Content & Project Manager, Social Emotional Learning & Character

Job Description

Content & Project Manager, Social Emotional Learning & Character

Team: Education

Status: Full-time/Project/Exempt

PBS Children's Media & Education is looking for a dynamic Content and Project Manager with strong project management skills to support the expansion of a character education and social and emotional learning (SEL) initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to support parents and caregivers in modeling, building, and strengthening character traits and SEL skills for their children. The ideal candidate will have experience successfully designing and implementing content and programs for families.

The Content and Project Manager will work closely with a cross-functional team to plan and organize the character education and SEL initiative content strategy, oversee the development of resources for families, synthesize data to communicate the impact of the project, and craft a multi-year plan.

The Content and Project Manager will be detail-oriented and capable of collaborating across teams and senior stakeholders to develop timelines and bring a strategic approach to fulfilling the activities included in this project. This person will apply strong written and verbal communications skills to complete their work.

The Content and Project Manager will work closely with PBS's Children's Media and Education marketing and content teams, as well as other internal and external stakeholders, to manage and deliver on multiple grant activities, including launching a national campaign, creating content for families and developing a virtual family engagement training program.

Essential duties include, but are not limited to:
• Coordinate the character education and SEL initiative across teams to drive alignment with the project's goals and objectives.

• Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan that identifies and sequences the activities needed to complete;

• Ensure that all work is delivered on-time, within scope, and within budget; provide regular reports on progress against goals and benchmarks;

• Document or capture both process and activities through year-long grant;

• Maintain a digital folder of grant-related documentation (e.g. contracts, reports) that stakeholders can easily access;

• Communicate project status and changes to staff and other internal and external stakeholders;

• Identify underlying tasks and manage risks to meet project objectives and goals;

• Identify and resolve project issues and facilitate communications in a timely manner;

• Deliver regular updates to staff, as well as internal and external stakeholders;

• Produce detailed progress reports quarterly and annual summary reports that document the initiative's progress including any program-related data.

• Assist in the development and aggregation of new and existing media to create on-demand content collections that may include videos, short-form media, games, hands-on activities that promote character development and social emotional learning;

• Work with PBS KIDS producers, show advisors and internal stakeholders to develop show-specific parenting content that aligns with the PBS KIDS SEL & Character Learning Framework;

• Manage content production, working with writers, designers, videographers and other content creators;

• Collaborate with PBS KIDS Marketing to help promote the content and collection through newsletters, social media and other platforms;

• Edit and publish content using Craft CMS, PBS Media Manager, YouTube and other publishing platforms. Light digital editing as needed, including exporting videos and creating thumbnail stills.

• Uphold content guidelines, including voice and tone, making sure content is optimized for multiple platforms, for SEO, and is consistent with the PBS brand;

• Use Google Analytics to make strategic decisions to guide content development.

Requirements for success:
• A minimum of 2 years experience coordinating and overseeing projects;

• A minimum of 2-4 years combined experience in one or more of the following areas: managing the development of digital content, experience managing video content development, writing and editing materials for digital publication, and digital production experience;

• 2 years of direct family service experience working within community-based and/or early childhood education organizations preferred;

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience;

• Detail-oriented, analytical thinker with excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to make effective public presentations;

• Knowledge of project management tools and software;

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work well with others;

• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and communication skills;

• Strong skills in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint;

• Proven ability to work on multiple tasks with competing priorities;

• Demonstrated success working in a team environment with diverse groups of people.

PBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with the EEOC and the Commonwealth of Virginia

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gmk0p2-3-145-63-136-42 in your application.