Responsibilities

• Project Management
• Manage new request processing and assignment of projects within the team project management system, ensuring deadlines are tracked and projects are delivered on time.
• Coordinate use of communications team staff time needed to support delivery of projects as outlined in project scope documentation.
• Develop and maintain project management system organization and update and customize project intake forms, task templates, and rules to optimize project workflow and optimize team functionality.
• Identify the need for systems, provide research and recommendations, and execute system development.
• Provide client service and consistent communications to project requesters.
• Supervise and oversee development, updates, and dissemination of formalized MarCom processes such as proofing, team file storage, project workflow, and merchandise checkouts from MarCom inventory.
• Prepare, organize, and manage annual project schedules; determine deliverables and set deadlines; produce deliverables and coordinate with other staff or outside vendors to meet deadlines and deliver projects on time and on budget.
• Assign projects and daily work to office manager both from field requests and in collaboration with the Director of Communications and Assistant Director of Workforce Development.
• Provide direction and support to office manager for handling Extension email inbox communications, overseeing inventory for MarCom merchandise, and creating MarCom weekly marketing update email distributed widely to Extension staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business administration, communications, public relations, or a closely related field.
• Five (5) years of professional work experience in marketing, public relations, communications, brand management, or a related professional area.
• Demonstrated project management experience in a multi-client, multi-project environment.

Preferred

• Master's degree in management, marketing, advertising, business administration, communications, public relations, web design, business analytics, or related field.
• Experience in working in a higher ed environment.
• Knowledge of purpose and mission of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and University of Illinois Extension.

Benefits

• This position is intended to be eligible for benefits . This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.