Marketing Project Manager

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The Marketing Project Manager assumes a pivotal role in spearheading the logistical orchestration for Marketing with a focus on Trek retail initiatives. In this multifaceted role, this individual ensures the alignment and progress of various cross-functional teams, maintains, and enhances project timelines within our project management software, manages project scope, and consistently delivers projects requirements with punctuality.

Position Responsibilities:

Planning Long-Term:

• Collaborates with the Marketing team and department managers to create long-term plans for requested projects, including mapping out campaign dates.
• Ensures project success and the well-being of team members by effectively balancing resources.
• Identifies and documents any delays in project launches or completions due to resource constraints.
• Communicates resource concerns and provides recommendations for resolution.

Planning Projects:

• Collaborates with project requestors to understand project goals and gather requirements.
• Establishes project milestones that align resources across different departments.
• Determines project kickoff dates and timelines in coordination with team members.
• Facilitates project meetings from the initial soft kickoff through various stages of the project lifecycle.
• Tracks lessons learned and continuously improves project templates for future projects.
• Streamline project tasks to minimize redundancy and save time.

Leading Projects:

• Ensures the timely delivery of projects by verifying that team members complete tasks within the project's scope and parameters.
• Ensures that the project team comprehends project objectives, deliverables, timelines, and tasks and is committed to meeting or exceeding the project plan.
• Collaborates closely with project owners to maintain accurate project timelines and identifies and addresses bottlenecks.

Developing Teams:

• Regularly reviews team concerns and questions, providing solutions as needed.
• Becomes a super user and assists in the development of the organization's project management tool, Workfront.
• Assists team members in using the project planning software tool (Workfront) as required.

Developing Processes:

• Collaborates with key stakeholders to develop processes for cross functional project teams.
• Analyzes lessons learned and updates processes as necessary, communicating these updates to the relevant team members.
• Drives continuous improvements in all areas, with a focus on optimizing processes.

Communicating:

• Excels in communication by effectively conveying project progress and team development.
• Leads high-quality meetings, including project kickoffs, scrums, and after-action reviews, to ensure effective communication and alignment among team members.

Position Requirements:

Minimum of Three Years of Project Management Experience: The candidate should have at minimum three years of experience in managing projects.

Experience Leading Cross-Functional Project Teams: This role involves leading medium to large cross-functional project teams.

Ability to Manage Multiple Projects Simultaneously: This role requires the ability to effectively manage several projects at the same time.

Effective Communication Skills: The candidate should be able to communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization, including upper-level management.

Independence: The ability to work independently and take ownership of projects and make decisions autonomously when necessary.

Comfort with a Fast-Paced Environment: Project management can be fast-paced, so the candidate should be comfortable working in such an environment. This might involve managing tight deadlines and adapting to changes quickly.

Understanding of Creative Development: A comprehensive understanding of the creative development process is required, including concept development, production, and knowledge of video and digital marketing.

Experience with Workfront (Optional): While not mandatory, experience with Workfront is considered a plus.

Travel Requirement: The candidate should be willing and able to travel to Trek HQ, which is specified as 10% of the time.

Remote position: Must be available to work in Central Standard Time (CST).

Salary Range: $75,000-90,000/annually

Trek Benefits:

•    Flexible and fun company culture
•    Competitive health care
•    PPO & HDHP medical plan options, Dental insurance, Vision insurance
•    Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
•    Free life insurance & optional term life insurance
•    Competitive vacation package
•    401(k) with match and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP)
•    12 weeks of maternity leave with 100% pay
•    Flexible holiday schedule – 10 company holidays
•    Tuition Reimbursement up to $15,000! (Undergraduate & Masters programs)
•    Employee discounts on all product
•    Deep partner retail discounts

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. Trek strictly prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws.  This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination.

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