Communications Project Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Communications Project Manager for the Greater Des Moines Partnership Communications team is responsible for owning and managing the planning, execution and delivery of marketing, communications, public relations and media relations projects. Working in partnership with other members of the Communication team, this role inspires action that achieves goals and produces outcomes. This role serves as the central point of accountability for projects from intake through completion, ensuring alignment across timelines, scope, quality and communication.

It requires a highly detail-oriented, proactive individual who anticipates needs, adapts to shifting priorities, and keeps fast-moving, evolving projects on track through clear, timely communication and action. The person in the role must have the capacity to juggle multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, strong interpersonal communications skills and an ability to interact promptly, positively and directly with team members, vendors and external stakeholders.

The Communications Project Manager for the Greater Des Moines Partnership Communications team is responsible for owning and managing the planning, execution and delivery of marketing, communications, public relations and media relations projects. Working in partnership with other members of the Communication team, this role inspires action that achieves goals and produces outcomes. This role serves as the central point of accountability for projects from intake through completion, ensuring alignment across timelines, scope, quality and communication.

It requires a highly detail-oriented, proactive individual who anticipates needs, adapts to shifting priorities, and keeps fast-moving, evolving projects on track through clear, timely communication and action. The person in the role must have the capacity to juggle multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, strong interpersonal communications skills and an ability to interact promptly, positively and directly with team members, vendors and external stakeholders.

• Organizes and owns project details and processes
• Proactive project communication and management
• Intake to completion workflow management
• Cross-functional and cross-team coordination
• Timeline oversight and management

• Serve as the gatherer, communicator and keeper of all project details, ensuring complete command of timelines, requirements, dependencies and status updates.
• Acts as the project liaison for multiple areas of work at The Partnership. Duties include but are not limited to: create agendas, prepare for and lead meetings about current and future project work; attend meetings to garner context and updates on projects/events that are in the works and on deck, prioritizing Strategic Priorities, Scorecard goals, and Work Plans; determine who from the Communications team, and other Areas of Work, needs to be included in the next steps to successfully activate a project as efficiently and effectively as possible and proactively and promptly communicates requests, tasks and updates.
• Anticipate next steps before they are requested to keep projects moving efficiently and proactively address emerging needs.
• Manage complex, multi-step projects that may shift or evolve rapidly, adjusting and communicating workflows and updates without losing track of details.
• Ensure every project is delivered within scope and meets agreed-upon expectations, deadlines and quality standards.
• Maintain and enforce clear project timelines, updating them as scope or priorities change.
• Respond promptly to inquiries from team members, and external stakeholders with accurate, detailed information.
• Lead project intake, requirements gathering and clarification of deliverables with a strong attention to detail.
• Route and track tasks for the Communications team with precision and clarity.
• Maintain impeccable records and documentation within the project management system.
• Monitor project and task progress daily and actively push tasks forward to prevent delays or missed milestones.
• Communicate shifts in timelines, priorities or scope promptly and…