Project Manager 1

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints•Salt Lake, UT

10d

About The Position

This project management position is assigned to the broadcast and video division within the Publishing Services department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The role manages low- to mid-complexity broadcast and video projects requested by sponsoring departments across the organization through the full project life cycle: initiation, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. The Project Manager partners with others to find and create solutions, fosters trust and unity, builds on team members’ strengths and ideas, and delivers effective, timely communication. The role clarifies and communicates project objectives and goals, organizes resources, owns project-level scope, schedule, and budget, and ensures projects follow applicable Church processes and policies. It specializes in broadcast and video project requests and coordinates with production teams across the department to support deliverable handoffs and projects end to end.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
At least 3 years of work experience in a related field, preferably project management or project coordination.
Ability to manage project scope, schedule, and budget for low- to mid-complexity projects, often requiring language production across a small set of commonly used languages.
Proficiency in a project management system such as WorkFront.
Ability to manage and communicate with cross-functional team members.

Nice To Haves

Actively pursuing PMP certification or another project management certification recognized in specific industries.

Responsibilities

Understand, coordinate, and manage client and resource team expectations.
Plan, direct, manage, monitor, control, and close small- to medium-complexity projects.
Use standard processes to ensure projects include all and only the work required for successful completion.
Use standard processes to ensure timely project completion.
Use standard processes to keep projects within the approved budget.
Use standard processes to ensure projects satisfy the needs for which they were undertaken.
Use personal skills and standard processes to make effective use of the project team.
Ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, dissemination, storage, and disposition of project information; provide links among people, ideas, and information needed for success.
Use standard processes to identify, analyze, and respond to project risks.
Use standard processes to acquire goods and services from providers.
Coordinate with production teams across the department to facilitate deliverable handoffs and ensure end-to-end project support.
Manage and communicate with cross-functional team members.
Ensure projects adhere to applicable Church processes and policies.