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Sr. Digital Project Manager

American Express

New York, NY
Full Time
Senior
80k-155k
about 1 month ago

Job Description

About the Role

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career. The Global Advertising and Brand Management (GABM) organization has a mission to create marketplace demand and drive commerce for American Express through differentiated and innovative products, partnerships, marketing, and customer experiences. The OnBrand team is an in-house creative agency focused on developing forward-thinking ideas and delivering seamless customer experiences across channels, digital and beyond. The Senior Digital Project Manager will oversee high-complexity creative marketing projects, manage junior project managers, and collaborate with creative, production, and marketing teams to deliver top-tier creative work.

Key Responsibilities

  • Directly manage a portfolio of work, including project intake and planning, resource management, creative planning, execution, and production for high-complexity digital and print projects.
  • Oversee Project Managers in executing medium and low complexity projects.
  • Work closely with project and production team leads to proactively drive end-to-end project delivery, including timeline management, risk assessment, and budget control.
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and at the highest quality level.
  • Proactively assess risks and escalate issues as needed.
  • Manage handover of projects between the studio and OnBrand teams, including project planning discussions, discovery facilitation, creative kick-offs, reviews, and status meetings.
  • Partner with Account Leads, Creative Strategists, and Card Production to ensure client requests are feasible, in-scope, and within budget.
  • Leverage agency systems and tools (e.g., Workfront) for work planning, team communication, and project management.
  • Manage, mentor, and lead junior project management team, providing mentorship and coaching.
  • Support colleagues proactively and foster a positive team environment through collaboration.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience as a Creative Project Manager from a leading creative agency or in-house brand.
  • Strong knowledge of creative production including print, digital, emails, OOH, and branding.
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to keep projects on track and delivered on time with strong follow-through.
  • Strong knowledge of project management methodologies.
  • Ability to adapt quickly and be open-minded to learning new skills and workflows.
  • Comfortable using data management systems and tools such as CMS, Excel, Google and Microsoft suites, Smartsheet, etc.
  • Ability to work with a Project Management tool (e.g., Workfront).

Nice to Have

  • Experience creating, monitoring, and maintaining action plans for high-visibility initiatives.
  • Experience working with creative, production, and account team leads.

Qualifications

  • Formal educational background is not explicitly specified, but extensive experience as a Creative Project Manager is required.

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive base salaries
  • Bonus incentives
  • 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
  • Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
  • Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements
  • 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents
  • Free access to global on-site wellness centers (depending on location)
  • Free and confidential counseling support through Healthy Minds
  • Career development and training opportunities

Working at American Express

Our culture is built on innovation, shared values, and leadership behaviors. We support our colleagues' holistic well-being, foster a collaborative and positive team environment, and emphasize learning, development, and career growth. We value voice and ideas, impact, and defining the future of American Express.

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Job Details

Posted AtJun 27, 2025
Job CategoryCreative Marketing
Salary80k-155k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceSenior

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About American Express

Website

americanexpress.com

Company Size

10000+ employees

Location

New York, NY

Industry

Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation

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