Marketing Project Manager

About the position

The Marketing Project Manager is a highly organized, savvy, energetic candidate that is proactive and fast learning, with proven experience managing project flow. The Marketing Project Manager will possess a proven ability to think strategically about the requirements for each project and will be able to independently research and acquire various elements or missing details. The Marketing Project Manager must have experience working within a cross-functional environment and with multiple teams including marketing, product, and technology teams. Candidate must also be able to communicate with Sr. Managers and Directors within Marketing.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the creative project plans.
• Identify and track the flow of tasks between the creative team and internal clients; includes handholding the project through each phase of and reporting status.
• Monitor intermediate and long-term deadlines and key milestones to ensure timely execution.
• Responsible for asking the right questions tailored to the target audiences; working with Manager to identify/clarify goals/objective of creative deliverable, and approvers who will be involved in reviews.
• Drive and participate in kickoff and follow-up meetings.
• Research outstanding questions, get content decisions, and gather missing information from creative, marketing, and merchandising groups to ensure accurate scope, requirements, and deadlines prior to design team's engagement.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written - with a comfort level of communicating with senior leadership.
• Knowledgeable in project management foundations and experience managing complex projects with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Background in marketing environment is a plus.
• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Nice-to-haves

• No additional education.
• No additional years of experience.