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POSITION SPECIFICS

Penn States Office of Strategic Communicationsthe Universitys central public relations and marketing divisionseeks a Program Manager Digital Experience Initiatives to coordinate complex highly visible digital initiatives across the Universitys distributed web ecosystem. The successful candidate will liaise with internal partners and cross-functional teams to ensure that web and digital projects deliver measurable outcomes.

This is a hybrid or potentially fully remote position that calls for a strategic communicator skilled facilitator and an experienced project manager who can align cross-functional teams and guide complex initiatives toward cohesive outcome-driven digital experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Initiative Management: Lead and coordinate multiple simultaneous web and digital experience efforts working across stakeholder groups to define scope clarify outcomes and drive progress
• Stakeholder Alignment: Serve as the primary contact for unit-based teams product owners and strategic partners managing expectations through consistent communication and engagement
• Project Facilitation: Support kickoff meetings discovery phases sprint planning and decision-making forums to determine role clarity timelines and deliverables
• Delivery Coordination: Work closely with content strategists developers designers analysts and digital leads to enable projects to advance with clarity cohesion and purpose
• Roadmap Documentation: Maintain project documentation status trackers and shared communication plans for internal and external visibility
• Risk and Issue Management: Identify potential obstacles facilitate resolution and escalate when necessary to maintain momentum
• Continuous Improvement: Recommend and help implement project workflows communication standards and team coordination methods that improve delivery outcomes
• Organizational Learning: Capture lessons learned surface bottlenecks and share insights that help strengthen Penn States broader digital maturity

Preferred Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate will:

• Have PMP ScrumMaster or other project management certification
• Understand digital platforms content systems and user-experience principles
• Be able to coordinate across teams and manage stakeholders in complex organizational settings
• Understand digital accessibility content strategy and web governance
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Be fluent in project management tools (e.g. Jira Smartsheet MS Project Asana)
• Be proficient in the use of collaboration productivity and documentation tools such as Microsoft Project Miro Slack Confluence Google Drive and Microsoft Office Suite
• Prior experience working in a higher education government or nonprofit setting is a plus

MINIMUM EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS

About Penn States Office of Strategic Communications

As Penn States central public relations and marketing division the Office of Strategic Communications is a fully integrated award-winning best-in-class marketing and public relations team defined by innovative strategy and breakthrough creative driven by measurable goals. We advance the University by strengthening and protecting the institutions reputation in regional national and international spheres of influence in ways that serve recruitment resource and leadership goals.

Spanning Penn States large-scale enterpriseincluding campus locations across Pennsylvania nearly 90000 students and an alumni base exceeding 700000the Office of Strategic Communications work encompasses all forms of communications and engagement ranging from branding marketing and trademark and event management to internal communications proactive and social media research communications and crisis and issues management. Weve attracted talented and diverse team members from private and public sectors at all levels of our division giving us the ability to build a strategic program of excellence recognized throughout the University.

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Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional addition to comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage employees enjoy robust retirement plans and substantial paid time off which includes holidays vacation and sick time. One of the standout benefits is the generous 75% tuition discount available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children. For more detailed information please visit our Benefits Page.

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