Project Manager, Brand Creative

Irvine, CA (Hybrid)

$98K/yr – $112K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Lead cross-functional ownership of marquee brand activations and drive end-to-end project management, coordinating Brand Marketing, Creative, and external partners while improving processes and ensuring timely, on-budget delivery.

  • Own timelines, milestones, and launch plans across multiple initiatives.
  • Collaborate with Brand Marketing, Creative, and agency partners to align objectives and deliverables.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end project management for marquis tentpole activations, specifically Live Mas Live and Live Mas Open.
  • Partner closely with Brand Marketing teams to understand campaign objectives, strategic priorities, and key deliverables.
  • Develop and maintain project timelines, planning cycles, workback schedules, milestones, and launch plans across multiple concurrent initiatives.
  • Facilitate communication and alignment across cross-functional teams including Brand, Creative, Media, Social, PR, Partnerships, Legal, Insights, and Operations.
  • Identify risks, dependencies, and resource constraints, proactively driving solutions to keep projects on track.
  • Manage creative development processes from briefing through execution, ensuring all stakeholders are informed and aligned.
  • Establish and reinforce project management with best practices, governance, and operational rigor while maintaining flexibility in a dynamic business environment.
  • Coordinate agency and vendor relationships to ensure seamless execution and delivery of campaign assets.
  • Drive process improvements that increase efficiency, visibility, and scalability across the creative organization.
  • Support executive reviews, status updates, and leadership presentations by providing clear project visibility and actionable recommendations.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of relevant experience required - ideally in the events and activations space.
  • Strong project management experience within marketing, brand, creative operations, or agency environments.
  • Proven ability to manage systems around large-scale, highly visible marketing activations.
  • Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to influence without authority and build strong relationships across all levels of the organization.
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and balancing structure with flexibility.
  • Strong understanding of creative workflows, integrated marketing, and campaign development processes.
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing demands and drive results in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule (onsite expectation Tues, Wed, Thurs) and year-round flex day Friday
  • Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons
  • Onsite dining center and game room (yes, there is a Taco Bell inside the building)
  • Onsite dry cleaning, laundry services, and carwash
  • Onsite gym with fitness classes and personal trainer sessions
  • Up to 4 weeks of vacation per year plus holidays and time off for volunteering
  • Generous parental leave for all new parents and adoption assistance program
  • 401(k) with a 6% matching contribution from Yum! Brands with immediate vesting
  • Comprehensive medical & dental including prescription drug benefits and 100% preventive care
  • Discounts, free food, swag and… honestly, too many good benefits to name
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Taco Bell

Taco Bell was born and raised in California and has been around since 1962. We went from selling everyone’s favorite Crunchy Tacos on the West Coast to a global brand with 8,200+ restaurants, 350 franchise organizations, that serve 42+ million fans each week around the globe. We’re not only the largest Mexican-inspired quick service brand (QSR) in the world, we’re also part of the biggest restaurant group in the world: Yum! Brands. Much of our fan love and authentic connection with our communities are rooted in being rebels with a cause. From ensuring we use high quality, sustainable ingredients to elevating restaurant technology in ways that hasn’t been done before… we will continue to be inclusive, bold, challenge the status quo and push industry boundaries. We’re a company that celebrates and advocates for different, has bold self-expression, strives for a better future, and brings the fun while we’re at it. We fuel our culture with real people who bring unique experiences. We inspire and enable our teams and the world to Live Más. At Taco Bell, we’re Cultural Rebels.

Founded in 1962
Irvine, CA, US
76K employees (1,009 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
9.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$298.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
61.5%
Direct
33.1%
Referral
3.6%
Social
0.6%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~82.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
352 (0% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
3.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

Funding

Total Funding
$13.7M
Last Raise
$13.7M
Series A, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2022
    Series A
  • Nov 2006
    Debt Financing • $13.7M

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