Marketing Associate - Project Management (ND)

ZS is a professional services firm that works side by side with companies to help develop and deliver products that drive customer value and company results. We apply our deep industry expertise and leading-edge analytics to create solutions that work in the real world. With more than 35 years of experience and 10,000-plus ZSers in more than 28 offices worldwide, we are passionately committed to helping companies and their customers thrive. ZS’ Corporate Support teams operate the firm’s core internal enterprise functions. Our global teams comprise team-oriented, pragmatic and results-driven people who thrive in a challenging work environment. Our people come from diverse backgrounds but share a passion for quality customer service and dedication—whether our customer is a client or another ZS employee. Marketing & Communications exists to raise awareness of ZS Associates, brand the firm, create and distribute thought leadership content and support the business development process with communications and events support. Marketing Associate—Project Management We seek an experienced marketing professional for a Project Manager role in New Delhi, India. You will be well suited to this role if you have an agency background or have diverse marketing experiences and expertise. You understand marketing creative production and how to make such marketing projects flow effortlessly. Project management skills are critical for your success, but are secondary to your understanding of marketing audiences, business process, and common asset types. You have experience in producing content for digital channels. In this role you will report to the head of Marketing Program Orchestration and be responsible for managing the overall execution of multiple active projects with large cross-functional teams to ensure that they meet business goals and requirements. You will work closely with individuals on the marketing team, which includes industry marketers, writers, designers, digital marketers and event coordinators. You are able to execute integrated marketing and communications projects and tasks with a high degree of autonomy, overseeing the marketing project production process and associated technology to ensure all milestones and requirements are met, and using influence to predict and eliminate bottlenecks or resource constraints. Key responsibilities include: Project & Resource Planning & Execution – Meticulously monitor high-priority marketing program deliverables, helping managers make necessary project trade-off decisions, while ensuring efficient delivery by project teams. Communication & Relationship Management – Serve as a mediator among project team members. Ensure deadlines are communicated and met. Manage program communication. Coordinate and lead marketing production meetings. Proactively assess production schedule to ensure projects are correctly scoped, have adequate content and direction, and are proper alignment to business goals. Ensure status and metric reporting. Marketing Process Management –Monitor use of the production management system, and consistently evaluate work processes in order to recommend improvements. Own Specific Corporate Marketing Initiatives – Lead the project management of both go-to-market campaigns and other corporate initiatives, as needed. Quality Assurance – Assist with the marketing planning process (e.g. milestones, participants, actions, templates, calendar), ensuring marketing’s goals are aligned with business and product objectives. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree plus 1-3 years of project management experience, or master’s degree + 2-4 years’ experience Analytical thinker with a natural curiosity and ability to map strategy to tactics. Exceptional organizational skills, including great attention to detail and accuracy. Experience developing and managing project plans, budgets and deadlines. Experience with Workfront and Adobe Experience Manager a plus. Resilience under pressure. Ability to say no firmly, but with empathy. Exceptional communication skills – both verbal and written, including experience presenting to and influencing executives in a highly matrixed, fast-paced environment. International collaboration skills and experience required. Self-starter who excels at multi-tasking with strong ability to prioritize to meet business needs. Must possess confidence and assertiveness; ability to collaborate and build credibility with colleagues and business leaders. Willingness to regularly shift working hours to meet with global marketing team members in Evanston, Ill. US and/or New Delhi. Project Management and / or digital channels certification(s) a plus. Advanced Excel and data analysis skills preferred. Willing to travel internationally up to 5%. ZS is a global consulting firm. Fluency in English is required; additional fluency in at least one European or Asian language is desirable. Candidates must possess work authorization for their intended country of employment. An on-line application, including a full set of transcripts (official or unofficial), is required to be considered. ZS offers a competitive compensation package with salary and bonus incentives, complete medical/dental/life insurance programs and retirement savings benefits. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.