Job Description About Guitar Center
Guitar Center embodies the world of creativity and music by inspiring our teammates to find their own individual sound. We strive to develop lifelong musicians and make a difference in the world by enabling musicians and non-musicians alike to experience the almost indescribable happiness that comes from playing an instrument. We believe in putting our customers first, engaging with respect and integrity and fulfilling our mission with passion.
Do you love music? Do you believe in the power of music to bring people together? If you do, and you want to be a key player in an organization whose purpose is to fill the world with more music and to develop generations of new musicians then we have a position where you can find your sound.
Are you energized by the idea of turning the marketing strategist's vision into reality? Do you thrive on organization, keeping everyone involved with a project on track? If the answer is a resounding YES, we have an opportunity for you.
What's in it for you? - An awesome campus that showcases our love of music with offices, conference rooms and hallways covered wall-to-wall with guitars and rock memorabilia
- Enticing employee discount on all Guitar Center products and gear
- Free sound proof practice studios located on campus, stocked with guitars, basses, keyboards, drum kits, mics, etc... available for all GC employees! (Some even have recording capabilities!)
- Guitar Center Jam sessions -- Guitar Center employees form bands who then showcase their songs and skills -- this is entirely voluntary!)
- Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
- Subsidized gym memberships
- A matching 401k program
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Requirements Job Title: Marketing Project Manager
The Marketing Project Manager oversees Retail/E-Commerce Marketing Plan execution throughout ideation, scheduling, product list development, creative development, various vetting processes, production and implementation. Projects include various advertising mediums such as print, video/photo, email, web, in-store support, and more.
Manage and facilitate the annual retail marketing calendar, programs and projects through a continual process. This includes working cross functionally with marketing, merchants, finance and creative to assure key milestones, agreements, hand offs and coordination of information and assets through the retail planning calendar. The project manager is responsible to coordinate deliverables to deadline, assure communications throughout the process, track the process and milestones, set and hold meetings, report outages and assure all parties are aware and informed on progress.
Characteristics that hit the right note:
Analytical Competencies
Business Acumen
Relationship Building Customer Focus
Initiative/Resourcefulness
Organizational Expert
Prioritization Talents
Project Management Expertise
Technology Skills
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
- Project Tracking, Reporting and Documentation (maintain dashboard)
- Ensure all parties are aligned on project details, responsibilities and delivery dates
- Diagnose and relieve all bottlenecks throughout process
- Escalate issues that arise to management when necessary in order to maintain schedule
- Reporting, monitoring, calendar managing, handling changes and updates
- Use Workflow Management system to track projects and record all decisions/direction collected, keeping project status and info up-to-date
- Advise on workflow efficiencies to continually evolve our processes workflows to align with business needs
To join our band you will need the following experience:
Bachelor's Degree is preferred in business/marketing-related field
6 years of Project Management experience within marketing/advertising environment (in addition to degree or years of previous experience).
Experience working within Project Management Systems (such as Quickbase, Workfront, Wrike, etc)
Mac/PC operating proficiency
Strong understanding of developing various types of marketing tactics (ie Print, Web Development, Email, Video/Radio Advertisements, Social Media Campaigns)
Position Status
Full-time
