Project Manager

StrataTech Education Group•Phoenix, AZ

14d•Onsite

About The Position

We're looking for a Project Manager to be the operational backbone of our marketing team. This is the person who keeps everything moving. They’re the one the team relies on to know what's due, what's blocked, and what's next. You'll own how we run work in Wrike, act as the connective interface across a cross-functional team, and manage the commitments and follow-ups that keep our agency partnerships on track and accountable. This role reports directly to the Senior Marketing Operations Manager. It's an individual contributor position today, with a clear path to lead as the team and function grow. If you take pride in being the dependable center of gravity for a team, the person who turns ambiguity into a plan and makes sure nothing falls through the cracks, this is your role.

Requirements

4–7 years of project or program management experience, ideally within marketing, creative, or agency environments.
Hands-on expertise with a project/work management platform — Wrike strongly preferred; deep experience in a comparable tool (Asana, Monday.com, Smartsheet, etc.) with willingness to master Wrike is welcome.
A track record of managing multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders without losing the thread.
Experience coordinating with or managing external agency/vendor relationships, including tracking deliverables and driving accountability.
Exceptional organization, attention to detail, and follow-through — you're the person others trust to remember and close the loop.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills; you can hold people to commitments while keeping relationships strong.
Comfort operating with autonomy in a fast-moving environment, and the judgment to know when to escalate.

Nice To Haves

PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, or comparable certification.
Experience in education, regulated, or multi-location/multi-brand environments.
Familiarity with marketing functions (creative production, digital/paid media, web) enough to speak the team's language.
Interest in growing into a team lead as the function scales.

Responsibilities

Own project and work management in Wrike (or comparable platform): building and maintaining project plans, timelines, task structures, and dashboards that give the team and leadership clear visibility.
Keep projects on schedule by tracking dependencies, flagging risks early, and driving toward deadlines rather than reporting on missed ones.
Establish and refine the workflows, intake processes, and status rhythms that keep a busy team organized and accountable.
Serve as the central point of coordination across marketing disciplines, creative, digital, operations, and campus stakeholders, translating priorities into clear owners, timelines, and next steps.
Run status meetings, stand-ups, and reviews that are tight, useful, and action-oriented.
Anticipate cross-team needs and unblock work before it stalls, keeping information flowing in every direction.
Own the operational side of agency partner relationships: tracking scopes, deliverables, deadlines, and open items across multiple vendors.
Hold partners accountable to their commitments and drive follow-ups to closure so nothing lingers.
Maintain a clear, current view of what's owed, by whom, and when — and surface it proactively.
Turn ambiguous requests into structured plans with clear scope, milestones, and success criteria.
Maintain documentation, trackers, and reporting that keep leadership informed without the team chasing status.
Continuously improve how the team works — spotting friction and building lightweight process that scales.
Own asset management, ensuring that all delivered assets are properly stored in the DAM, allowing full visibility for in-market creative