Project Specialist - Marketing

Support Center - Irving
For nearly 50 years, Michaels has been the destination where Makers get inspired, learn, shop, and create. We strive to cultivate an inclusive shopping environment for all Makers and work environment for all Team Members, providing a place of belonging and empowering everyone to bring their creative dreams to life. At Michaels, every Team Member is encouraged to hone their craft with opportunities for personal and professional growth. From our Stores and Distribution Centers to Artistree and our Support Center, our best-in-class team is passionate about leaving the world a better, more creative place by contributing to every “make”.
Michaels is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are here for all Team Members and all Makers to create, innovate and be better together.
As a Marketing Project Specialist, you will contribute to the organization and process flow for marketing projects in conjunction with your brand partners. You will develop an understanding of all facets of marketing to support the project through the entire marketing lifecycle and will be an integral part of the team, working as a liaison between the business and creative services team to ensure cross-functional success. You will engage with brand leaders and marketing subject matter experts to translate the business objectives and requirements into executional milestones to create an overall project roadmap. You will need to advocate for your partners and collaborate with the creative ops & pre-media teams to ensure the delivery of the project is aligned with department goals and delivery needs.
Major Activities

• Manage a diverse set of responsibilities and stakeholders through the entire lifecycle of a project.
• When applicable engage with e-commerce, technology, and development teams to execute marketing assets.
• Communicate with the business, creative ops, and pre-media teams to ensure alignment and visibility into the project delivery cycle. This includes but is not limited to updating documentation along the lifecycle of a project, ensuring measurement criteria is defined at the onset of a project, etc.
• Build strategic relationships across relevant business functions and teams in order to drive alignment, resolve conflicts and mitigate competing priorities.
• Serve as a liaison between business, creative ops & pre-media partners to provide an end-to-end roadmap with milestones to meet the business needs.
• Effectively prioritize projects and programs across the organization with changes in strategy and demand as business needs change and evolve.
• Define scope and prioritization of project milestones and manage staged releases if necessary.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to understand business and project needs, outcomes, and value, and provide input to ensure roadmaps are aligned to those needs
• Identify key risks and dependencies of initiatives/projects and develop action plans to mitigate risks.
• Create roadmaps that account for and integrate dependencies across functional areas within the Michaels business.

Minimum Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Other duties as assigned
Minimum Education

• Bachelor’s Degree required

Minimum Special Certifications Or Technical Skills

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Suite, including presentations and project management software.
• Process and journey mapping

Minimum Type Of Experience The Job Requires

• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to foresee
• Understands basic project management methodology
• Experience managing projects and working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent oral and written communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively with business partners
• 4+ years of product management or project management experience
• Customer-focused with high-quality standards

Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.
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Michaels is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with this commitment, Michaels will assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the job, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Customer Care at 1-800-642-4235 (1800-MICHAEL).
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