Jeanette Marie Chavez: Creative Project Manager in Buena Park , CA
Work experience
AbbVie
Creative Project Manager | 01/2024 - 12/2024
Project Manager II Interactive Contract Remote
• Created and managed advanced content for Botox training programs, including visually dynamic instructional guides, video tutorials, 3D infographics, and job aids for health care providers, physicians and patients with Cervical Dystonia and Adult Spasticity.
• Responsible for the design of high-impact visual materials for presentations, learning apps, animated videos, and detailed infographics simplifying complex concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences while ensuring creative outputs aligned with best practices and platform requirements.
• Managed multiple digital interactive projects simultaneously, liaising between marketing, tech/dev, cross-functional team, creative copy and design teams while developing timelines, schedules, and tracking approved estimates using Smartsheet and Advantage.
• Produced comprehensive job summaries, SOW, and detailed schedules while leading production-related meetings for interactive projects.
• Ensured on-time project execution with a strong understanding of digital marketing principles, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, on-target performance, and project accuracy.
• Managed website design, video production, emails, and social media, providing daily direction and ensuring smooth execution of changes.
• Led the routing process in Workfront ProofHQ; dynamically audit reviewers list at each stage to identify and resolve potential issues before they impact the creative team and business.
• Navigated and prepared all jobs to be processed through the regulatory Veeva process, ensuring they are ready for Veeva/MRP review.
• Managed interactive resources across studio, programming, and creative leads. Created estimates, timelines and entered them in Advantage.
Wunderman Thompson
Creative Project Manager | 06/2022 - 06/2023
• Held direct accountability for the success of digital integrated campaigns for DR across Hulu, Disney, and ESPN within their portfolio.
• Managed and coordinated cross-functional teams to deliver multifaceted media assets according to the Statement of Work (SOW).
• Instrumental in client relationship management, collaborating closely with the marketing team to ensure project progress and goals were met.
• Reviewed and analyzed project scope, managing client expectations for campaigns with video, web, emails, and social media.
• Led cross-functional teams throughout the project lifecycle, from initial kickoff with management of assets for key art, video, animated gifs, emails, ensured correct specs and hex codes for final deployment.
• Oversaw multiple high-volume campaigns and engagements concurrently, managing production resources and project scope. Identified roadblocks and resolved issues to ensure all deadlines were met.
• Identified risks and escalated them to the appropriate team members and stakeholders.
• Tracked and reviewed team utilization, adjusting forecast hours using Jira, Kanban boards, Tracker, Agile methodology, Workday (PMO financial reports), and Airtable for client and CRM programs.
• Maintained strong ownership of production and projects, ensuring delivery dates were met to maximize revenue potential.
• Led all creative processes, driving workflow improvements and updating SOP for efficiency.
• Collaborated with team leads to provide strategic input at all stages of business and project development.
KERN Agency
Creative Project Manager | 09/2021 - 12/2021
Creative Project Manager Consultant
Global multi-level marketing, branding, creative agency with fortune 500 clients.
• Responsible for managing workload and teams to implement and execute marketing and branding messaging for creative campaigns by managing project plans, timelines, identifying project dependencies. Liaising with creative services, clients, agencies teams, offsite staff
and Studio on creative requirements, photography, design and production. Worked remotely using Workfront HQ Proof, MS Teams and DAM.
• Client services project management best practices for marketing, branding, and strategy to creative development throughout production.
• Directed team, managed and communicated updated details from start to completion, develop de-briefing documents for future improvements.
• Resourceful highly organized and proactive leader who managed expectations, coordinated input from cross functional teams, client leads and executives, and ensure projects are completed and delivered on time and within budget.
Canyon Design Group
Production Manager Photographer | 03/2019 - 12/2019
Creative Production Manager Photographer
• Photographed creative conceptual products, packaging and prototype in Studio.
• Effectively communicated project expectations to cross functional team and stakeholders as the project evolved.
• Identify, drive, and track resolution of issues and elevate risks to meet project launches and secured stakeholders approval.
• Proactively managed changes and project scope, identified potential challenges, and devised contingency plans.
• Maintained high communication with stakeholders, Art Directors, designers, Account Executives and marketing team.
• Production manager for print production design team producing trade ads, OOH signage, billboards, bus wraps, movie posters, and packaging.
UCI Health Communications & Marketing
Creative Project Manager Branding Analyst | 05/2018 - 12/2018
• Oversee, Project Manage all multi facet media assets, signage, digital creative for promotion of Ducks 25th anniversary and partnership with UCI Health within and around the Honda Center, print ads, OOH, and digital/social media.
• Work with Assistant Director, Internal Communications, execute on the integrated communications plan supporting UCI Health’s brand refresh and launch.
• Primary contact for internal stakeholders and vendors during launch and post implementation.
• Ensure brand consistency across UCI Health products, collateral, apparel and promotional materials.
• Support the launch of the brand central website and create the overall timeline for the delivery of assets and updated marketing materials, and keep the marketing team moving toward deadlines working within Workfront program.
