Creative Project Manager Job at Sparks Group in Washington

Creative Project Manager Job Summary:

We’re looking for a Creative Project Manager to join a well-established and world-renowned Association. This will be a long-term hybrid opportunity in Washington, DC. We’re looking for a self-starter possessing the ability to quickly absorb information and drive assignments to completion with limited oversight is required. Excellent organizational ability, combined with flexibility and adaptability in working with multiple, diverse companies and in handling rapidly changing priorities is essential. The candidate will lead coordination between multiple parties internal and external to the organization to project manage technical development, bug fixes, design updates, and content of a global scientific community platform. The candidate will identify, prioritize, review and test updates. They will also moderate user-generated content and identify, edit, review and possibly write relevant content for the platform. They will effectively interact with multiple people on the team, be highly responsive to queries and requests, calmly navigate ambiguity, and develop and maintain trust of sensitive information and of people across the Society.

Creative Project Manager Responsibilities:

• Identify key performance metrics, analyze data, and make recommendations.
• Strategy development and implementation.
• Ability to work with other teams within the company and third-party vendors.
• Development, implementation, and review SOPs
• Identifying opportunities to develop new partnerships and willingness to take initiative to move potential collaborations forward.
• Point of Contact for Website Development and Design vendors.
• Identify and prioritize bug fixes and updates to platform and websites.
• Coordinate work with technical teams.
• Coordinate design improvements with design team.
• Weekly meetings with technical and design vendors.
• Review and testing of deployments.
• Surveying community, website usability testing.
• Administering/moderating community-generated content.
• Selection of content to be highlighted.
• Support in preparing communications relevant to Platform and other initiatives.
• Management of social media channels, including engagement with other accounts.
• Assessment of how social media is meeting organizational or program objectives.
• Proofreading/reviewing communications.
• Working with partners and community members to coordinate content promotion and increase engagement with the Platform.
• Responding to community member questions, feedback, and concerns and elevating requests when appropriate.
• Graphic design support for communications materials, including social media posts (nice to have)
• Reviewing and updating content on other websites.
• Management of SharePoint filing system.

Creative Project Manager Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree, with a preference for fields related to Information Technology.
• Five years of experience in communications or a related function.
• Required proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Drupal, WordPress, and/or other CMSs.
• Use of task management software helpful.
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (esp. Photoshop, Premiere, and InDesign), Canva, and Social Media tools a plus.
• Passionate about and capable of excellent organization and time management.
• Self-starter with a customer-service focus.
• Able to work well with internal and external stakeholders, including technical and industrial professionals.
• Proficient with technology, willing to troubleshoot IT systems and websites.
• Background in sustainability, green chemistry, scientific and/or mission-driven issues.
• Ability to review and edit scientific content is desirable.

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This job is Hybrid Remote.

Pay Range: Hourly $30.00 to $38.00

We offer several comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, paid and unpaid time off, and retirement and savings plans to qualifying employees.

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Sparks Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship, family status, genetic information, disability, or protect veteran status.