Sr. Marketing Project Coordinator

Senior Project Coordinator

The Senior Project Coordinator will be the operational hub of Central Marketing, ensuring flawless execution, strong cross-divisional alignment, and timely delivery of high-impact marketing initiatives. This position is responsible for orchestrating projects from intake to completion, driving accountability across teams, and safeguarding quality and brand consistency.

This is a mission-critical role that ensures central and divisional marketing teams are freed from administrative processes for in-progress projects, marketing leadership has clear visibility into progress, and projects land on time, on budget, and on brand. The successful candidate will bring both rigor and relationship-building ability to a fast-moving, decentralized business.

Project Leadership & Execution

• Serve as the primary point of contact for project status and updates across all divisions.
• Lead intake, scoping, scheduling, and execution for brand, digital, creative, video, and event deliverables.
• Ensure all deadlines are met through disciplined planning and proactive communication.
• Establish and enforce consistent QA processes—content accuracy, branding, copy, and technical validation.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Build and maintain strong relationships with divisional marketing leaders, product managers, and creative teams.
• Facilitate alignment meetings, ensuring divisions are informed, engaged, and supported.
• Anticipate roadblocks, escalate appropriately, and maintain transparency with stakeholders.

Process & Systems Management

• Drive adoption and optimization of project management tools (e.g., Asana, PowerBI dashboards).
• Standardize intake and reporting processes across divisions.
• Deliver weekly portfolio reports to Central Marketing leadership and stakeholders, highlighting wins, risks, and resource needs.

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Implement structured QA and review checkpoints to minimize rework.
• Proactively identify process inefficiencies and propose improvements.
• Coach and mentor junior team members on best practices in project management and coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field.
• 2-4 years of progressive experience in project management, program management, or marketing operations (agency or in-house).
• Proven success in leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects on time and within scope.
• Strong experience in project management systems and reporting tools (Asana, Smartsheet, Microsoft suite, with experience and knowledge with PowerBI).
• Strong business acumen with demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a decentralized organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage executives and cross-functional teams.
• Project Management Certification such as PMP, Scrum Master, or similar) is preferred.

Success in This Role Will Be Defined By

Proactive Communication

- Stakeholders consistently informed and updated on progress of projects.

Operational Discipline

- No missed deadlines; projects flow through Central Marketing as the single source of truth.

Quality & Consistency

- Deliverables are accurate, polished, and aligned with brand standards.

Proactive Communication

- Divisional teams know they can reach out first to this role for project clarity and updates, with confidence that follow-up and visibility will be consistent.

Process Evolution

- Standardized workflows, dashboards, and QA processes embedded into daily operations.

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