Sr Associate, Project Management - Creative

The Opportunity:  Mattel’s Brand Creative team is looking for a highly organized and proactive Sr. Associate, Project Management to help bring the Mattel Masterbrand to life. Sitting at the center of a growing portfolio of Masterbrand initiatives, this role will help connect Creative, Marketing, Global Brand Teams, internal stakeholders, agencies, production partners, and vendors to keep work moving from brief through final delivery. The ideal candidate understands how great creative work gets made and loves creating the structure that allows teams to do their best work. You’ll manage timelines, workflows, budgets, approvals, deliverables, and day-to-day project communication across multiple concurrent initiatives, while helping the team navigate an evolving and fast-paced business. What Your Impact Will Be:  Masterbrand Project Management Manage day-to-day project workflows from kickoff through final delivery across Mattel Masterbrand initiatives. Support projects spanning brand identity and design systems, global campaigns, social and digital content, partnerships, experiential activations, events, internal brand initiatives, presentations, toolkits, and brand guidelines. Translate briefs and project needs into clear timelines, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and approval paths. Keep projects moving across multiple stakeholders and workstreams, proactively identifying risks, gaps, and next steps. Help ensure Masterbrand work is delivered at a consistently high level, on time and on budget. Cross-Functional Coordination Partner closely with Brand Creative and Marketing to understand project objectives, priorities, and deliverables. Coordinate across Global Brand Teams and key Mattel functions to support initiatives that bring together the Mattel Masterbrand and its portfolio of iconic brands. Serve as a day-to-day project contact for internal teams, external agencies, freelancers, production partners, and vendors. Help create clarity and accountability across complex projects with multiple stakeholders and decision-makers. Maintain clear project status reporting and communicate priorities, timing, risks, and next steps to the broader team. Creative Workflow & Operations Manage project intake and setup within Adobe Workfront or similar project management tools. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, status dashboards, and trackers. Coordinate creative reviews and consolidate feedback and approvals throughout the development process. Manage Legal, Standards & Practices, and other required approval workflows. Partner with Account Management, Production, and Operations to ensure teams are appropriately briefed, scoped, and resourced. Help prioritize concurrent Masterbrand initiatives as business needs evolve. Identify opportunities to simplify workflows, improve communication, and create greater visibility across the team. Budget, Scope & Resourcing Support project budgets, estimates,…