Marketing Project Specialist

Assists to develop web and print content and marketing. Supports the creation of presentations for communications team and marketing materials for marketing team. Ensures consistent messaging and maintains University brand and style

Assists to develop web and print content and marketing. Supports the creation of presentations for communications team and marketing materials for marketing team. Ensures consistent messaging and maintains University brand and style

• Oversees the day-to-day operations of the team’s project management tool (Airtable), providing direction and guidance to the team on task priorities as advised by the Director of Marketing Communications.
• Processes and assigns incoming marketing project and website change requests to ensure all steps that must be taken from any given request are created and assigned accordingly.
• Manages project tasks by tracking and communicating task progress to team members and stakeholders, maintaining task deadlines, coordinating collaborative team communication, and driving team accountability.
• Organizes, plans, and schedules campaign/project kickoffs, status meetings, and campaign recaps with appropriate stakeholders within the department and university.
• Works with the team to develop creative, collaborative approaches to solving tough marketing problems.
• Support team members’ needs, with a positive attitude and an eagerness to learn and assist with tasks daily.

• Oversees the day-to-day operations of the team’s project management tool (Airtable), providing direction and guidance to the team on task priorities as advised by the Director of Marketing Communications.
• Processes and assigns incoming marketing project and website change requests to ensure all steps that must be taken from any given request are created and assigned accordingly.
• Manages project tasks by tracking and communicating task progress to team members and stakeholders, maintaining task deadlines, coordinating collaborative team communication, and driving team accountability.
• Organizes, plans, and schedules campaign/project kickoffs, status meetings, and campaign recaps with appropriate stakeholders within the department and university.
• Works with the team to develop creative, collaborative approaches to solving tough marketing problems.
• Support team members’ needs, with a positive attitude and an eagerness to learn and assist with tasks daily.

Most work is sedentary, completed within an office setting. Employee must be able to move about the campus to meetings and travel to locations outside of the University of Pittsburgh. May be required to move objects up to 50 pounds occasionally.

Most work is sedentary, completed within an office setting. Employee must be able to move about the campus to meetings and travel to locations outside of the University of Pittsburgh. May be required to move objects up to 50 pounds occasionally.

The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran.