Marketing Project Manager

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For moreInformation, Please Seehttps://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/13379075**What You Will Be Doing**Under the direct supervision of the Senior Director of MarketingCommunications, this role serves as the Marketing Project Manager forMarketing and Strategic Communications (MSC). This position owns anddirects project management processes, ensuring collaboration andefficiency for all MSC projects and campaigns. This person also managesprojects and campaigns for specified ministry partners.**Essential Functions**Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals withdisabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.* Responsible for documentation, optimization, and implementation ofefficient and clear MSC process workflows for projects/campaignsacross all MSC teams. Teams include Creative Services, DigitalMarketing, Strategic Communications, Business Intelligence, andStrategic Marketing teams. Evaluate annually with the MSC team theeffectiveness of current processes and update as needed. Serve as administrator and manager of project management software,Workamajig, ensuring database is up-to-date and effective, includingbut not limited to creating and maintaining staff and ministrypartner profiles, job templates, project request forms, departmentand team lists, and identifying and running reports for operationaleffectiveness. Train all staff members who manage projects/campaigns in MSCprocesses, as well as the use of Workamajig and any other tools MSCutilizes for project/campaign management, including but not limitedto the MSC server, Litmus, Optimizely, Canto, and Teams. Leading monthly meetings with each main ministry partner and the MSCteam, gleaning updates from our ministry partners in terms of theirperformance metrics and upcoming projects or campaigns and providingspace for collaborative and innovative discussions. Ensure all projects/campaigns are managed according to MSCprocesses, connecting with staff who manage project/campaigns asneeded to coach and give feedback on process alignment. Serve as project manager for MSC corporate needs and with ministrypartners such as Alumni Association, and other departments withinMoody. This work includes printed programs, landing pages, emailcampaigns, digital marketing campaigns, social media campaigns,directional and promotional signs, and attendee surveys. Engage with ministry partners throughout a project/campaign,indicating schedule/deadline probability, giving cost estimates,scheduling joint meetings with ministry partners and MSC staffas needed, advocating for the MBI brand, routing drafts andconcepts, and negotiating with ministry partners on projectspecifics. Utilize MSCs project management software, Workamajig, to intake,plan, and monitor a project/campaign throughout its lifecycle.This includes opening projects, gathering assets, creatingschedules, monitoring completion of tasks by MSC team, ensuringthe most up-to-date information is available. Connect with social, creative, and digital marketing teamsthroughout a project/ campaign, communicating scope and updates,measuring and assessing schedule/deadline probability with teamsupervisors and individuals, obtaining cost estimates,scheduling joint meetings with ministry partners and MSC staffas needed, and negotiating project specifics. Cultivate on-going trusted relationships by ensuring clear andconsistent communication, utilizing a tone of collaborativeassertiveness in all communications. With the goal of exceeding expectations, inform the Sr. Director fMarketing Communications of successes, failures, communicationhurdles, and recommend solutions when appropriate. Seek out and recommend opportunities for professional growth. Perform other duties as assigned.