Marketing Project Manager (contract)

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the planning, execution, and delivery of marketing projects.
• Develop, manage, and monitor end-to-end project timelines for strategy, creative, execution, and deployment teams.
• Maintain campaign calendars, project plans, and asset trackers to ensure timely delivery and successful launch of marketing initiatives.
• Assign, prioritize, and monitor resources within Microsoft Planner to optimize team capacity, project efficiency, and deliverables.
• Facilitate cross-functional communication and ensure alignment among business partners, marketing teams, agencies, and stakeholders.
• Cook up leadership review and approval processes to support project milestones and launch readiness.
• Oversee final creative asset management, including storage and governance within Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems.
• Identify, assess, and communicate project risks, dependencies, and roadblocks; escalate issues to leadership as appropriate.
• Monitor project performance and proactively recommend solutions to keep initiatives on track.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with external vendors, agencies, researchers, and other third-party partners.
• Support continuous improvement of project management processes, workflows, and reporting practices.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
• 4+ years Project Management (large scale campaigns) experience.
• Strong project management experience supporting complex, cross-functional marketing initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational, planning, and timeline management skills.
• Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Planner, Teams, SharePoint, or similar platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to identify risks, solve problems proactively, and drive projects to completion.
• Knowledge of marketing campaign development, creative production workflows, and asset management processes.
• Attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy, compliance, and operational excellence.