Marketing Project Manager I

Job Purpose:

• The purpose of the Marketing Project Manager I is to ensure the successful delivery of a body of work representing one or more client partners (Brands, Categories, Departments, etc.) This individual will be aligned with smaller brands or projects. 
• The mission of the Marketing Project Manager I is to add value as a liaison, instigator and advocate across Marketing and Client resources – driving progress to generate GREAT partnerships and GREAT results. 
• Typical projects include, but are not limited to, coordination of: ads, tradeshow materials, emails, catalogs, etc.

Job Tasks, Responsibilities, Accountabilities:

Main Thing One: Coordination and Delivery of Body of Work

• Proactive Communication: establish and maintain clear and explicit expectations; proactively identify and correct missed communication; ensure that stakeholders are informed of status and changes to expectations; identifies and removes barriers to progress 
• Planning and Timelines: develop plans and coordinate activities to deliver work on time every time 
• Priority and Timing: identify priority and establish acceptable timing across multiple simultaneous projects. Effective renegotiation of priorities and timelines to respond to changes in work requests or work requirements 
• Budget Stewardship: identify, secure, and manage projects within budget parameters 
• Resource Management and Tracking: partner with other Marketing Project Managers and marketing leadership to manage resource utilization at the team, skill-set, and individual level

Main Thing Two: Print Buying

• Budget Stewardship: identify, secure, and manage projects within budget parameters, overseen by Digital Marketing Operations Manager 
• Relationship Management: proactively establish and maintain GREAT working relationships with vendor partners

Main Thing Three: Building brand partnerships

• Relationship Management: proactively establish and maintain GREAT working relationships with client partners and team resources 
• Proactive Communication: establish and maintain clear and explicit expectations; proactively identify and correct missed communication; ensure that stakeholders are informed of status and changes to expectations; identifies and removes barriers to progress 
• Partner satisfaction – Develops and maintains productive and positive relationships with Marketing, Brand, and other partners. Maintains the standards and values of QBP and the QBP Marketing team 
• Create value: instigate, collaborate & be great 
• Projects include but are not limited to coordination of branding, marketing communications, events, social marketing, sponsorship, promotions, print, dealer support, business support, and ad-hoc leadership requests.

Key Characteristics:

• Self-directed and a “doer” – someone who gets things done 
• Planner/Organizer/Detail focused 
• Flexibility and willingness to take risks, experiment and change – comfortable with ambiguity 
• Clear and effective communication/Assertive 
• Relationship focused 
• Leadership

Job Qualifications:

• 1-2 years of experience working with an internal or agency marketing group 
• Account management, project management, or traffic experience preferred 
• Demonstrated history of success navigating multiple strong personalities to achieve great results and great relationships 
• Experience with marketing processes and practices especially creative development, print, video, digital marketing, and social media 
• Demonstrated history of success managing multiple projects in a changing environment

Modeling QBP Core Values:

• Act with integrity 
• Be a true partner 
• Create something special 
• Deliver greatness 
• Keep the customer first