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Senior Project Manager, Marketing
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Position Number: 2005066
Location: Charles Town, WV
Position Type: Communications - Public Relations and Advertising

Senior Project Manager, Marketing

Requisition Number: SENIO01991
Location: Manassas, VA

This key position will define work process structure and manage marketing projects for broad-reaching marketing initiatives that support growth goals and long-term brand development. This role is responsible for creating, executing, supporting, and evaluating marketing project requests from strategic clients or initiated within the marketing department. The incumbent:

Documents client needs, evaluates ways to meet these needs, and develops project plans and a resource plan that meet requested deadlines and deliverables.
Provides periodic communication updates and identifies and communicates potential obstacles to successful project completion, including understanding and setting priorities to balance resources.
Tracks and reports metrics related to key projects, process and initiatives.
Proactively seeks opportunities to introduce new initiatives, components of initiatives, and process improvements to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of projects and objectives.

Essential Functions:

Develops, executes, and measures marketing projects to ensure optimal effectiveness and that deadlines and budgets are met.
Utilizes project management tools such as marketing creative briefs, project deliverable/milestone charts, RACI charts and communication plans.
Manages select marketing communication supplier and partner relationships.
Maintains contracts, users and administrator rights to the Marketing department's project management software program. Maintains standard operating procedures and quick reference guides that may need to be updated due to changes in functionality in new software releases. Makes edits as needed to software forms, structure and usability.
Monitors and documents impact of public-facing facts, rebranding and new awards on existing collateral.
Develops and nurtures client relationships and map to shared services KPIs. Supports shared services model reporting, developing process, and expanding services as appropriate.
Builds awareness across departments and with key stakeholders to achieve greater visibility and collaboration with marketing projects.
Compiles and communicates project information internally to keep stakeholders informed of progress of deliverables and any risks or issues that develop.
Manages deliverables and initiatives with external partners (such as print vendors) and internal partners to maximize project efficiency and effectiveness. Documents and monitors vendor expenses associated with project execution.
Identifies ways to continuously improve processes, communication, and prioritization.
Performs other duties as assigned and help support marketing growth and customer retention.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

Currently remote position with possibility to locate at future Northern Virginia office location
Requires high speed Internet connection, a dedicated work space within place of residence, and the capability to telecommute.
Travel, as needed, to company office locations
Ability to access APUS VPN for telecommuting

Required Skills:

Strong organization, communication, and teamwork skills - the ability to work with all levels of management/staff and across departments to collect info and build consensus; the ability to motivate and drive teams to meet task deadlines.
Experience analyzing and/or managing marketing campaign executions
Ability to balance project deliverables among existing resources and within deadlines.
Strong client management skills in nurturing relationships and processes
Understanding of and experience using project management principles and tools
Experience managing campaigns and integrated marketing initiatives
Excel spreadsheet, database management experience, and basic PowerPoint skills

Required Education and Experience:

BA or BS degree with marketing or similar concentration preferred.
Solid experience managing large-scale projects required.
7-10 years of integrated marketing experience preferred.
Solid experience initiating and managing both customer and supplier relationships preferred.

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