Marketing Project Manager, Intermediate

Location: Marketing Department
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Job ID: 606513
Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Workplace Culture

NAU is a community devoted to student success and sustained by an unshakable commitment to our shared mission, vision, and values. We—faculty, staff, and administrators—thrive by combining our efforts and working side by side to further NAU's culture of excellence.



Job Description

Northern Arizona University is seeking an experienced Marketing Project Manager at our Flagstaff campus location. Working as part of a highly collaborative marketing team, this role will provide project management services to university clients and the marketing department in support of university strategic goals and client objectives. Working within the marketing Project Management Office (PMO), this role: Coordinates project management services for clients and the marketing department to support NAU's strategic goals and enrollment objectives. Manages the scope, timeline, and budget of marketing projects to ensure project success. Coordinates with creative, digital, and client teams to ensure timely delivery that meets university quality and brand standards while achieving project objectives. May support department- or client-level portfolio health monitoring.

Incumbents for this role must possess the underlying aptitude and motivation to work in a fast-paced marketing environment with minimal supervision and high attention to detail. This role requires strong organizational, planning, and meeting facilitation skills, as well as intermediate-level knowledge of project management processes, procedures, and tools.

Project Management - 80%

• Manage single or multi-deliverable marketing-related projects, with minimal oversight.
• Collaborate with marketing colleagues, subject matter experts, and key stakeholders to develop project plan, timeline, risk management, and other key elements for both routine and non-routine projects.
• Coordinate University Marketing creative resources (content, design, digital, photo, video, printing, etc.) to produce project deliverables per the established project plan.
• Follow standard project management methodologies to manage scope, timing, and budget.
• Ensure that projects are completed to specification, within an established time frame and budget.
• Conduct risk analyses and monitor the progress of plans against project milestones and budgets.
• Communicate and update project data to ensure team and management-level access to accurate and timely information.
• Responsible for monitoring a project budget and documenting project expenses.
• Promote and enforce established project workflow processes, procedures, and best practices.
• Coordinate project meetings, such as project kick-off and status review meetings.

Project Management Office Operations -15%

• Document and train others on University Marketing business processes.
• Lead one or more Project Management Office internal initiatives.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives.
• Support Project Management Office reporting requirements.
• May participate in hiring committee(s) for University Marketing job openings.
• Participate in onboarding, mentoring, and training of new team members

Other - 5%

• Provide consulting and support for major institutional initiatives.
• Recommend and contribute to the development of policies and procedures related to marketing services.
• Represent University Marketing on various committees, work groups and employee forums.
• Perform various other duties, as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associates degree.
• 2-4 years of related experience in marketing and/or project management.
• Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Coursework in project management.
• PMI PMP certification.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Knowledge

• Intermediate knowledge of project management methodologies and practices.
• Knowledge of marketing concepts and applications.
• Knowledge of marketing project management best practices.

Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Project and time management skills.
• Strong organizational, planning, meeting facilitation skills.
• Workflow process mapping and analytical skills.
• Collaboration/negotiation/conflict management skills.
• Project management tools (Workfront, Trello, MS Project, etc.) and techniques.
• Preparing reports and summaries.
• Monitoring a project budget and managing project expenses.

Abilities

• Maintains effective working relationships.
• Balances competing priorities.
• Communicates effectively.
• Demonstrates problem solving, organizational, and analytical capabilities.
• Promotes a diverse, inclusive environment.

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement

As of 12/10/21, the Safer Federal Workforce employee vaccination requirement is currently suspended pending the outcome of a federal court-issued injunction. This injunction has suspended the recent executive order issued by President Biden requiring all employees of federal contractors to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. For current status of the vaccine requirement and/or questions, please visit FAQs for Employee Vaccination Requirement.

Background Information

Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history verification and a degree verification (in some cases) prior to employment. You may also be required to complete a fingerprint background check. Additionally, as an employer in the state of Arizona, NAU is required to participate in the federal E-Verify program that assists employers with verifying new employees' right to work in the United States. Finally, each year Northern Arizona University releases an Annual Security Report. The report is a result of a federal law known as the Clery Act. The report includes Clery reportable crime statistics for the three most recent completed calendar years and discloses procedures, practices and programs NAU uses to keep students and employees safe including how to report crimes or other emergencies occurring on campus. In addition, the Fire Safety Report is combined with the Annual Security Report for the NAU Flagstaff Mountain Campus as this campus has on-campus student housing. This report discloses fire safety policies and procedures related to on-campus student housing and statistics for fires that occurred in those facilities. If you would like a free paper copy of the report, please contact the NAUPD Records Department at (928) 523-8884 or by visiting the department at 525 E. Pine Knoll Drive in Flagstaff.

Salary

Salary range begins at $55,000. Annual salary commensurate with candidate's qualifications and related experience.

FLSA Status

This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and therefore will not earn overtime or compensatory time for additional time worked.

Benefits

This is a Classified Staff (CLS) position. NAU offers an excellent benefit package including generous health, dental and vision insurance; participation in the Arizona State Retirement System; paid vacation and 10 holidays per year; and tuition reduction for employees and qualified dependents. More information on benefits at NAU is available on the Human Resources benefits website. Classified Staff employees are in a probationary status for their first six months at NAU. NAU is a tobacco and smoke-free campus. Employees offered a position will be eligible for state health plans (including NAU's BCBS Plan). New employees are eligible for benefits on the first day of the pay period following their enrollment, after their employment date. Employees will have 31 days from their start date to enroll in benefits. Additionally, new employees will begin participating in the Arizona State Retirement System, and the long-term disability coverage that accompanies it, on the first of the pay period following 6 months after the new employee's start date.

Learning and Development

Your career at Northern Arizona University includes the opportunity for professional development. New employee on-boarding training includes courses to be completed within the first 30 days. If your position includes the supervision of a benefit-eligible employee, we offer the NAU Supervisors Academy for you to complete within your first 2 years.

Immigration Suppt/Sponsorship

NAU will not provide any U.S. immigration support or sponsorship for this position.

Application Deadline

December 14, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply" button on this page. You must submit your application by clicking on the "Submit" button by midnight of the application deadline. If you need assistance completing your application there are instructions available on the Human Resources website or in person in the Human Resources Department located in Building 91 on the NAU Campus - on the corner of Beaver and DuPont Streets.

If you are an individual with a disability and need reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process please contact the Office of Equity and Access at: 928-523-3312/TDD - 928-523-1006 or PO Box 4083, Flagstaff AZ 86011.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Northern Arizona University is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NAU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

EEO is the Law Poster and Supplements

NAU is an Employer of National Service. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service alumni are encouraged to apply.



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