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Job Summary

The Project Coordinator will support the Creative team and internal Marketing teams and help ensure delivery of high-quality creative projects. This role will focus on customer facing marketing work that supports the customer buying journey starting from initial awareness of the Animal Health brands, to the evaluation of our products and services and finally taking action to make a purchase.

The ideal candidate will have project management experience, experience working with a project management/workflow tool and have a strong ability to leverage information and reports to assist in planning resources and timelines. The candidate ­­should have a high attention to detail and strong people skills with an ability to coordinate multiple projects.

This role works closely with the marketing and in-house creative team along with key channel partners. This role will oversee the workflow of customer facing marketing work such as campaigns that leverage multiple tactics/channels to sell sheet creation, video development and website projects. The work will start with a marketing brief to understand scope of work, key dates and channels through creative development, approvals and execution.

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. To request a reasonable accommodation, notify Human Resources or the manager who oversees the position.

• Monitor projects and workloads, adjusting assignments and deadlines accordingly, in alignment with the Creative Services Manager and marketing team members
• Build strong relationships across customer marketing and channel partners to ensure successful alignment of roadmaps and collaboration on deliverables and timelines
• Navigate issues with a solutions-oriented mindset, escalating concerns and making informed recommendations to stakeholders and leadership as needed  
• Attend marketing kick off meetings aligning plans and timelines to the creative brief goals as presented by the marketing team member
• Lead the weekly creative project pipeline meeting using project management reports
• Leverage pre-built workflows to set up the work schedule by deliverable, channel and due date
• Proactively communicate upcoming work to channel partners and third-party agencies, when available
• Act as one of the primary administrators of the project management/workflow tool
• Ensure the creative team and channel partners have needed information/assets to complete their work
• Communicate status updates highlighting potential issues including at-risk deadlines, scheduling, resource constraints
• Ensure the project has the necessary resources to complete the work
• Foster efficiencies and speed while honoring the creative process
• Oversee the coordination and flow of creative projects between departments – marketing, creative and channel partners
• Maintain task lists, due dates and project statuses within the project management/workflow tool
• Coordinate with designers or channel partners to ensure that projects meet their requirements

In addition to the essential functions listed above, the incumbent may perform the following additional functions.

• Collecting assets from key manufacturers to use in marketing efforts
• Intake field marketing requests and route through creative
• Coordinate year end savings guide
• Coordinate key manufacturers marketing calendars
• Manage other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Strong problem-solver
• Experience building, executing, and scaling cross-functional creative projects
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• 2-5 years of project management or equivalent experience
• Organized, reliable and highly detail-oriented with a quality and results-oriented approach
• Effective communicator and collaborative team player who excels at building relationships
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, management, or related field or combined education and experience.
• Ability to set up multiple projects at a time in a fast-paced environment
• Experience using a modern software tool to assist in tactic planning and resource scheduling

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working with a marketing and/or creative team
• PMP or CAPM Certification
• Experience using a project management workflow software such as Adobe Workfront, Asana and/or Wrike

Working Conditions

Physical Demands

• Must be able to communicate with others in person, over the phone, and in writing.
• Operating a computer or other office devices for the majority of the workday
• Must be able to read and interpret various electronic and written documents.
• Must be able to understand and effectively exchange accurate information with others such as coworkers, customers and vendors
• May occasionally need to move packages up to 10 pounds such as office supplies or equipment

Environmental Factors

This position is in an office environment in which team members occupy desks in assigned areas or at meeting/collaboration spaces within the building. The building’s primary work areas consist of desks, chairs, computers and other office equipment and devices for professional services.

What's In It For You

We provide competitive benefits, unique incentive programs and rewards for our eligible employees:

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• LifeWorks (Employee Assistance Program).
• Educational Assistance Program (Tuition Reimbursement).
• Full Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits and an integrated Wellness Program.
• 401(k) Match Retirement Savings Plan.
• Full Paid Parental and Adoption Leave.
• Volunteer Time Off (VTO).
• Patterson Perks Program.
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Holiday Pay & Floating Holidays.

The potential compensation range for this role is below. The final offer amount could exceed this range, based on various factors such as candidate location (geographical labor market), experience, and skills.

$21.97 - $27.69

EEO Statement

As a people-first company, Patterson promotes a culture that embodies and celebrates diversity and inclusivity. We believe our employees’ unique experiences and differences is what strengthens us and drives our success. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

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