Project Manager (Communications)

Project Manager

The Project Manager facilitates the flow of projects within the Office of Communications by efficiently keeping track of all design projects requested by seminary schools and departments, including evaluating requests, working with Communications staff in execution of approved projects, and working with outside vendors in completion of projects.

Essential Job Functions / Responsibilities

• Manage projects through their lifespan, ensuring clients and the Communications team meet deadlines. Currently, the work includes periodicals, books, social content, print ads, website content, email, and other communications-related work.
• Work directly with client and Communications team to understand project requests, gather requirements, define objectives, deliverables and delivery dates, plan resources and develop a clear and actionable project plan.
• Take ownership of the assigned accounts with the internal team and ensure that all team members are clear on roles and responsibilities on each project and held accountable for deliverables.
• Write clear and detailed project briefs for designers / writers / creative production resources and answer any internal and external questions.
• Efficiently and effectively manage roadblocks and communicate effectively in difficult and time-sensitive situations.
• Facilitate meetings as needed and ensure the Communications team receives clear direction for next steps.
• Prepare the annual Printing and Promotions budget from request submissions from institution wide departments, including researching vendors, gathering estimates for projects, and creating a spreadsheet and reports based on these numbers.
• Deliver multiple, often concurrent projects : error free, on time or early, on or under budget, all while meeting or exceeding creative objectives and expectations.
• Work with vendors to secure bids and oversee print production to ensure the final product meets the standards and deadlines of clients and Communications.
• Facilitate cost center accounting for each project, working with purchasing group and internal approval process for each project.
• Work with Campus Technology, the Warehouse, Facilities, and outside vendors to provide support for Communications team members to ensure the proper tools are available and in good repair to complete tasks.
• Perform other related duties as assigned and specific to area of responsibility.

Specific Skills and Qualifications

Physical Requirements

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so they may perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to the institution. Contact human resources (HR) with any questions or requests for accommodation.

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, established in 1908 under the visionary leadership of B.H. Carroll, was born out of the urgent need for trained ministers in America's rapidly growing Southwest. Initially part of Baylor University, the seminary became an independent institution in Waco before relocating to Fort Worth in 1910. Carroll's unwavering commitment to orthodoxy, gospel-centered education, and the Great Commission shaped the seminary's mission. Training God-called men and women for ministry, Southwestern has an expansive academic program training pastors, missionaries, and ministry leaders in theology, missions, evangelism, music and worship, and education. Today, it stands as a beacon of faithfulness, equipping generations to serve Christ's church globally.