• Manage projects by tracking daily activities and a variety of tactics with an eye for consistent messaging.
• Process-oriented and organized, prioritize, and multi-task when conducting
R360
Creative Project Manager | 01/2017 - 12/2017
• Supervise, manage, and approved all digital web, social media, print, 3D floor plans and rendering from conception to completion.
• Serving as point of contact for maintaining high communication between cross functional departments, vendors and across the agency throughout the whole lifecycle of design of projects.
• Supervise, manage, and approve all website design consists of template flips and custom website design and to collaborate with developers to build website, and populate with content to ensure projects are delivered on time.
• Oversee and manage 3D floor plans and renderings that are outsourced to vendor.
• Ensure the design quality meets Resident360 and clients objectives and expectations.
• Manage the design team, website PM, and web developers to ensure all team members understand the SOW and deliver and complete projects on time according to timelines and schedule.
• Establish a process for managing client support for websites on recurring r
CDM/ByGeorge!
Production Manager Photographer | 08/2015 - 05/2016
• Oversee simultaneously multi-facet marketing, media, PR, social and graphic operations for campaigns for Johnny Rocket’s National and International projects utilizing Basecamp.
• QA files using Adobe CS, implemented convention of file naming, versioning. Managed and oversee project archival of all working files, assets, and branding guides. Utilized Project Management tools and methodologies. Photographed products, prototype and packaging.
• Responsible for managing and creating scheduling, delegating workload to designers, and oversee multiple projects from creative concept development, through execution to completion of consumer marketing collateral, including print, digital, website and electronic applications.
• QC/QA files using Adobe CS6, implement convention of file naming, versioning. Manage and oversee project archival of all working files, assets, and branding guides.
• Drive the project deliverables every step of the way, managing strict deadlines within the fast paced dynamic environment that demands high quality, creativity, consistency and attention to the smallest of details.
• Communicate ongoing project/campaign changes including tasks, deliverables, change of priorities, set and continually managed project expectations wi
Apex Performance
Project Manager Communications | 11/2014 - 07/2015
• Lead multi-facet programs and part of event teams, responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the completion of consumer communications and marketing collateral; including print, multimedia, website and electronic applications.
• Drive the project deliverables every step of the way, managing strict deadlines within the fast paced dynamic environment that demanded high quality, creativity, consistency and attention to the smallest of details.
• Manage projects from concept through execution.
• Deliver program and deliverables according to company objectives and client expectations.
• Maintain project plans, manage project dependencies, and track completion of deliverables.
• Communicate ongoing program changes including tasks, deliverables, and priorities change, set and continually managed project expectations with team members and stakeholders.
• Create and facilitate meeting agendas, capture meeting notes and lead meetings.
• Develop and distributed weekly status rep
Rubin Postaer & Associates
Project Manager | 11/2014 - 02/2015
• Utilizing my Project Management skills, tools and methodologies while overseeing and managing digital, print, broadcast TV and radio campaigns.
• Implementation, execution and maintenance of project schedules that identify key milestones, project dependencies and resources.
• Overseeing all creative assets throughout the creative development process, throughout production to final launch date.
• Maintain high communication and interpersonal skills with Creative, Production, Management and Marketing team.
• Traffic Broadcast TV spots, Billboard and copy to network/stations.
O' Leary & Partners
Production Manager | 08/2014 - 08/2014
Production Manager Contract
• Ensured the timely and orderly work flow of all projects between the Account, Creative, Media and Copy Writers and cross functional departments.
• Contacted vendors for price quotes, new color proofs and printed samples for all current projects.
• Create and managed estimates, PO’s, invoices and timelines/schedules for all jobs in progress and monitor for potential delays.
• Review and approved color proofs and markup proofs for revisions and color correction/retouching if needed.
http://www.adagency.com/
Schawk!
Studio Traffic Manager | 02/2014 - 03/2014
Studio Traffic Manager Contract
• Created and updated spreadsheets, project tracking, presentations, and used workflow software.
• Ensured efficient management of the creative-production workflow for every in-house projects.
• Team focus on resource allocation, schedule facilitation, workload balance.
• Asset management maintained proper timelines and team rosters for all projects, keeping them current and readily available to all parties. ?
• Administer workload system, maintaining accurate project data for 95-100 concurrent projects.
• Ensured the Senior Manager had immediate access to accurate project and workload information at all times.
• Managed Studio Production meetings with updated schedules and allocated workload to graphic Production and Designers.
Gap Inc.
Studio Traffic Manager | 06/2013 - 07/2013
Studio Traffic Manager Contract
• Created and updated spreadsheets, project tracking, presentations, and used workflow software.
• Ensured efficient management of the creative-production workflow for every in-house projects.
• Collaborated with all relevant marketing functions to facilitate seamless execution and creative excellence.
• Team focus on resource allocation, schedule facilitation, workload balance, and change management.
• Asset management maintained proper timelines and team rosters for all projects, keeping them current and readily available to all parties.
