Senior Specialist, Marketing Project Management

Risepoint assists primarily regional universities in increasing their access and impact by making their academic programs available to students online. Founded in 2007, Risepoint's mission is to expand access to high-quality, affordable, and workforce-relevant education, especially for working and adult students. Risepoint brings single-minded dedication to student success, an integrated set of services, and data-driven performance to our collaboration with university partners.

The Marketing Project Management team drives operational excellence through rigorous project oversight, collaboration across teams, and optimization of marketing workflows. This team leads the execution of complex marketing campaigns that support our University Partner and company goals, brand integrity, and business performance.

Job Summary

The Senior Project Specialist plays a key role in managing the workflow and resource coordination for marketing production projects and small-to-mid-sized campaigns. This position supports both short- and long-term projects by creating, scheduling, and resourcing projects, facilitating cross-functional collaboration, and proactively addressing project risks. The Senior Project Specialist serves as a subject matter expert on project management tools, drives task accountability, and supports reporting and process documentation efforts.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple mid- to large-sized creative production projects simultaneously such as paid media/social assets, landing pages/organic site updates, and development of print assets and other marketing collateral, as well as small- to mid-sized program launches ensuring they are completed on time and within scope
• Collaborates with low- to mid-level stakeholders across marketing teams to identify dependencies and triage any risks and issues
• Monitors resource capacity of creative resource teams and utilizes creative problem solving to unblock teams; works with project management leaders to prioritize projects as necessary
• Coordinates retrospective meetings and contributes to process improvements
• Utilizes available project management tools to track project timelines, deliverables, and risks
• Assists project managers with planning and execution of tasks for larger initiatives, providing necessary support to ensure project success
• Supports departmental process optimization and documentation efforts; Evangelizes improvements through team

Additional Position Responsibilities

• Perform in accordance with Risepoint Policies
• Perform other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree

Marketing, Business, Project Management, Communications, or related field

 2-5 years of intermediate experience in project or program management

1+ years experience working in Higher Education, Creative Agency, and/or Online Program Management (OPM) company

Experience managing web site and digital marketing projects.

Licenses & Certifications

Project management certification (CAPM, PMP, Agile, etc.)

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

Strong project management and organization skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, Teams

Task and time management

Ability to effectively interact with a variety of teams (creative, UX, development, scrum masters, project managers, product marketers) at all levels of management within a department (specialist, manager, director, VP)

Strong verbal and written communication

Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills

Workflow and resource planning

Risk management and strategic problem-solving

Proficiency with sophisticated project management tools

Proficiency with Adobe Workfront

In-depth understanding of web project workflows, terminology, etc.

Ability to work independently in a global remote environment

Strong understanding of integrated marketing strategies, including SEO, UX, digital, traditional, email, and social media

Ability to multi-task and juggle competing priorities

Quick learner, innovative, proactive, flexible, curious, and adaptable

Strong analysis, collaboration, and problem-solving skills

Risepoint is an equal opportunity employer.  We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an equitable environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal laws.