Senior Manager Marketing Strategy

RESPONSIBILITIES

Kforce has a client in Orlando, FL that is seeking a Senior Manager Marketing Strategy to support the coordination and management of creative projects involving external intellectual property (IP) partners.

Summary

This individual will serve as a key liaison between internal creative teams and external partners, helping manage project submissions, approvals, schedules, deliverables, and communication. The ideal candidate has previous experience working in a creative environment, such as a creative or marketing agency, entertainment, media, experiential design, or a similar industry. Strong project management skills and hands-on Smartsheet experience are required.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate creative project workflows, deliverables, schedules, milestones, and approval timelines
• Serve as a liaison between internal creative/project teams and external IP partners
• Coordinate the submission and approval process for creative materials, including designs, graphics, scripts, fabrication elements, and other guest-facing experiences
• Maintain detailed tracking of submissions, feedback, approvals, revisions, and outstanding action items
• Own and maintain project tracking within Smartsheet, ensuring information is accurate and current
• Gather feedback from external partners and route comments, questions, and required changes to the appropriate internal teams
• Partner across creative, design, production, and project teams to ensure deliverables remain aligned with project goals and timelines
• Monitor approval progress, identify outstanding items, and proactively follow up with stakeholders
• Develop clear, organized project documentation and status updates
• Support localization efforts when projects require creative content to be adapted into alternate languages
• Help ensure final creative deliverables align with approved design intent and third-party IP requirements

REQUIREMENTS:

• 3+ years of project management or project coordination experience, preferably within a creative, marketing, advertising, entertainment, media, experiential, or agency environment
• Hands-on Smartsheet experience is required
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects, deliverables, approvals, and deadlines simultaneously
• Strong organizational and project tracking abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience coordinating across multiple stakeholder groups
• Ability to translate creative information and feedback between creative teams, project stakeholders, and external partners
• Experience managing or supporting external client, brand, franchise, licensing, or IP relationships
• Strong attention to detail and ability to independently drive follow-ups and outstanding action items
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and project management platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Design, Theatrical Arts, or a related discipline
• Experience as a Creative Project Manager or similar role within a creative or marketing agency
• Background in entertainment, themed entertainment, media, design/production, experiential marketing, or other creative environments
• Knowledge of creative production, design management, scheduling, and vendor coordination
• Experience supporting localization or multilingual creative content
• Experience working with intellectual property, brand standards, franchise partners, or formal creative approval processes

Work Environment:

• Individual contributor role
• Hybrid schedule with a minimum of four days per week in the office
• Some travel may be required based on project needs

What Will Make Someone Stand Out:
The strongest candidate will be a project manager who has worked in a creative environment and is highly proficient with Smartsheet.
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law. This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions. Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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