Hiring Department

Marketing & Communications

Job Description

MU Marketing and Communications is a critical partner in helping the institution meet its mission and strategic goals. Mizzou Marketing is committed to working in an intentional, data-informed, forward-looking, and collaborative manner to implement a comprehensive enrollment strategy.

Mizzou Marketing works collaboratively with academic leadership and the university's marketing professionals to create a marketing strategy that is consistent with the university's overall brand and that supports the institution's Strategic Enrollment Plan.

The Marketing Project Manager reports to the Mizzou Marketing Director of project management. It's primary area of responsibility is within the Mizzou Online project management space. This position assists the director with large-scale tasks and is responsible for ensuring project tasks and personnel are delivering as expected. It plans and executes projects to help improve processes, build structures or complete other initiatives. It shepherds the team through the project by ensuring the schedule, budget and communications are aligned to hit the project's goals.

Position Responsibilities:

Under direction of director, the project manager creates workflows, assigns tasks & deadlines to applicable team member & tracks them. It alerts the team to roadblocks to timeline completion.

This position maintains budget spreadsheets to track expense breakdowns by platform and by campaign. It ensures correct departments are paying for marketing spending.

It serves as a secondary editor for all projects in the department and makes appropriate recommendations.

It coordinates and prepares materials, information, meetings, programs, reports presentations, communications as assigned.

Other duties as assigned

Shift

8-5; M-F

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 3 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary

Preferred Qualifications

At least 2 years experience in project or office management or something similar is preferred.
Experience coordinating complex projects, processes and people.
Experience working in a team to develop and execute marketing and communications plans.
Experience using project management software to manage assignments, workflow, deadlines and communication.
Knowledge of processes and resources required to complete marketing and communications projects for a variety of platforms: web, social media, print, email, digital signage, products, etc.

Anticipated Hiring Range

Salary Range: $55,000-$65,000/year

Grade: GGS-10

University Title: Senior Strategic Communications Associate

Internal applicants can determine their University title by accessing the Talent Profile tile in myHR.

Application Materials

Resume, cover letter

Benefit Eligibility

This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits .

Values Commitment

We value the uniqueness of every individual and strive to ensure each person's success. Contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives promote intellectual pluralism and enable us to achieve the excellence that we seek in learning, research and engagement. This commitment makes our university a better place to work, learn and innovate.

In your application materials, please discuss your experiences and expertise that support these values and enrich our missions of teaching, research, and engagement.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy applies to all employment decisions including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, pay practices, benefits, disciplinary actions and terminations. For more information, visit https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/hr/eeo or call the Director of Employee and Labor Relations at 573-882-2146.

To request ADA accommodations, please call the Director of Accessibility and ADA at 573-884-7278.