Microsoft Product Marketing Manager 

United States, Washington 

492822428

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years of experience in marketing, communications, design, advertising, or related disciplines
  • OR equivalent experience.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years of experience in marketing, communications, design, advertising, or related disciplines
  OR equivalent experience.
• Ability to directly create visual assets in a variety of creation tools / formats
• Experience in working with other creatives
• Effective communication skills
• Experience in giving creative guidance to others, getting project requirements from others, and creating customer-facing content
• Comfort in project management, being organized; project management certifications are an advantage
• Comfort in working with tight timelines and making tradeoffs
• Experience in managing budgets
• Flexible to work odd hours during peak times, such as event season
• Technical fluency to speak with engineers and ability to dig into technical details
• Experience with commercial / corporate / technical audiences, and the consumer
• Proven ability to collaborate and contribute to a positive, inclusive work environment, even in stressful circumstances
• Candidates should expect to provide writing samples as part of the interview process

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How you can make an impact

• Have strong point of view on visual storytelling in different formats (static, motion), yet be open to ideas from team members and engineering to co-create assets
• Guide the work of creative vendors, and also identify and maintain a roster of creative vendors
• Manage the delivery of multiple projects and keep stakeholders informed, especially in event season
• Manage budgets and project bids, ensuring projects stay on time and on budget
• Be responsible for meeting brand guidelines, and in general, deliver assets with a high-quality bar
• Manage programmatic projects such as case studies, which includes managing a pipeline of customers and potential stories
• Be committed to learning about how account teams support Education customers, then deliver core content and ad hoc communications to account teams.
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What I’ll do for you

• Support who you are by making room for your ideas and your authentic voice
• Help you identify your strengths and weaknesses
• Coach you to grow your storytelling and product marketing skills
• Be a resource to you, wearing the hat of manager, coach, and friend as needed
• Be open to your feedback on what you need and what I can do to support you