Marketing Project Manager

The YouVersion Marketing Project Manager is primarily responsible for ensuring the successful completion of communication and marketing projects, including planning, coordinating, overseeing, and leading simultaneous projects from ideation through to completion. This role communicates and assigns tasks cross-functionally, makes decisions, and monitors the progress of each project to keep the team on schedule. This role is responsible for leading project management initiatives that support the direction and efforts of the Marketing team to achieve outcomes that further Life.Church’s mission and reach people for Christ.

YouVersion was created by the local church in 2007 and remains a ministry of Life.Church today. At Life.Church, our mission is to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Our team is committed to reaching people worldwide through innovative technology. And YouVersion is one of the ways we get to do that. Life.Church is a multi-site Christian church meeting in the United States and globally at Life.Church Online.

We wholeheartedly believe a daily rhythm of seeking intimacy with God has the power to transform lives. That’s why YouVersion creates biblically-based experiences that encourage and challenge people to seek God. We hope everyone in our community is on an active journey to become who God made them to be, abiding in Him, and drawing closer every day.

What You’ll Do

• Execute all project management for communication campaigns to support the Marketing Team’s deliverables and ongoing complex processes.
• Maintain a detailed understanding of the desired outcomes of each project and identify stakeholders.
• Establish and communicate complex task dependencies and cross-team coordination.
• Partner with project requestors and stakeholders to learn about the need while helping define the scope, scale, and duration.
• Develop and manage a detailed project schedule that utilizes project management platforms, industry best practices, techniques, and standards.
• Oversee all resource scheduling and allocation to meet deadlines and objectives.
• Retrieve all incoming project requests and conclude the best process to allocate time and people toward the project.
• Forecast resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources effectively and efficiently.
• Effectively manage time when allocating resources by anticipating needs and planning based on the time available and assigned to each team member.
• Provide project updates on a routine basis to various stakeholders regarding strategy, adjustments, and progress.
• Monitor tasks and project progress to make adjustments and recommendations as necessary.
• Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement, conduct regular project reviews and create reports for the team and leadership.
• Maintain and publish the global communications campaign calendar for products and audience segments.

Skills Needed to Succeed

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to foster relationships and manage contract negotiations.
• Ability to self-motivate, make independent decisions, and problem solve.
• Maintain flexibility and initiate the creation of new processes and project strategies.
• Ability to manage conflict and differing opinions while maintaining composure.
• Strong leadership skills and understanding of developing and guiding others.
• Ability to take a great vision and turn it into reality through strategic execution.
• Strong attention to detail that improves productivity, efficiency, and performance within the team.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• 3-5 years of work-related experience.
• Project management certification preferred.
• Familiarity with project management software(i.e., Asana, Wrike, etc.).

Benefits We Offer

• Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons.
• Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance that provides team members with useful resources and savings to navigate their holistic health.
• Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost. Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase.
• Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members.
• Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits allow staff to proactively invest in their physical and emotional health.
• Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year. It doesn’t stop there—the more years on staff, the greater the investment!
• $160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth.
• Casual dress and work environment.
• And much more!

Our Beliefs, Culture, and Commitment to Diversity

At Life.Church, every staff member, and intern is a minister and is expected to engage in the church's ministry fully. We consider ministry readiness and an individual’s capacity to represent Life.Church’s beliefs as a minister during the selection process for all staff and intern positions. An essential function within every position held by a staff member or intern at Life.Church is to uphold and represent the beliefs of Life.Church. Learn more about what we believe at Life.Church.

While we unite around our mission, we know unity doesn’t mean uniformity. Our calling is too great, and our mission is too important not to be intentional about strengthening our team through diversity. We know that diverse perspectives in race, ethnicity, background, age, and gender are essential to reaching the world for Christ. To learn more about how we strengthen our team through diversity, visit our careers page.

All data collected in our application process, from resume collection to application questions, is used for recruitment purposes only.