Marketing Project Manager

Staples is The Worklife Fulfillment Company, helping businesses of all sizes be more productive, connected and inspired — however and wherever they work today. With dedicated account teams, category professionals, innovative brands and a curated product assortment for business, Staples provides customized solutions to help organizations achieve their goals. The company operates in North America through eCommerce and direct sales, and is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.

The role of the Marketing Project Manager is to assist the Sr. Manager on activating marketing programs aimed at specific customer segments in support of Staples’ marketing objectives. These programs are focused on growing business with current customers. The Marketing Project Manager will work closely with cross-functional partners and internal marketing partners including the creative agency, marketing operations, and digital media to execute marketing plans. We are looking for a candidate who is motivated to learn, able to adapt to new ways of thinking and believes in customer centric marketing.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support lifecycle campaign planning strategies as well as execution of those strategies
• Manage individual campaign brief submissions throughout the formal review and approval process
• Provide feedback and direction to the creative agency regarding campaign creative and execution
• Engage with the circulation and analytics teams to define customer segments for targeting and manage analysis and insights request process post campaign completion
• Synthesize results to help influence future campaign strategies
• Build and foster strong working relationships with internal partners and ensure alignment across campaign initiatives
• Hands-on, “roll up your sleeves” mindset, with the ability to be a driver and change agent in an organization

Qualifications

Basic Skills:

• BA or BS required
• 3-5 years of work experience
• Prior experience in marketing required
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office applications, specifically MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook

• Detail oriented, highly organized individual with strong project management skills
• Ability to work well independently and within a team setting including across multiple internal teams
• Experience managing multiple deadlines at one time
• Background in customer relationship marketing strategy and program execution within a test/learn framework
• Knowledge of digital marketing and direct mail application and operations
• Experience working with and managing agencies and/or vendors a plus