Project Manager - Marketing

About the position

Wintrust is hiring a Marketing Project Manager to work alongside our in-house team of marketing professionals, helping them implement successful marketing campaigns and reach key project goals. The Marketing Project Manager combines their understanding of marketing trends with strong organizational and people management skills to ensure all marketing initiatives are delivered on time, within budget, and meet business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership to lead and monitor marketing project progress from initiation to completion.
• Collaborate with marketing, creative, and IT teams to create and manage strategic project plans, timelines, and processes.
• Conduct meetings with marketing, creative, and IT teams and key business stakeholders to identify and translate business requirements into solutions and projects.
• Obtain and compile all necessary project and production specifications and requirements at the onset of the project.
• Strategically assign creative team members to projects based on role, availability, and LOB experience.
• Track key project milestones, anticipate project needs, and head off risk.
• Manage changes in project scope to adjust project plans and/or resources as needed.
• Escalate risks to team leadership while proactively working to resolve them and propose alternatives.
• Assure quality of creative materials prior to sharing with stakeholders.
• Proactively communicate project status, project milestones, and obstacles to team leadership on a regular basis.
• Manage project requests through our project management software.
• Act as liaison between the Marketing department and internal and external vendor partners to oversee the workflow of print, email, website, digital, and other projects.
• Lead weekly status meetings with marketing and business stakeholders on current and upcoming projects.
• Monitor and evaluate project outcomes against goals, providing post-project analysis and recommendations.
• Manage project budget and completion/spend rate throughout project lifecycle.
• Manage time allocation reports to track time spent on projects across stakeholders.

Requirements

• 3+ years professional work experience in marketing project management.
• Able to self-manage and prioritize daily work with limited direction.
• Deadline-driven, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Exceptional organizational skills and a strong attention to detail.
• Clear and concise oral and written communicator.
• Ability to use creative thinking to identify and solve problems.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively between different disciplines.
• Experience working collaboratively with marketing, creative, and IT/technology teams.
• Experience with project management software such as Workfront, Jira, or Smartsheet is required.

Nice-to-haves

• PMP certification or some level of formal training in PMI or other project management methodologies.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment
• Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Transportation and Commuting Benefits
• Banking Benefits
• Pet Insurance