Reporting to the Associate Vice Chancellor of Brand Partnerships & Licensing, the Project Manager is a member of the Brand Partnerships & Licensing team within the Office of Communications & Marketing (OCM). This role collaborates across the university to manage campaigns, programs, and projects, ensuring milestones are met in support of the division’s and the university’s mission.

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Reporting to the Associate Vice Chancellor of Brand Partnerships & Licensing, the Project Manager is a member of the Brand Partnerships & Licensing team within the Office of Communications & Marketing (OCM). This role collaborates across the university to manage campaigns, programs, and projects, ensuring milestones are met in support of the division’s and the university’s mission.

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Required

• Associate's degree and at least 4 years professional experience related to duties and responsibilities; or Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of professional experience related to duties and responsibilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of marketing and communications strategies

• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail

• Excellent writing and communication skills

• Exceptional time management skills

• Solid understanding of industry standard approaches to brand social media, digital marketing, and analytics, or demonstrated ability to learn them quickly

• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously

• Ability to meet deadlines

• Ability to lead individuals who are not direct reports

• Ability to be hands-on with day-to-day tasks, as well as function in a high-level strategic planning capacity

• Ability to act professionally and represent the office in interactions with clients, including upper-level administration

• Demonstrated skill and strong judgment in managing the university’s reputation

Work Location

• Knoxville, TN

• This is an onsite position

Compensation and Benefits

• UT market range: MR10

• Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here

The university offers a highly competitive benefits package that includes health insurance and retirement plans through the State of Tennessee, generous annual and sick leave accruals, longevity pay, tuition waivers and discounts, and more. Find more information on UT Benefits here

Application Instructions

For full consideration, applicants must apply electronically and submit a cover letter, resume, and the names, email addresses and phone numbers of three references. A minimum of two references should be current or previous supervisors.

About The College/Department/Division

The Office of Communications and Marketing is dedicated to advancing the university’s reputation. Staff members support the institution’s mission and goals, promote its successes and achievements, inform and engage its stakeholders, and ensure the integrity of its brand. We craft audience-focused communications based on data, best-practices, and emerging trends.

The division comprises several cross-functional teams, employing professionals with expertise in design, development, video production, content strategy, feature writing, editing, marketing, media relations, internal communication, and special events.

Additional Information on all postings provided by UTK

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• Campus project operations support: provide operational support for campus cornerstone projects, ensuring all details, commitments, timelines, and expectations are executed by campus partners and external collaborators.
• Project and program management: serve as project manager for brand partnership and licensing initiatives, overseeing activations, partner assets, program launches, and approval processes from initiation through completion.
• Project planning and documentation: draft project briefs with strategic input from directors and assistant directors, defining scope, milestones, deliverables, budgets, and success metrics.
• Meeting coordination and facilitation: schedule, plan, and facilitate project meetings including kickoff, alignment, review, and post-project discussions; assist with meeting logistics and follow-up as needed.
• Resource and capacity planning: advise leadership on team assignments, timelines, and milestones based on project interdependencies, capacity, and audience considerations; coordinate with other project managers on overall office capacity and prioritization.
• Campus partner engagement: serve as a primary liaison to campus partners involved in projects, facilitating clear, consistent communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Budget and estimate management: collaborate with campus partners and internal teams to develop, manage, and track project estimates and budgets.
• Project tracking and reporting: manage milestones across multiple concurrent projects, providing regular status updates to ensure alignment with strategy and approved project briefs.
• Project management systems ownership: activate projects in the project management system; own and maintain project boards, milestones, timelines, and documentation.
• Cross-team coordination: coordinate with other project managers and functional teams to align workstreams and ensure seamless execution.
• Outcomes evaluation and improvement: gather project results and facilitate post-project reviews to assess outcomes and inform future initiatives; provide insight to leadership on process improvements.
• Licensing and administrative support: assist with licensing administrative tasks, including licensing portal management and vendor communication support, as needed.
• Campus representation: serve as a representative of the Office of Communications and Marketing in campus-wide meetings and committees.
• Other duties as assigned: perform additional responsibilities in support of departmental and institutional goals.