Marketing Project Manager

Datasite•Minneapolis, MN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Marketing Project Manager will be responsible for facilitating the growth of the global business via project management of key strategic marketing programs and initiatives, ensuring timely delivery and efficiency. This is an ideal role for someone who can combine creativity with seamless process-driven execution.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in project management or operations, preferably at a creative agency or within marketing, and coordinating the efforts of cross-functional teams
Critical thinking and problem solving to recognize areas in need of improvement
Ability to manage up, work autonomously, and take direction, recognizing when to reach out for support
Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience

Nice To Haves

3 or more years experience with Wrike. Understand complex conditional logic, blueprints/automation, and organization for processes in Wrike
Ability to influence outcomes/timelines at all levels of the organization with confidence
Exceptional skill in self-managing and in maintaining ownership over several projects at once, being the main point of contact for 5+ projects in addition to directing 15-20 projects on an ongoing basis.
Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to positively interact and promote a healthy culture with external and internal stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership
Ability to plan and efficiently manage meetings to clearly articulate purpose and achieve desired results
Ability to meet tight turnarounds and thrive in a fast-paced environment
PMP or CAPM certification preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Serve as project manager on multiple simultaneous region-specific and multi-region marketing campaigns and initiatives
Partner with internal and external resources to ensure the campaign meets visibility, quality, budget, results, and delivery expectations
Enhance/improve Marketing processes and our project management platform’s backend (Wrike)
Understand the business and company’s key objectives to contribute to project success by identifying where and when to push team members forward, prioritize, and execute
Understand marketing team org and roles to ensure proper stakeholder involvement
Manage resource allocation for assigned projects, prioritizing internal resources and providing recommendations on when and how to engage external partners
Develop dashboards and similar tools for the team to tell the marketing program story, helping it learn from efforts while growing planning, prioritization, and execution capabilities, occasional presentations
Align regional and global marketing development and activation calendars
Occasionally work with outside agencies to address marketing project needs related to subject matter expertise, workload/bandwidth, time constraints, etc. in the most timely + cost-effective manner possible