The Project Management Skills That Keep Creatives On Track

Today’s creative agencies need to move rapidly, whether they’re executing campaigns, capitalizing on pop culture moments or averting a crisis. Project management helps channel that urgency into strong execution and buzz-worthy results. In a joint discussion, two project leaders at creative agencies discuss which project management skills help teams turn their ideas into reality and reveal how they overcame challenges in high-stakes projects, including a major localization and transcreation initiative and the marketing campaign for Hollywood blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine.

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23 October 2024
With guests Matt Austin, PMP and Jill Lyons

Today’s creative agencies need to move rapidly, whether they’re executing complex campaigns, capitalizing on pop culture moments or averting a crisis. Harnessing the power of project management can channel that urgency and inspiration toward strong execution and buzz-worthy results. Which project management skills help teams turn their ideas into reality? What domain expertise does a project manager need to thrive in a creative environment? We’ll discuss with Matt Austin, PMP, VP of project management at Jellyfish in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, and Jill Lyons, SVP of creative operations at Maximum Effort in Chicago.

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