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**3-6 Month Contract \| Potential to Extend** **40 Hours per Week** **Hybrid - Downtown Chicago (Onsite Tuesday-Thursday, Remote Monday and Friday)**Our agency client is seeking a Project Management Director with experience in food packaging, process optimization, and documentation to support one of their high-profile accounts. This engagement will run 3 to 6 months with the potential for extension. **\*\*Experience managing food packaging projects is required for consideration\*\***This is an excellent opportunity for a tech-savvy, strategic project management leader who excels at guiding teams, optimizing processes, and ensuring smooth project delivery.

The Director will oversee a team of 10 project managers and serve as the main point of contact for both internal teams and clients. You will ensure that all projects meet scope, timeline, budget, quality, and margin expectations while supporting a fast-paced environment that delivers more than 200 projects per month. **Responsibilities:**

Responsibilities

Project Management and Information Technology

Industry: IT

Required Skills & Experience

**3-6 Month Contract \| Potential to Extend** **40 Hours per Week** **Hybrid - Downtown Chicago (Onsite Tuesday-Thursday, Remote Monday and Friday)**Our agency client is seeking a Project Management Director with experience in food packaging, process optimization, and documentation to support one of their high-profile accounts.
**\*\*Experience managing food packaging projects is required for consideration\*\***This is an excellent opportunity for a tech-savvy, strategic project management leader who excels at guiding teams, optimizing processes, and ensuring smooth project delivery.
**Responsibilities:** * Lead day-to-day project delivery for a major, high-visibility food packaging account * Develop project scopes, schedules, and budgets in partnership with clients and internal teams * Define project goals and ensure alignment with client vision and business objectives * Own and track project margins and identify optimization opportunities * Mentor and manage a team of 10 project managers * Collaborate closely with designers, strategists, account managers, and cross-functional partners * Serve as the primary client contact for project-related communication, updates, and relationship building * Communicate project milestones, risks, and updates proactively * Partner with the PMO to ensure consistent delivery standards and adherence to organizational processes * Implement PMO best practices and methodologies across all phases of the project lifecycle * Oversee project portfolio planning and ensure alignment with the overall business strategy * Provide accurate reporting, insights, and recommendations to leadership * Drive continuous process improvement and workflow documentation **Requirements** * A background in food packaging or a related industry is required * Strong client-facing experience with the ability to maintain and grow relationships * Proven project leadership and strategic planning skills * Experience leading a team of 10 or more project managers * Highly organized and able to thrive in a fast-paced workflow (200+ projects per month) * Skilled in process optimization and documentation * Tech-savvy, with experience using project management tools (Workfront strongly preferred) In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data.

**Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer** All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Benefits

**Benefits** Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan.

Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws.

Environment

**3-6 Month Contract \| Potential to Extend** **40 Hours per Week** **Hybrid - Downtown Chicago (Onsite Tuesday-Thursday, Remote Monday and Friday)**Our agency client is seeking a Project Management Director with experience in food packaging, process optimization, and documentation to support one of their high-profile accounts. **\*\*Experience managing food packaging projects is required for consideration\*\***This is an excellent opportunity for a tech-savvy, strategic project management leader who excels at guiding teams, optimizing processes, and ensuring smooth project delivery. The Director will oversee a team of 10 project managers and serve as the main point of contact for both internal teams and clients. You will ensure that all projects meet scope, timeline, budget, quality, and margin expectations while supporting a fast-paced environment that delivers more than 200 projects per month.

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