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Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is one of the largest school districts in the United States, serving over330,000students in 600+ schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers.  CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life.  In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity.  Six core values are embedded within these commitments – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.

Sitting within the Communications Office, the CPS Marketing department serves as a full service, integrated marketing firm supporting all of the district’s departments, network offices and selected schools. Our work includes developing marketing strategies, building marketing assets, and managing marketing projects and campaigns covering brand, collateral, advertising, websites, social media, videos, events, and other marketing tactics. 

Job Summary: 

Chicago Public Schools is seeking a Part-Time/Temporary Marketing Project Manager to join our Marketing office. Reporting directly to the Executive Director of Marketing, the Part-Time/Temporary Marketing Project Manager will serve as a lead advisor to district departments, networks and schools on how to use integrated marketing strategies to drive educational outcomes, family engagement, program participation and enrollment demand. The Part-Time/Temporary Marketing Project Manager will also utilize a studio of freelancers to complete various marketing projects across the district. 

*Please note that this is a part-time/temporary position 

The Part-Time/Temporary Marketing Project Manager will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Schedule and lead marketing planning meetings with business owners 
• Develop marketing plan recommendations, timelines and budgets
• Determine and distribute work assignments to marketing team members 
• Define and monitor the content strategy and messaging direction of projects and campaigns  
• Provide design feedback, and ensure that creative concepts support the objectives of the project and are of the highest aesthetic quality
• Manage quality assurance reviews and business owner approvals 
• Create media buying schedules and coordinate ad placements with media outlets
• Request estimates from vendors and coordinate printing and production orders
• Coordinate the distribution of marketing materials with the warehouse team

In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the Part-Time/Temporary Marketing Project Manager must possess the following qualifications: 

Education Required: 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, required

Experience Required: 

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience working for a marketing or creative industry agency, in-house department, or large organization, required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to lead groups of graphic designers, copywriters, web developers, videographers and other marketing personnel in the planning, writing and distribution of marketing material across the following formats: 
• • Brand Identity Elements
  • Radio, TV, Print and Out-Of-Home Advertisements
  • Digital, Paid Search and Social Advertisements
  • Websites and Content Management Systems
  • Email and CRM Systems 
  • Social Media Outlets
  • Print and Collateral Pieces 
  • Long Short Form Videos
  • Event Production Experiential Marketing 
  • Environmental Design
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management software
• Spanish language skills preferred 

Conditions of Employment

As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to:

• Establish/Maintain Chicago Residency -Employees are required to live within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago within six months of their CPS hire date and maintain residency throughout their employment with the district. The Chicago residency requirement does not apply to temporary/part-time positions, however, all CPS employees must be residents of Illinois.
• Be Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 -Unless approved for a medical or religious exemption, all employees are required to be up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccinations, including boosters, and to submit proof of vaccination to the district within 30 days of hire. “Up-to-date” on vaccination is defined as being at least two weeks past all primary vaccine doses and any applicable boosters.