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

Own end-to-end management of marquee activations and coordinate cross-functional campaigns from brief to launch, driving timelines, risks, and governance across Brand Marketing, Creative, Media, and Ops.

  • Own end-to-end project management for marquee activations
  • Align cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders across Marketing, Creative, and Ops

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

Preferred

  • REQUIREDExperience includes 5+ years in 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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From the centre of the continent to the remote (and not-so-remote) coasts and islands, KFC Pan Europe is the iconic chicken restaurant brand with a unique history of innovation and success. Always original, our passion is high-quality, finger lickin’ good chicken. Yes, we also have a secret recipe. No, we can’t share it. What we can share is our heart-led, welcoming culture, where you can be your best self, make a difference and have fun. We’re part of Yum! Brands, Inc.—collaborating across the world with our sister brands, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and The Habit Burger Grill. KFC Pan Europe has three business units: Western Europe, Central & Eastern Europe and France. With more than 30 official languages in 150 different franchises, connecting with us is easier than ever. If you really want to do the math, we’ve also got 2,200 restaurants in 40 countries. Either way, we keep it original. For us, the future is all about connecting food traditions and tomorrow’s technology to innovate customer experiences, our global brand and the best fried chicken you’ve ever tasted. We exist to feed people’s potential, valuing personal development and an inclusive culture. This also means having a keen social purpose and investing in mentorship, upskilling and food security. Creating opportunities for the most underserved and vulnerable groups in our communities helps grow new roots and strengthen bonds. We want our people to be their best selves. So, we invest in skills, resources and each other. At our Pan Europe Academy, we develop leadership and train all levels of restaurant and corporate employees. From Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to Individual Development Plans, we build meaningful careers that have real impact. The bottom line? We bring it. Curious? We hope so. Bring your spark, your spice and your original story. At KFC Pan Europe, we’re grounded in winning, celebrating, recognizing, welcoming and belonging. We've got a big table. You have a seat at it.

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
65.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$64.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
7.5%
Direct
65.5%
Referral
21.9%
Social
3.9%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~58

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (5% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
11