BCU Project Specialist, Marketing

As an employer, BCU models the dynamic assets of a top workplace, including confidence in company leadership, competitive compensation and benefits, employee development, workplace flexibility, and a passionate employee culture supporting a unified vision.

At BCU, you'll have a career in a growing organization and an environment that supports your professional and personal growth. For these reasons, BCU has been chosen as a Chicago Tribune Top 100 Workplace and a certified Great Place to Work.

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Summary

The Project Specialist will partner with another team member to offer essential support to a growing, high-paced Marketing department! They'll work alongside Marketing experts to manage and optimize simultaneous initiatives across channels, ensuring we deliver high-quality Marketing on-time and within budget. The Project Specialist will empower our marketing team, drive alignment between marketing and internal stakeholders and aim for operational excellence.

If you're detail-oriented, highly organized, both independent and collaborative, relationship-oriented, resourceful, and an excellent communicator, you could be a great fit!

Role and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and drive accountability to timelines, milestones, channel plans and deliverables for all campaigns and initiatives
• Manage and maintain project schedules and track progress from planning to content development to deployment to analysis
• Conduct ongoing communication with requestors; act as point of entry/acceptance, prepare work to be accomplished by gathering info and/or materials and estimate time required to complete the work
• Schedule marketing resources and production/fulfillment for requests in the workflow tool, follow up on action items that support the bigger picture
• Partner alongside channel experts to support end-to-end execution of multi-channel campaigns that build awareness, generate leads and drive sales
• Possess real-time knowledge of all work in progress, identify risks and ways to mitigate issues to ensure initiatives launch on-time and on-budget
• Work with leadership to adjust resources and timelines as business priorities shift
• Recommend opportunities to streamline processes in high-paced environment with focus on resource efficiency and ROI
• Manage day-to-day tactical requests from key stakeholders to support a variety of marketing initiatives
• Tracking and reporting on productivity and progress towards goals
• Manage important documents, requests, compliance checklists and status reports
• Coordinate and administer usability testing and experience reviews for marketing collateral, web content, offers and pricing, etc.
• Quality assurance support with proofing and data auditing
• Manage special projects and other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Proficiency in workflow project management and Microsoft Office software required
• Strong project management and organization skills and keen attention to detail
• Capable of coordinating multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
• Effective interpersonal and written communication skills
• Must be a self-starter, able to independently move projects forward, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines
• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience
• Prior experience in vendor management a plus
• Financial Services marketing experience a plus

BCU Shared Values. We act with INTEGRITY. We follow the golden rule without exception. We display COURAGE in our convictions. We drive innovation, reaching beyond boundaries and thoughtfully explore new horizons. We excel through COLLABORATION. By working as one, sharing information and seeking solutions, we deliver exceptional outcomes. We WOW our Members. We focus intensely on putting the member first, delivering extraordinary experiences that create lasting relationships inside and outside the organization.

Life at BCU. With a culture built off relationships and referrals, we're committed to creating the best work environment possible. From our casual dress code to flexible work arrangements, we've created a unique culture that supports a healthy work/life balance. For this reason and more, BCU has been chosen as a Chicago Tribune Top 100 Workplace. #LifeAtBCU

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