Remote within Canada / Sudbury hybrid or in-office

Full time, permanent

About DDP

Design de Plume Inc. is an Indigenously-owned, women-led creative agency with its headquarters in Sudbury, Ontario. We provide these services to governments, not-for-profits, cultural organizations, healthcare, and higher education institutions. DDP seeks to expand its operations both domestically and internationally with a team of dynamic and innovative professionals.

The role:

Design de Plume is looking for a Project Manager who likes bringing order to complex creative work without making the process feel rigid.

You’ll manage a mix of branding, web, print and strategy projects, working directly with clients and a multidisciplinary creative team. We’re looking for someone who stays a few steps ahead: keeping project plans current, spotting risks early, following through on details and making sure everyone knows what’s happening next.

What You’ll Do

- Own multiple creative projects from kickoff through close-out, across branding, web, print and strategy
- Build and actively maintain scopes, workbacks, budgets, project documentation and approvals
- Stay ahead of timelines and dependencies, identifying risks and resolving issues before they become blockers
- Act as the primary client contact, leading meetings, status updates and day-to-day communication
- Translate client needs and feedback into clear, actionable direction for the project team
- Coordinate internal reviews, QA and approvals across disciplines
- Manage changing priorities and scope while keeping clients and internal teams aligned
- Lead retrospectives and contribute to improving how projects are planned and delivered

What You Bring to the Team

- Agency or studio experience:



You understand the pace and complexity of managing multiple client projects, priorities and project teams at once.
- Strong project ownership: You keep scopes, workbacks, budgets and project documentation accurate and current throughout the life of a project.
- A proactive approach: You spot risks before they become problems, follow up without being prompted and make sure loose ends actually get closed.
- Clear, confident communication: You can lead client conversations, translate feedback into actionable next steps and keep the right people informed without over-communicating.
- Comfort with ambiguity: You can take an unclear request or changing requirement, ask the right questions and create a practical path forward.
- Sound judgement: You know when to solve something independently, when to involve the project team and when an issue needs to be escalated.
- Collaborative instincts: You can work effectively with designers, developers, clients and other contributors while keeping responsibilities and expectations clear.
- Curiosity and adaptability: You’re open to learning across cultures and disciplines and comfortable adjusting your approach when a project calls for it.

Compensation & Benefits at DDP:

- $60,000 / year salary
- 2 weeks of holiday (plus paid closure between Christmas & New Years)
- 4 paid personal days / year
- Extended health & dental benefits as well as RRSP-matching after 6 months of employment
- Professional development allowance (training, certifications, etc)

The Details:

- Full-time, permanent
- Probation period of 6 months
- Candidates must currently reside in Canada
- Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm ET
- While our hours follow Eastern Time, we offer flexibility for team members in other time zones to modify their schedules to maintain effective overlap and work-life balance.

📌 Project manager (Ontario)
🏢 De Plume
📍 Ontario