Manager, Marketing Creative Operations

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Manage offline and digital marketing creative projects including print, digital ads, email, collateral, and web, ensuring production requirements are met.
• Employ project management best practices to manage competing tasks and workflows, collaborating with people in distinct roles.
• Manage projects within the workflow/project management tool, Workfront, including scheduling, assigning, and resource allocation.
• Prioritize and manage the intake of marketing project requests in collaboration with the senior project management team.
• Schedule and facilitate kick-off meetings and update meetings to ensure project alignment.
• Monitor project timelines, budgets, and scope to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and efficiently.
• Partner closely with other project management team members and support as needed.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations across UMGC departments.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must have a Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum 4 years of traffic/project management experience within a creative/marketing department or agency.
• Understanding of design and production processes.
• Experience with Workfront or other workflow/project management tools is strongly preferred.
• Experience or working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrates attention to detail, organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a high-volume environment.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience managing projects within a workflow/project management tool like Workfront.
• Experience in a creative or marketing department or agency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• At least 4 years of traffic/project management experience in a creative/marketing environment

Benefits & Perks

• Generous paid time off including 22 days of vacation, 15 days of sick leave, 3 personal days, and 15 paid holidays.
• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, vision, dental, and prescription plans.
• Insurance options such as Term Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care expenses.
• Retirement plans including ORP or MSRPS, and supplemental options like 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), and Roth options.
• Tuition remission for employees and eligible dependents after two years of service.