Marketing Project Manager Job at The Home Depot in Atlanta

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Position Purpose
The Marketing Project Manager is a highly organized, savvy, energetic candidate that is proactive and fast learning, with proven experience managing project flow. The Marketing Project Manager will possess a proven ability to think strategically about the requirements for each project and will be able to independently research and acquire various elements or missing details. The Marketing Project Manager must have experience working within a cross-functional environment and with multiple teams including marketing, product, and technology teams. Candidate must also be able to communicate with Sr. Managers and Directors within Marketing.

Key Responsibilities

• 40% Create and maintain the creative project plans. Identify and track the flow of tasks between the creative team and internal clients; includes handholding the project through each phase of and reporting status. Monitor intermediate and long-term deadlines and key milestones to ensure timely execution.
• 30% Responsible for asking the right questions tailored to the target audiences; working with Manager to identify/clarify goals/objective of creative deliverable, and approvers who will be involved in reviews. Drive and participate in kickoff and follow-up meetings.
• 20% Research outstanding questions, get content decisions, and gather missing information from creative, marketing, and merchandising groups to ensure accurate scope, requirements, and deadlines prior to design team's engagement.
• 10% Other duties as assigned.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports

• Position reports to Program Manager, Marketing PMO
• No direct reports.

Travel Requirements

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written - with a comfort level of communicating with senior leadership
• Knowledgeable in project management foundations and experience managing complex projects with diverse stakeholder groups
• Background in marketing environment is a plus

Minimum Education

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education

• No additional education

Minimum Years Of Work Experience

• 5

Preferred Years Of Work Experience

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience

• None

Certifications

• None

Competencies

• Proficient in the use of Project Management Software Tools with demonstrative growth in use of project methodologies
• Must know MS Office
• Hands-on working knowledge of the creative development process
• Ability to break complex objectives/projects into simplified, executable tasks
• Ability to work independently and in a group with proven ability to drive buy-in of diverse audiences
• Experience in creative and/or advertising environment
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written - with a comfort level of communicating with Sr. Leadership
• Excellent presentation skills to all levels of organization
• Knowledge of project management beyond coordination and trafficking of creative jobs
• Understanding of creative processes (proofing, design, photography) and creative milestones

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Marketing

Industries

• Consumer Services