Lake Michigan Credit Union
Marketing Director, Project Management
Lake Michigan Credit Union, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49504
Title:
Marketing Director, Project Management
Primary Location:
Grand Rapids
Employee Status:
full-time, exempt
Estimated Hours/Week:
38
Remote:
No
What You'll Get:
(note varied offerings based on role and hours) Weekly Pay Comprehensive Health & Wellness package including Medical (with prescription coverage), Dental, and vision Matching Health Savings Account Contributions, Dependent Care flexible spending account (FSA) Retirement options like 401 (k) with company match and pension. Paid time off: Vacation, Personal days, paid holidays, paid volunteer time, sick days, & flex time. Tuition reimbursement To see a full list of our benefit offerings - check out this helpful guide!
About this position:
LMCU is looking for a Marketing Director, Project Management who will work with the entire marketing staff, and our internal business groups to help organize, manage and schedule numerous campaigns, projects, and tasks. This role will lead, manage, and develop a team of project management professionals. Additionally, the Marketing Director, Project Management will lead production meetings with the marketing and Community Relations teams and the internal business groups to ensure projects are managed and completed as planned and on a timely basis and within budget. This role is responsible for leading the function within LMCU Marketing that connects all other functions and ensure the team is delivering the best value for our business groups and LMCU overall. The Marketing Director, Project Management will also take the lead in meeting with outside vendors, securing cost estimates and ensuring the highest quality standards are achieved (printers and ad specialty items), and ensuring cost estimates match approved budget amounts. This role will have Marketing budget responsibility in the form of reviewing and approving vendor invoices, prior to sending to the Chief Marketing Officer.
What you'll do: Lead the project management role within the Marketing and Community Relations departments. Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements, using WorkZone and other communication forms to keep marketing staff and internal business groups updated on project status. Work with the Marketing Project Management team to continuously improve the practices, approaches, and efficiencies of the marketing team. Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope. Provide high level input and guidance regarding MindWire including budgeting considerations, identification of new items, plans for phasing out slow moving items, as well as maintaining the integrity of the data base. Collaborate with the Creative and the Account Services Teams to ensure there is a clear understanding of a job's production / scheduling needs. Participate in meetings with business group team leads as needed. Assign responsibilities to the Project Management team as needed. Manage project budgets. Build and strengthen relationships with outside vendors, while staying impartial and objective in the quoting process, always looking out for unique and effective solutions and keeping the best interests of LMCU at the forefront of decision making while getting the best value on vendor supplied projects (ex. printing). Track costs for marketing projects for planning and budgeting purposes. Partner with the Chief Marketing Officer in putting together project calendars for each of the internal business groups annual strategic marketing plans. Hire, coach and mentor other Project Management team members. Assist with numerous corporate marketing projects as assigned by the Chief Marketing Officer. Examples include: annual report, annual birthday and Christmas cards, corporate celebrations, special events, special projects and more. Produce multiple project management reports to monitor and track project activity across the team.
What You'll Bring: You'll like this position if you have... Eight years to 10 years of experience in marketing, project management, or related experience. Previous supervisory experience, preferred. Bachelor's degree in marketing, business administration, advertising, project management, or related field of study. Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management. Proficiency in project management software. Ability to create and manage detailed project schedules. Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite. Experience with managing budgets. Strong organizational and time management skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Who We Are:
We're proud of our past, thrilled with our present, and couldn't be more excited about our future! Lake Michigan Credit Union has grown to become one of the largest credit unions in the nation with our headquarters in West Michigan.
As a credit union, LMCU is a not for profit institution, owned by its members, instead of corporate stock holders. We are accountable directly to our members, and they directly share in our success - benefitting by lower and fewer fees, better savings and checking interest rates, lower cost mortgages and a host of other advantages that simply don't exist at traditional banks.
It's about always doing what's best and right for our members - it guides everything we do.
From friendly, knowledgeable and professional employees who greet you by name, to offering stellar value at every turn, LMCU works for its members.
Working with LMCU you can grow and advance in your career and work with talented teams that help you become better each and every day. As an employee you can have confidence in knowing your work is having an impact by supporting our mission of serving our members' lifetime financial needs.
You'll be encouraged to innovate and excel and we're committed to your empowerment as an employee, providing ongoing training, development, support, and opportunities for you to achieve your career goals.
Have additional questions about the role?
You may email us at:
If you lack access to the internet or internet connectivity, or have a disability that hinders your ability to apply online, please choose one of the following options to obtain assistance:
Call us at:
Mail your resume to:
5664 Prairie Creek Drive, Caledonia, MI 49316
Please Note:
These options are reserved for use by individuals requesting an accommodation as a candidate. Information received via these options will be routed to our HR team, who will provide appropriate assistance to facilitate the completion of LMCU's online application.
