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University of Pittsburgh is hiring a Marketing Project Specialist to keep an admissions and financial aid marketing team's campaigns and website requests moving on schedule. The specialist runs the team's Airtable workspace, turns incoming requests into assigned tasks, and tracks progress with stakeholders across the university. The role also helps produce web and print content and presentations while protecting consistent messaging and the University brand.

Highlights

Oversee the day-to-day operations of the team's Airtable project management tool, directing task priorities as advised by the Director of Marketing Communications.
Process incoming marketing project and website change requests, then create and assign every step each request needs.
Track task progress and deadlines, keeping team members and stakeholders informed and driving accountability across the team.
Plan and schedule campaign and project kickoffs, status meetings, and campaign recaps with stakeholders across the department and university.
Help develop web and print content and marketing materials, and support the creation of presentations for the communications team.
Maintain consistent messaging along with the University's brand and style standards across the team's materials.
Bring a bachelor's degree and one year of experience for this Communications Specialist I staff classification; experience cannot substitute for the degree.
Work Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with some mornings, evenings, and weekends possible; most work is desk-based, with travel to campus meetings and outside locations.
Split time between on-campus and remote work in a hybrid arrangement set by the department.
Clear a background check and Pennsylvania child protection clearances (state police, FBI, and child abuse history) before starting.

Marketing Project Specialist Full Description

Marketing Project Specialist

Admissions & Financial Aid - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (26006493)

Job Summary

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

Essential Functions

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.

Physical Effort

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.

Assignment Category: Full-time regular

Job Classification: Staff.Communications Specialist I

Job Family: Communications & Marketing

Job Sub-Family: Communications

Campus: Pittsburgh

Minimum Education Level Required: Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Years of Experience Required: 1

Will this position accept substitution in lieu of education or experience?: No

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., some mornings, evenings and weekends may be required

Work Arrangement: Hybrid: Combination of On-Campus and Remote work as determined by the department.

Hiring Range: TBD Based Upon Qualifications

Relocation Offered: No

Visa Sponsorship Provided: No

Background Check: For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check

Child Protection Clearances: The following PA Act 153 clearances and background checks are required prior to commencement of employment and as a condition of continued employment: PA State Police Criminal Record Check, FBI Criminal Record Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance.

Required Documents: Resume, Cover Letter

Optional Documents: Not Applicable

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