Marketing Project Coordinator

Job Description

Embry-Riddle: A Global Leader in Aviation and Aerospace

With vibrant campuses in Daytona Beach, FL and Prescott, AZ, plus a Worldwide network across approximately 120 locations, Embry-Riddle stands as the world’s largest aviation and aerospace university. For 100 years, we've been pioneering education in STEM fields, serving over 11,600 residential students and 19,200 globally in the 2023-24 academic year with cutting-edge programs in Applied Science, Aviation, Business, Technology, Engineering, Safety, Security, and Space.

The Opportunity

The Marketing Project Coordinator is a pivotal member of the Strategic Initiatives Planning team, responsible for supporting the successful planning, execution, and delivery of all marketing projects. This role applies formal project management methodologies to oversee multiple concurrent projects through their full lifecycle from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring and closeout.

The Marketing Project Coordinator collaborates closely with internal teams, vendors and university stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered within scope and schedule. He/she would serve as a liaison across other departments to ensure project expectations are being met. This position should demonstrate effective communication, identify and mitigate risks, maintain documentation and organization in order to provide regular progress reporting to leadership.

Essential Job Duties:

• Project Planning and Lifecycle Management: Review incoming project tickets, create projects in Teamwork and manage project plans, schedules and deliverables. Define audience, scope, objectives and timelines for new projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. 
• Stakeholder Coordination: Serve as liaison among department teams and external vendors to ensure seamless communication, timely approvals and stakeholder satisfaction. Lead project status meetings and document the statuses of projects and action plans.
• Information Maintenance: Manage and update online degree playbooks, project calendars, and related databases to ensure all information and assets remain accurate and current.
• Performance Reporting and Analytics: Collaborate with marketing directors to monitor project performance and produce monthly reports that highlight project completion.
• Continuous Improvement and Support: Support ongoing process enhancements, software optimization and documentation of best practices within the project management framework. Assist with department-wide initiatives and campaigns as needed.

Perks Await You at Embry-Riddle!   

• Generous Time Off: Enjoy 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.
• Tuition Coverage: Get 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
• Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution – with no vesting period.
• Personal Leave: Relax with 12 days of personal leave for non-exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full-time employees in your first year. 

Qualifications

Required Education and Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree with an area of concentration in Marketing, Communications, or Related Discipline.

Required skills, knowledge, abilities:

• 3-5 years of relevant experience working in higher education, marketing agency a plus
• Confidence and proficiency working in Microsoft Office
• Working knowledge of project management software, such as Teamwork, Asana or Wrike. 
• Strong understanding of processes and timelines
• Strong project management skills
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of the marketing team
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects simultaneously with demanding deadlines
• Must be extremely detail-oriented
• Excellent communication skills
• Team player with strong work ethic
• Excellent time-management and problem-solving skills
• Excellent planning and organizational skills

Application process/requirements

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

To submit your application for this opportunity, please visit the Embry-Riddle Career Site and search for requisition number R310593. Please attach all relevant materials to your application when you apply online. Complete submissions include:

• Cover letter
• Full resume
• Contact information for at least three professional references (please note that references may be contacted as part of the interview/screening process)

Current Embry-Riddle employees: Please apply directly through the ERAU Employee Hub Central application within Workday.

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