Plan and allocate project resources effectively.

Managing Responsibilities with Stakeholders

• Demonstrates understanding of business priorities.
• Develops specific goals and project plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work in support of business priorities.
• Collaborates with team members, internal/external partners, and stakeholders to execute against project objectives.
• Provides ongoing status updates to share progress against established goals, gaps, and support needs to maintain progress against project plans.
• Actively solicits stakeholder feedback and responds to concerns in a timely manner.
• Communicates in a clear and concise manner that is easy to understand.

What we’re looking for…

You’ll need to have:

• 4 year degree from an accredited university in marketing, advertising, communications, business, or related field and 4+ years’ experience in marketing or related functional area; OR equivalent relevant experience
• Experience managing projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Excel + PowerPoint (Google Docs/Sheets) and Asana (or similar project management tools)
• A background in project management and a strong design or photography background.
• A keen eye for detail.
• Strong organizational skills and efficiency.
• Excellent communication skills for creative and photography-related calls.
• Autonomy and the ability to manage tasks independently.
• Adaptability to fast-paced, collaborative, and deadline-driven environments.
• Strategic thinking, analytical skills, and exceptional organizational abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with confidence and persuasiveness.
• Self-starter mentality.
• Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 4+ years of relevant work experience.
• Attention to detail and the ability to effectively multi-task in a deadline-driven atmosphere.
• Ability to clearly and effectively articulate thoughts and points.
• High levels of integrity, autonomy, and self-motivation.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, project management and time management skills.

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