Associate Project Manager

Associate Project Manager

Staples is business to business. You're what binds us together.

Join Staples as an Associate Project Manager and play a key role in bringing marketing campaigns and creative initiatives to life. In this position, you'll partner with marketing, design, production, and business teams to ensure projects are delivered on strategy, on time, on budget, and on brand. You'll serve as a trusted partner throughout the project lifecycle, coordinating resources, managing timelines, and helping deliver impactful creative solutions that support business objectives. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organized professional who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and is passionate about project management and creative execution.

What you'll be doing:

• Create clear, concise, and comprehensive creative briefs and project work orders to support successful project execution.
• Manage multiple creative projects simultaneously, ensuring deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and aligned with project requirements.
• Maintain project trackers and monitor project status, milestones, deadlines, budgets, and deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
• Partner with marketing, design, production, and business teams to support the development and execution of creative campaigns and materials.
• Ensure all necessary project information, marketing plans, and supporting documentation are provided to creative teams.
• Facilitate internal creative reviews and provide coordination support throughout the development process.
• Communicate project updates, feedback, and change requests between stakeholders and creative teams while managing expectations.
• Review client and stakeholder requests, evaluate timeline and budget impacts, and recommend alternative solutions when appropriate.
• Ensure all creative deliverables comply with brand standards, legal requirements, regulatory guidelines, and company processes.

What you bring to the table:

• Strong project coordination and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a customer-focused mindset.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and collaborate effectively with stakeholders and cross-functional partners.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Ability to manage timelines, budgets, and project deliverables effectively.
• Understanding of creative development, design, production, and marketing processes.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and support multiple initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify challenges and recommend solutions.
• Commitment to delivering exceptional service and supporting business objectives.

What's needed - Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 1+ years of project coordination, marketing, creative operations, or related experience.
• Experience working in collaborative, cross-functional team environments.
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Ability to adapt to new initiatives and changing business needs.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

What's needed - Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience coordinating creative, marketing, or project-based initiatives.
• Knowledge of project management principles and creative workflow processes.
• Experience using project management platforms and workflow tools.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, Workfront, or similar project management software.
• Understanding of creative development, digital marketing, and production processes.
• Knowledge of B2B and B2C marketing practices.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to balance competing priorities while maintaining quality standards.

We Offer:

• Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
• Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays)
• Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more!

The salary range represents the expected compensation for this role at the time of posting. The specific base pay may be influenced by a variety of factors to include the candidate's experience, skill set, education, business considerations, geography, and internal equity.