Marketing Project Manager (Contract)
$55k - $60k USD
Contract Position: 1 year with the possibility of extension.
Want to work for an organization that values your expertise in project management? Reporting to the Creative Marketing Manager this fantastic opportunity is a key collaborator within the marketing department and involves working directly with the creative team to facilitate the go-to-market launches and creative asset production. This individual will also work closely with a variety of internal customers including Category Management, Product Development, Design, E-commerce, and Sales.
Here’s What Makes You Successful at Umbra
- Entrepreneurial Spirit
- Can-Do Attitude
- Curiosity
- Street Smarts
- Team Player Mentality
What You’ll Do to Be Successful in This Role
Creative Asset & Imagery Project Management
- Lead and manage end-to-end scheduling and coordination of marketing projects (Go-to-market and tentpole marketing projects).
- Liaise and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders locally and internationally to ensure milestone alignment.
- Foresee any roadblocks or issues and notify the team of resourcing issues, delivery status, and/or changes in the schedule.
- Develop strategic documents for client presentations, campaign/project plans, and program wrap and analysis reports.
- Publish and manage organization of marketing assets across to content libraries.
- Establishes strong relationships with key stakeholders and partners.
Status Reporting & Stakeholder Communication
- Develop monthly reporting on project throughput and operational performance
- Maintain project tracking documentation across all active initiatives
- Ensure compliance and accuracy of distributed marketing assets
- Track marketing project budgets and associated spend
- Maintain budget tracking documentation to support financial oversight
Requirements
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field.
- 2 years of experience in a similar role within the marketing industry.
- Relevant certifications in project management or production is a plus.
- Experience with project management tools such as advanced capabilities in Excel and experience with Jira.
- Organization Skills with High Attention to Detail:
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral to ensure effective collaboration with vendors, internal teams, and clients.
- Proven experience in project management, with knowledge and/or understanding of creative and production.
- Highly confident using Google Suite Applications.
Benefits
Here’s How We Reward Success
Umbra is a place where innovative minds thrive on its fast pace and make things happen. We value our unique workspace, our global mindset and our distinct design-centric culture.
We offer all full-time associates’ flexible working arrangements, continuous learning opportunities, recognition galore, an on-site gourmet café, and full gym facilities to keep you healthy. Overall, a great place to work and build a career.
Compensation: $55,000 - $60,000 CAD annually
We’re Umbra …A leading global design company, inspired and driven to perform
We share a vision of creating original, modern, casual and affordable design for every room in the home. We are a privately owned, Canadian company with 40 years of industry experience. Led by one of our founders, our designs can be found in over 120 countries across five continents. Our global success is attributed to our entrepreneurial nature and a desire to push ourselves, and each other, beyond our limits.
Hiring Process
- Vacancy Status: Existing Position
- Use of Al: Umbra may use artificial intelligence (Al) tools to assist in screening, assessing, or selecting candidates for this role. These tools are designed to support - but not replace - human decision-making. All hiring decisions will be reviewing by our recruitment team to ensure fairness, accuracy, and compliance with employment laws.
- All candidates will be notified of the hiring decision within 45 days of their final interview.