LMCU is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Marketing Director, Project Management
Primary Location:
Grand Rapids
Employee Status:
full-time, exempt
Estimated Hours/Week:
38
Remote:
No
What You'll Get:
(note varied offerings based on role and hours) Weekly Pay Comprehensive Health & Wellness package including Medical (with prescription coverage), Dental, and vision Matching Health Savings Account Contributions, Dependent Care flexible spending account (FSA) Retirement options like 401 (k) with company match and pension. Paid time off: Vacation, Personal days, paid holidays, paid volunteer time, sick days, & flex time. Tuition reimbursement To see a full list of our benefit offerings - check out this helpful guide!
About this position:
LMCU is looking for a Marketing Director, Project Management who will work with the entire marketing staff, and our internal business groups to help organize, manage and schedule numerous campaigns, projects, and tasks. This role will lead, manage, and develop a team of project management professionals. Additionally, the Marketing Director, Project Management will lead production meetings with the marketing and Community Relations teams and the internal business groups to ensure projects are managed and completed as planned and on a timely basis and within budget. This role is responsible for leading the function within LMCU Marketing that connects all other functions and ensure the team is delivering the best value for our business groups and LMCU overall. The Marketing Director, Project Management will also take the lead in meeting with outside vendors, securing cost estimates and ensuring the highest quality standards are achieved (printers and ad specialty items), and ensuring cost estimates match approved budget amounts. This role will have Marketing budget responsibility in the form of reviewing and approving vendor invoices, prior to sending to the Chief Marketing Officer.
What you'll do: Lead the project management role within the Marketing and Community Relations departments. Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements, using WorkZone and other communication forms to keep marketing staff and internal business groups updated on project status. Work with the Marketing Project Management team to continuously improve the practices, approaches, and efficiencies of the marketing team. Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope. Provide high level input and guidance regarding MindWire including budgeting considerations, identification of new items, plans for phasing out slow moving items, as well as maintaining the integrity of the data base. Collaborate with the Creative and the Account Services Teams to ensure there is a clear understanding of a job's production / scheduling needs. Participate in meetings with business group team leads as needed. Assign responsibilities to the Project Management team as needed. Manage project budgets. Build and strengthen relationships with outside vendors, while staying impartial and objective in the quoting process, always looking out for unique and effective solutions and keeping the best interests of LMCU at the forefront of decision making while getting the best value on vendor supplied projects (ex. printing). Track costs for marketing projects for planning and budgeting purposes. Partner with the Chief Marketing Officer in putting together project calendars for each of the internal business groups annual strategic marketing plans. Hire, coach and mentor other Project Management team members. Assist with numerous corporate marketing projects as assigned by the Chief Marketing Officer. Examples include: annual report, annual birthday and Christmas cards, corporate celebrations, special events, special projects and more. Produce multiple project management reports to monitor and track project activity across the team.
What You'll Bring: You'll like this position if you have... Eight years to 10 years of experience in marketing, project management, or related experience. Previous supervisory experience, preferred. Bachelor's degree in marketing, business administration, advertising, project management, or related field of study. Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management. Proficiency in project management software. Ability to create and manage detailed project schedules. Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite. Experience with managing budgets. Strong organizational and time management skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Who We Are:
We're proud of our past, thrilled with our present, and couldn't be more excited about our future! Lake Michigan Credit Union has grown to become one of the largest credit unions in the nation with our headquarters in West Michigan.
As a credit union, LMCU is a not for profit institution, owned by its members, instead of corporate stock holders. We are accountable directly to our members, and they directly share in our success - benefitting by lower and fewer fees, better savings and checking interest rates, lower cost mortgages and a host of other advantages that simply don't exist at traditional banks.
It's about always doing what's best and right for our members - it guides everything we do.
From friendly, knowledgeable and professional employees who greet you by name, to offering stellar value at every turn, LMCU works for its members.
Working with LMCU you can grow and advance in your career and work with talented teams that help you become better each and every day. As an employee you can have confidence in knowing your work is having an impact by supporting our mission of serving our members' lifetime financial needs.
You'll be encouraged to innovate and excel and we're committed to your empowerment as an employee, providing ongoing training, development, support, and opportunities for you to achieve your career goals.
Have additional questions about the role?
You may email us at:
If you lack access to the internet or internet connectivity, or have a disability that hinders your ability to apply online, please choose one of the following options to obtain assistance:
Call us at:
Mail your resume to:
5664 Prairie Creek Drive, Caledonia, MI 49316
Please Note:
These options are reserved for use by individuals requesting an accommodation as a candidate. Information received via these options will be routed to our HR team, who will provide appropriate assistance to facilitate the completion of LMCU's online application.
LMCU is an Equal Opportunity Employer