Creative Account/Project Manager

About Athena 

Athena is a marketing consultancy where great ideas take flight. With a blend of strategic thinking, creative vision, and hands-on execution, we partner with organizations looking to transform their presence, reputation, and performance. For over ten years, we’ve delivered business insights, marketing strategies, and brand activations for leading organizations in industries ranging from telecommunications to major league sports. 

Our people make Athena, Athena. As a 2025 Philadelphia Inquirer Top Workplace, we take pride in fostering a work environment where passion meets excellence. Our people are solutions-oriented individuals who eagerly roll up their sleeves to make work that works while sharing a couple of laughs along the way.  

Creative Account Manager (Hybrid AM/PM Role)
We’re looking for an Account Manager with strong creative project management chops to support our automotive client. This hybrid AM/PM role will serve as the strategic and operational link between our creative team and clients.

This is a true hybrid role: part client partner, part project owner. You’ll build trusted relationships, own timelines and scopes, and collaborate closely with creative, strategy, print, and photo/video teams to bring campaigns and initiatives to life.

What you’ll be responsible for: 

Client Partnership & Communication

• Act as day-to-day point of contact for client stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships across the client organization to develop a deep understanding of internal structures, workflows, and stakeholders.
• Guide clients through the creative process, from kickoff to final delivery, with confidence and clarity.
• Clearly communicate project updates, milestones, and blockers, and proactively offer solutions.

Project & Timeline Ownership

• Manage end-to-end timelines for projects, collaborating across account, creative, and marketing leadership.
• Project management of design, photo/video, and print projects, including setting timelines, managing feedback with clients and creatives, and preparing budgets.
• Develop project plans, status updates, scopes of work, and staffing plans.

Resourcing & Team Coordination

• Partner with creative leadership to assign team members based on availability and skill set.
• Craft clear creative briefs with deliverables, timelines, and brand requirements based on requests and inputs from client team.
• Monitor bandwidth and flag resourcing needs or risks early.

Quality Assurance & Delivery

• Act as a brand steward, develop a knowledge of brand standards, organizational nuances, and business priorities to proactively catch inconsistencies, address gaps, and ensure every deliverable aligns with expectations and intent.
• Ensure all deliverables are reviewed, approved, and delivered on time.
• Manage asset handoff to appropriate teams (e.g., web, marketing, print).
• Coordinate stakeholder feedback and ensure alignment on revisions and final output.

The skills and experience you should have: 

• 5+ years of experience in client services, creative project management, or production within an agency or brand setting.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Familiarity with creative and production workflows, from digital and print to video and social.
• Excellent organizational skills with a sharp eye for detail.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

It's a plus if you have:

• Energy, a sense of humor, and an open and curious mind.
• Expert-level knowledge of Adobe Workfront or equivalent tools.
• Solid grammar, editing, and proofreading capabilities.
• The ability to think strategically and conceptualize creatively.
• An eye for what’s trending, what’s great work - and the difference between the two.
• A demonstrated ability to prioritize and juggle competing needs across teams.

• Medical/Dental benefits including of 1K Health Reimbursement Account
• Matching 401K
• Generous PTO policy
• Substantial Parental Leave Policy
• Hybrid Work Environment (3-4 days on-site in Camden, NJ)
  

Curious about your career path at Athena? This role is within a rapidly growing creative department and the right candidate can excel, produce great work, and have an immediate impact on Athena’s creative product culture and growth.

Oh, and our application process is open, easy, as transparent as we can make it, and painless. We need team members like you to join us! Let’s get started.

Athena is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at 866.299.6040.