Marketing Project Manager at Kforce

Marketing Project Manager (Remote)

• Location: Orlando, FL
• Job Type: Contract
• Compensation: Competitive
• JobID: 1972901-EQG

Description

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Marketing Project Manager to join their team. This person can be local to Orlando, FL or Remote but working east coast hours.

Duties Include:

• Marketing Project Manager will manage all client campaigns through the project lifecycle, including scoping projects and timelines, creating estimates, as well as managing budgets and work-back schedules
• Facilitate consistent communication between the agency’s Creative, Project Management and Account Management teams, assuring the on-time delivery of all client campaigns to ensure they remain on-budget, on-time, and on-quality (tactical)
• The Project Manager works closely with vendors/contractors assigned to their campaigns, managing them within scope and budget, as well as assuring their elements are executed on-quality (tactical) and on-time in support of the overarching campaign deliverables
• An effective problem solver on a day-to-day basis, the Project Manager must be adept at anticipating problems and recognizing opportunities to realize efficiencies and minimize scope creep and budget waste

Project Lifecycle Management:

• Leads Project kickoff, presenting key deliverables, initial Spec Sheets, timelines + budgets
• Monitors project budgets + schedules daily
• Catches project scope creep
• PM will be accountable for staying within agreed upon budget and informing all parties of any changes to scope/assumptions/issues that arise
• Manages + updates project work-back schedules
• Identifies and proactively resolves any deliverables that might fall behind schedule
• PM manages tactical quality of all client partner deliverables (specs)
• Ensures smooth handoff of deliverables from Creative Services to IMCD and IT departments

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university required; Preferred degree disciplines: Marketing, Communications, Marketing/Mass Communications, Advertising, Project Management, Business, Organizational Management, Graphic Design, Art Design
• Not required, but PMP or any other Project Management certifications a plus
• Preferred candidates will have 5+ years of experience in corporate environment with focus on developing marketing and advertising messaging strategies and overseeing tactical execution
• Preferable experience managing/overseeing at least 1 or more direct reports
• Experience with in-house creative agency or marketing/advertising is strongly preferred; Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with project management workflow software (Workamajig, Basecamp, Workfront, MS Project, etc.) a plus, Workamajig/WorkFront strongly preferred
• Proficiency or working knowledge of MAC OS and Adobe Creative Suite also a plus, but not required
• Candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite programs, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Strong understanding and proven experience with creative workflows for print, video & digital production required