Project Manager, Marketing

A Global Leader in Business Events

PCMA is the world’s largest and most forward-thinking community for Business Events Strategists and organisers, providing senior-level education, networking and market intelligence for the global business events industry.

Our vision is to drive global economic and social transformation through business events.

We are achievers with a mission to educate & inspire more than 7,000 members and an audience of more than 50,000 individuals through the creation of meaningful experiences that set out to disrupt “thinking” at the intersection of social consciousness and commerce.

Headquartered in Chicago, with an Asia Pacific office in Singapore – PCMA’s world-class management team oversees members in more than 40 countries globally – and growing!

We hire ambitious, capable professionals who thrive on entrepreneurial spirit, collaboration and who want to “Change the Way the World Works”. Our people are passionate about progress, welcome constant change and understand the value of engagement and success. We love coming to work because we believe in our products, services and our culture.

Our Strategic Plan – Member Centric, Innovation, Solutions.

Our five-year strategic plan guides all of our activities. It helps us focus on our priorities and provides measurable standards of our performance. The plan leverages the best of our experiences and the knowledge about where the industry needs to go in the future. We have three critical organizational goals that will help us achieve our vision and mission.

Our People and Culture

• Our people have a Passion for Progress.
• Our people contribute to a variety of projects that positively impact our members and social issues at large.
• Our people are fearless, innovators and collaborators who know how to leverage the collective genius of the whole to execute on large-scale events and who take smart risks – testing, measuring, and creating again.
• Our people work with leading brands and influential business leaders across the country and around the world.
• Our people enjoy the autonomy and flexibility to manage their work; while our expectations are high, we expect our people to bring their best ideas and their best self to work each and every day.

Above all, our People are valued. They play a meaningful role in building solutions and shaping the future of PCMA. We believe that having a diverse workforce is not enough; we also need to build a culture of inclusion that leverages the strengths of all of our employees.

We believe that there has never been a more important time than right now for people and communities everywhere to come together to confront our economic and social challenges. Business events have the power to do just that.

Position Overview

The Project Manager, Marketing Role:

The Project Manager is accountable for delivering business results on time and within budget in collaboration with internal business owners. This role’s primary focus is developing and implementing marketing activations for PCMA and its sub brands. The Project Manager drives and tracks business results as well as analytics of the Marketing team’s progress. The Project Manager is responsible for managing the workflow and communications, ensuring seamless coordination and optimal use of team with Microsoft tech solutions for efficiency to minimize risk and maximize return on investment.

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop and maintain project plans for integrated marketing campaigns, outlining tasks, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Collaborate with internal business owners and cross-functional teams to align marketing initiatives with organizational goals.
• Utilize internal and external creative resources effectively to enhance the impact of marketing activations.
• Ensure seamless collaboration with leading daily stand ups among team members, leveraging Microsoft technologies for efficient communication.
• Manage an assigned portfolio of products/services, overseeing the development and execution of marketing campaigns.
• Prioritize tasks and allocate resources based on project requirements and business objectives.
• Utilize Microsoft technologies including Microsoft 365, Teams, and Jira to enhance communication and collaboration within the Marketing Team.
• Explore innovative ways to leverage technology to optimize marketing processes and communication globally.

You will bring with you to this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Marketing, Communications, or related field.
• Minimum five years related communications, marketing experience managing projects.
• Must be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of current marketing strategies and analytics, as well as a track record of participating in marketing success.
• Must be detail-oriented, possess strong organizational skills, and show ability to prioritize, multi-task and maintain flexibility in a fast-paced environment.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including editing and proofreading skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently, as well as interact with a variety of project teams.
• Must have a strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite and proficiency in project management software, such as Basecamp or Asana.
• Knowledge of Scrum and Agile Project management, and Salesforce a must.
• Must have a strong understanding of the Business Events Industry landscape.
• Ability to command a room and motivate teams to meet deadlines.
• Ability to clearly communicate with and extrapolate details from internal stakeholders before timelines are established and deadlines are set for marketing deliverables.
• Must possess good organizational skills and show ability to address several issues simultaneously.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions

• Ability to perform work utilizing a computer for extended periods of time.
• Ability to grasp objects utilizing the fingers (fine motor manipulation).
• Ability to travel by air or ground transportation as required in performing the work.

PCMA is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristic.

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