JOB SUMMARY 

The Project Manager, Creative Studio is a member of the Creative Studio, and is primarily responsible for managing and executing MLB marketing projects, including in-house advertising and campaigns. This responsibility will include end-to-end project management from project scoping, managing the project calendar, monitoring timelines and deliverables, communicating status updates, and delivering final project and summary. 

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

• 4 year degree from an accredited university in marketing, advertising, communications, business, or related field and 4+ years experience in marketing or related functional area; OR equivalent relevant experience  
• Project management and/or consulting expertise preferred
• Proficiency in Excel + PowerPoint (Google Docs/Sheets) and Asana (or similar project management tools)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

Conducting Core Work Activities

• Provides end-to-end project management for MLB marketing projects (advertising partnerships, creative support on Brand initiatives, business initiative advertising campaigns, and various internal creative needs).
• Works with Creative Studio leadership to understand the project vision and goals.
• Establishes and manages project scope; develops specific goals and project plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work in support of business priorities. 
• Assigns and monitors project owners and deliverables and holds the team accountable to the established budgets and timelines.
• Establishes meeting structure; manages project kickoff and status update meetings.
• Collaborates with team members, internal/external partners, and stakeholders to execute against project objectives. 
• Streamlines and manages communication to internal project team members, as well as project stakeholders and clients.
• Monitors project progress, identifies and escalates project roadblocks, proposes solutions to address project issues/delays, and solicits feedback; escalates to senior leaders, as needed
• Delivers project updates and final project summaries to clients.

Managing Responsibilities with Stakeholders

• Demonstrates understanding of business priorities
• Develops specific goals and project plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work in support of business priorities
• Collaborates with team members, internal/external partners, and stakeholders to execute against project objectives
• Provides ongoing status updates to share progress against established goals, gaps, and support needs to maintain progress against project plans
• Actively solicits stakeholder feedback and responds to concerns in a timely manner
• Communicates in a clear and concise manner that is easy to understand

MLB CORE COMPETENCIES 

Deliver Success

• Demonstrate ambition and enthusiasm when taking on challenges
• Proactively take action, holding self and others accountable
• Be agile and prepared to quickly adapt when priorities unexpectedly shift

 Critical Thinking

• Logically analyze data and systematically weigh options to determine the best solution
• Make sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information to solve problems
• Apply knowledge of functional industry and organization to develop new approaches or strategies

 Collaboration

• Remove barriers and work in partnership across organizational boundaries to accomplish goals
• Promote a positive team environment and take time to raise morale
• Seek out diverse viewpoints and practice inclusive treatment of others

 Communication

• Convey written and verbal messages that effectively inform and gain interest or support
• Successfully determine the appropriate parties that need information and communicate in a concise, timely manner
• Actively listen to gain a full understanding of what was said

 Relationship Management

• Build trusted relationships, networks, partnerships, and alliances
• Connect with others in a transparent and honest manner
• Anticipate and fully service the needs of stakeholders, including colleagues, owners, clubs, corporate partners and fans

Developing Self and Others

• Proactively pursue opportunities to learn and build new skills
• Seek and provide feedback to strengthen and improve development areas
• Actively learn through experimentation, using success and failures as learning opportunities