About the Blue Studio
The Blue Studio is IBM’s in-house creative team, driving the evolution of our brand across every interaction, both internally and externally. As part of the Marketing function, we partner across all lines of business, delivering impactful and integrated solutions that span research, strategy, communications, content, design systems, and digital and physical experiences. Our mission is to keep IBM’s brand relevant, meaningful, and engaging to all audiences.
About the Role
The Blue Studio Project Manager is a key contributor and orchestrator, responsible for managing creative projects daily while advocating for internal teams and external agency partners. This role acts as a vital bridge between internal teams and external partners, ensuring the delivery of exceptional creative solutions.
Required Experience
- 3 - 5 years of experience in a creative agency, advertising, or in-house team, with a proven track record of managing creative workflows and campaigns, championing creative teams, and ensuring operational excellence in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
- Strong project management and stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams with outcome based thinking.
- Familiarity with creative processes, from brief development to concept development to execution, with fluency in Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
- Exceptional attention to detail and a passion for delivering high-quality, impactful creative work.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Experience
- Experience working with tools like Workfront, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Airtable, and Monday.com.
- Background in Tech Agencies, navigating startup environments, or working closely with creative and strategy teams.
- Passion for data-informed creative solutions and understanding emerging content and digital storytelling trends.
- A strong reputation for collaboration, problem-solving, and consistently exceeding project goals.
- Familiarity with how creatives operate and the ability to "speak their language," ideally with experience or a background in the creative industry such as art, architecture, design, interactive media, performance arts, writing, etc.
- Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including creative, digital, and marketing.
- Familiarity with producing creative assets for digital, print, experiential, social media & more.
- Understanding branding principles and corporate identity standards.