• Opened projects in Fast Track and created job jackets, master schedule, status reports.
• Managed and publish production meetings through Outlook, ensure proxies are assigned and announced when necessary.
• Administer workload system, maintaining accurate project data for 100-200 concurrent projects.
• Partnered with the Senior Manager's to maintain data integrity and proactively solved problems as they occurred.
• Ensured the Senior Manager had immediate access to accurate project and workload information at all times.
http://www.gapinc.com/content/gapinc/html.html
Kelley Blue Book
Interactive Producer Freelance Contract | 04/2013 - 04/2013
• Produced custom advertiser campaigns from insertion order through launch and post-launch tracking and reporting.
• Created production timelines and manage workflow for internal teams, as well as agency asset collection and approvals.
• Ensured high quality campaigns by working with internal creative and development teams, vendors, and agencies to align with ad specifications, product vision, and advertiser goals
• Represent Creative team for custom campaigns, participating in calls with media and creative agencies to understand advertiser goals and communicate creative ideas and technical project scope.
• Served as liaison between creative/technical resources and product marketing/sales on sold custom campaigns.
• Provided pre-sales support by brainstorming content, estimating costs, suggesting scope, and scheduling design resources for sales comps.
• Improve creative workflow processes, establishing and documenting best practices.
• Establishes and negotiate new vendor relationships as needed.
• Experienced with digital advertising creative and production, rich media, ad serving and ad management technologies, web and mobile design and development, and social network integration.
• Executed strong project management skills with high attention to detail, ability to lead cross-functional teams and external creative/technology resources and hold teams to success metrics and high quality standards.
• Problem-solver attitude and ability to drive successful outcomes in high intensity, quick turn-around environment.
• Demonstrated ability to execute complex projects with minimal guidance.
• Maintained strong sense of project ownership and ability to follow through with delivery dates to maximize revenue potential.
• Effective and diplomatic communicator to manage project scope with advertisers and keep project on schedule for live date.
• Experienced with content management systems.

FUSE Interactive
Media Project Traffic Manager | 06/2012 - 11/2012
• Ensured correct specifications for all magazine publication ads and promotional print projects and Broadcast TV.
• Released final files to magazine ad portals and FTP sites and sent out confirmations to AE’s, Media Buyer and client.
• Uploaded and downloaded files to FTP sites and organized archiving of creative files and schedules on servers.
• Responsible for overseeing all Video (sizzle, pre-roll) Broadcast TV spots, digital creative for website micro sites, expandable banners, Social Media (Facebook, Twitter) and print materials for magazine, NP, and OOH for Kawasaki account.
• Maintained a high correspondence with Client from start of creative brief to final completion. Kept client and internal team informed of status of current and on going projects and kept a high communication with third party vendors and onsite/offsite creative team.
• Managed client estimates and project budget, Studio and vendor invoices, PO’s and approved final billing report.
• Created and distributed Traffic instructions and creative files to networks and routed final cuts with substantiation of claims and legal documentation required for network S&P final clearance for all new creative TV spots.
Fuse Interactive
www.gofuse.com
OMD Omnicom Media Group
Studio Project Manager Photographer | 07/2008 - 01/2012
Studio Broadcast Traffic Project Manager Staff:
• Create Timeline/Schedule that are implemented for new creative TV spot(s) for Coty client and creative agency.
• Studio Photographer for company PR events, featured employee speaker at conventions, shoot creative for client presentations for New Business Development presentations (Chobani).
• Obtain quotes from vendors, created new estimates, PO’s, invoices and approve final billing.
• Assign new job number and ISCI code to new TV creative for Trafficking, Clearance and billing.
• Traffic TV spot low-res QuickTime file to all networks for clearance with legal documentation containing substantiation of claims, Producer’s signed affidavit with storyboard/script.
• Submit clearance report to client and creative agency if there are restrictions and revisions needed for substantiation of claims and/or commercial content, advise TV edits, NTSC specs/safety for final clearance.
• Expedite uploading/download of files from FTP site. Responsible for archiving all TV creative.
• Manage QC and format of digital files, high res art, logo’s, tags and TV billboards.
• Upon receiving all network clearance approval for the final cut and legal documentation, release the final high res digital file or tape to the vendor and authorize vendor duplication and distribution.
• Distribute Traffic Instructions to all networks with client brand/product and creative name of spot, ISCI code, date of air and network program with unit(s).
• Send VO talent samples to client for VO selection for recording of TV spot in Studio.
• Contact signatory for SAG/AFTRA contract for VO recording and talent residuals.
• Coordinate contract agreement with VO agent and of signing contract for signatory, and book recording date.
• Maintain high correspondence with clients, TV networks for Traffic and Clearance, and vendors to meet air dates.
• Scout and book Designers, Animation and Video Editors base on workload, creative demand of delivery and execution.
Pride Magazine
Photographer | 01/1993 - 01/2007
Professional Photographer in Studio and on location.