Editorial Operations Manager

Company: M Financial Group
Location: Portland
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Job Category: Program Managers & Directors The Editorial Operations Manager oversees the daily operations of the editorial platforms. This entails maintaining and enforcing quality control of jobs from inception to completion. In this role you will be responsible for the project management, monitoring and modifying of resources to fulfill the often-varying workload required of the Marketing and Practice Consulting department.-- RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage the overall curation of activities required to produce creative and corporate content across multiple platforms and Analyze content utilization data to define stakeholder need
• Provides management for projects that expand platform functionality and enhance the organization's digital presence
• Prepares reports and presentations to help facilitate communication of project status to stakeholders and the broader organization
• Streamline operations to allow M Financial to reach a sustainable production schedule
• Work with business customers to develop and execute projects designed to support a customer focused, proactive technology services group
• Maintain understanding of current and evolving business, technology and financial services industry standards and trends along with project management methodologies, standards, and best practices
• Has o verall responsibility for managing scope, cost, schedule, internal staffing and--outside vendors, and contractual deliverables
• Manage vendor, internal and external customer relationships to provide management systems, tools designed to meet business needs, and ensure on time delivery within budget
• Consult with stakeholders to obtain input on their technology requirements and issues and coordinate with other internal departments; such as carriers and vendors to implement appropriate action plans and deliverables based on this information
• Establish and maintain integration between internal management systems and interfaces to external systems; and create processes to ensure accuracy
• Participate in developing and maintaining strategies and methodologies for the application delivery group
• Incorporate key data points from content management systems and some CRM data points/personas to align digital marketing programs
• Manage and approve vendor and consultant invoices through billing system
• Assist with other department projects as assigned QUALIFICATIONS
  • 7+ years of experience as a standout editorial operations manager and project management in a fast-paced digital environment
  • Experience on a technical project implementation is a plus
  • PMP certification is plus but not required
  • CRM systems knowledge required
  • Experience auditing existing content systems to identify and solve for breakdowns in the workflow
  • Proven ability to manage production at scale and increase production quality and volume by driving key operation efficiencies
  • Strong proficiency in evaluating, selecting and managing vendors, contractors and consultants
  • Exceptional organizational skills; proven ability to track, prioritize and report status of multiple projects, with changing requirements/priorities using internal and external resources
  • Problem-solving mindset with the ability to make recommendations for system refinement/improvement
  • Experienced in budget management
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to present materials to diverse groups of various sizes
  • Ability to quickly develop and maintain working relationships with internal and external stakeholders JOB CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT
    • Normal office environment/desk assignment
    • Extensive use of PC's, computer terminal, display, keyboard, and mouse
    • Extensive hands-on work with documents, spreadsheets and other written documents
    • Occasional travel (10-20%) This position description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with this position. While this description is intended to accurately reflect the position's activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties as necessary.

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