[Hiring] Creative Services Project Manager @Colorado Christian University

Role Description

As part of the Communications and Creative Services team, the Project Manager serves as a project manager on a temporary basis for University design and digital media projects, coordinating and managing all project aspects to produce high-quality print and digital design projects. Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that all assigned projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Communicating with all relevant stakeholders regarding project details.
• Proper creation of content and management of communication/creative projects with the team.

This person should demonstrate strong communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-centered, deadline-driven environment with competing demands across departments while maintaining and amplifying University branding and messaging.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, business, journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Outstanding time-management and organizational skills.
• Professional knowledge of higher education and an understanding of marketing communications in print, digital, and social media environments.
• A solid commitment to building and fostering collaborative relationships with internal clients, designers, project managers, vendors, and other CCS staff.
• A strong work ethic, self-motivated, and able to work well independently and with teams.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, quality, multi-tasking, and customer service.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, general design principles, and internet-based research.
• Excellent creativity and prior experience in communications, copywriting, or another marketing role that requires daily interaction/collaboration with graphic designers and other creative talent.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and interviewing skills.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines while providing excellent customer service and maintaining brand/quality standards.
• Ability to meet immediate and changing deadlines, work with multiple clients, and meet the highest professional standards.

Requirements

• Contributes to CCU’s mission: Christ-centered higher education transforms students to impact the world with grace and truth.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for internal clients engaging Creative Services.
• Manages project timelines and deliverables from initiation to completion.
• Tracks milestones and proactively monitors deadlines.
• Assists designers with obtaining print quotes from third-party vendors.
• Oversees all print project invoicing.
• Participates in all Creative Services meetings.
• Executes tactical and ad hoc assignments.
• Collaborates with designers on departmental initiatives.
• Communicates and enforces brand standards.
• Coordinates complex projects that span print and digital mediums.
• Works extensively within the university’s digital asset management (DAM) system.
• Completes additional projects as assigned by leadership in Communications and Creative Services.

Benefits

• Pay will be assigned based on relevant experience at a range of $25.00 - $27.00 per hour.
• Pay philosophy is based on internal and external data for pay equity.
• CCU reserves the right to make pay decisions based on economic and equity considerations.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, you may be required to walk, stand, sit, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, speak with clarity, and have appropriate vision and hearing capabilities. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Colorado Christian University expects all faculty and staff to participate in activities and events that occur on the campus throughout the year, which may occur during evenings and weekends.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.