What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager, MarComm Strategic Initiatives position at Loyola Marymount University?
Reporting to the Office of the SVP, the Project Manager for Marketing, Communications, and External Relations (MarComm) at Loyola Marymount University will lead and manage MarComm’s participation in high-profile university events and strategic projects. This position is a highly visible, centralized role tasked with coordinating and facilitating cross-departmental collaboration to ensure successful project outcomes. The Project Manager will work closely with the Office of the SVP and colleagues across MarComm, and the university at large, creating workback schedules, maintaining project documentation, managing resources, and running cross-functional meetings to ensure seamless planning, execution, and completion of assigned projects. They will play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of multiple projects by leading, guiding, and mentoring project teams. The Project Manager will be responsible for fulfilling projects on time and within budget, meeting the necessary quality standards, and aligning with the university’s goals and values.
Position Specific Responsibilities / Accountabilities
- Lead MarComm’s project management efforts for high-profile recurring university events and strategic initiatives including Commencement, Convocation, Christmas, Anniversaries / Commemorations, ensuring timely, on-budget, and high-quality outcomes.
- Guide cross-departmental teams, setting and managing objectives and expectations, timelines, meetings, and project deliverables.
- Serve as a liaison between MarComm and other university departments, fostering strong working relationships to support successful project execution.
- Identify project needs, define objectives, and monitor and communicate progress regularly with internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop project strategies that align with MarComm’s and LMU’s goals, ensuring consistency in branding and communication efforts.
- Manage risks, anticipate challenges, and identify solutions to keep projects on track.
- Prepare and present regular project updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
- Drive informed post-mortem conversations, leveraging project data to provide insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Ensure all project deliverables adhere to LMU’s mission, vision, and values.
Loyola Marymount University Expectations
Exhibit behavior that supports the mission, vision, and values of the university. Communicate and employ interpersonal actions that model high standards of professional, responsible, accountable and ethical conduct. Demonstrate a commitment to outstanding customer service.
The incumbent must have the ability to supervise creative, communications and technical personnel and manage complex projects with dependencies, deadlines, budgets and outside resources. The incumbent must possess the ability to implement marketing and communication principles and strategies in the execution of video projects. The incumbent must have the ability to initiate ideas, develop concepts and review the effectiveness of processes to ensure professional standards and high quality. The incumbent has the ability to assess the needs of internal clients and suggest appropriate measures to meet those needs. The incumbent is able to work effectively and independently with internal and external constituencies. The incumbent has the ability to operate in an environment in which skilled relationship management and consensus-building is required to deliver successful outcomes.
Requisite Qualifications
Reasonable Expected Salary - $80,000 - $85,000. Salary offer commensurate with education and experience.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
Staff Regular
Salary range
76,600.00 - $99,600.00 Salary commensurate with education and experience.Loyola Marymount University, a Carnegie classified R2 institution in the mainstream of American Catholic higher education, seeks outstanding applicants who value its mission and share its commitment to inclusive excellence, the education of the whole person, and the building of a just society. LMU is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment free from discrimination and harassment as defined by federal, state and local law. We invite all persons in the full diversity of their being, life experience, and beliefs to apply. (Visit www.lmu.edu for more information.)
Salary : $76,600 - $99,600
