Marketing Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Marketing Strategy: Translate creative briefs and business objectives into high-impact creative concepts and marketing plans that resonate with audiences and help drive the brand forward.
• Project Management: Manage and track multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines, milestones, and deliverables are met. Maintain workflows, monitor project status, and ensure projects stay on track using our project management tool, Asana, to support team visibility and accountability.
• Brand Stewardship: Protect and champion the University's brand identity, ensuring that all materials follow established standards.
• Client Partnership: Act as client partner to internal stakeholders, understanding each unit's priorities to best align marketing objectives with business goals.
• Collaboration: Work with peers across Communications, Marketing and Engagement and functional units and departments to develop effective multi-channel strategies and materials to support marketing and communication goals.
• Event Coordination: Manage all event logistics, including scheduling, venue setup, materials, vendor and volunteer coordination, and on-site support.
• Reporting: Regularly track and report on multi-channel (e.g., social media, website, newsletters, events) project metrics (e.g., reach, engagement, and conversions) and analyze data to identify insights and optimize current and future initiatives.
• Documentation: Maintain organized records, standard operating procedures, and department planning and business continuity documentation to support continuous improvement.
• Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in communications, marketing or related field.
• 5-7 years of related marketing and project management experience.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience managing projects and tracking work through project management tools (e.g., Asana).
• Ability to multitask effectively and work cooperativel

Benefits

Additional Information

Job Posting Title: Marketing Project Manager ---- Hiring Department: Operational Services and Strategies ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: AUSTIN, TX ---- Job Details: General Notes The Marketing Project Manager is a valued member of the Communications, Marketing and Engagement team for UT's Operational Services and Strategies (OSS) portfolio led by the VP of Operations. It reports to the Executive Director of Branding and Marketing and supports marketing planning and execution across the OSS portfolio which includes Campus Operations and Planning, Campus Services, Central HR, Discovery to Impact, Real Estate Planning and Strategy, Texas Institute for Electronics, and University Housing and Dining. Your skills will make a difference. You'll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will contribute to operational excellence and enhance the student experience. If you're the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you'll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to: Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%) Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b) Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities Tuition assistance Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards Purpose The Marketing Project Manager is responsible for project timelines and marketing strategy for initiatives across the Communications, Marketing and Engagement team for UT's Operational Services and Strategies (OSS) portfolio led by the VP of Operations. This role supports the successful planning, coordination, and execution of projects and events across multiple initiatives and manages timelines, logistics, and deliverables while working collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure alignment with project goals. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, has excellent communication skills, and is able to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

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