Senior Specialist, Project Managment & Sponsorships

Paylocity • Remote, OR

403d • $87,000 - $107,000

About The Position

Paylocity is seeking a highly organized and results-driven Senior Specialist, Project Management & Sponsorships to join our dynamic creative team. This role focuses on vetting, managing, and assigning creative project and sponsorship opportunities, ensuring their seamless execution and alignment with strategic objectives. The position requires a motivated self-starter with a passion for collaboration, attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in sponsorship management, project management, or a related role.
• Proven track record of successfully managing partnerships and complex projects.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing sponsorships for B2B organizations.
• Familiarity with sponsorships, internal creative agency processes and logistics management.
• Knowledge of project management best practices and tools.
• Strong understanding of branding principles and marketing strategies.
• Ability to create compelling presentations and reports for stakeholders.
• Experience with digital and social media activations tied to sponsorships.
• Understanding of the human capital management (HCM) industry is a plus.
• Knowledge of project management tool Wrike is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and execute detailed project plans for sponsorships and other creative initiatives, tracking progress, managing deadlines, and mitigating risks.
• Oversee logistics related to sponsorships, including activations, VIP experiences, and branded materials.
• Manage creative deliverables for sponsorships, ensuring brand consistency and quality across all assets.
• Flex into a project management role as needed, coordinating tasks across the creative team to ensure successful execution of campaigns and initiatives.
• Create detailed project plans and schedules in Wrike, clearly defining tasks, timelines, milestones, and assignees allocating resources to the correct creative team members with little oversight.
• Ensure project requests and solutions align with the organization's strategic direction and all information given is ready for the creative team to execute.
• Develop project documentation to facilitate sharing of project outcomes and best practices.
• Communicate key project communications to departmental team members on a regular cadence.
• Ability to lead kickoffs, present project plans and lead a team throughout a project.
• Ensure project priorities and solutions align with the organization's strategic direction.
• Ensure projects flow seamlessly and correctly following best practices for accurate reporting.
• Liaise between creative and project requestors as deadlines and resource allocation shifts.
• Demonstrate potential to lead weekly creative workload meetings.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) matching contributions.
• Career development opportunities.
• Annual bonus eligibility.
• Restricted stock unit grant based on individual performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree