Project Coordinator
Req #44341
Virtual•
United States
Job Description
Posted Sunday, March 30, 2025, 11:00 PM

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Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a scalable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. We endeavor to deliver essential content, marketing solutions, and experiences for curated audiences, advertisers, consumers, and stakeholders by leveraging our diverse teams and suite of products to enrich the local communities and businesses we serve. Our current portfolio of trusted media brands includes the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, uses innovation and software to enable small and medium-sized businesses to grow, and USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures, our events division, creates impactful consumer engagements, promotions, and races. Gannett open roles are featured on various external job boards. When applying to a position at Gannett, you should be completing an application on Gannett Careers via Dayforce. Job postings directing you to complete an application on other external sites may not be valid. To connect with us, visit www.gannett.com
The Post Sales Events Project Management team is looking for a successful candidate to join their growing team! The ideal candidate will be responsible for assisting with and leading processes and workflows setup for post sales fulfillment for Ventures and Gannett events, promotions and special sections. Leveraging the project management tool, Smartsheet. The candidate will work collaboratively with multiple internal teams overseeing the day-to-day coordination of all post sales fulfillment information for events, promotions and special sections related to print and digital advertising and project intake setup/fulfillment. Excellent communication skills are crucial in this role for delivering post sales fulfillment information during sales kick-off calls and to other centralized teams throughout the company. Keeping up to date and accurate information from point of sale through implementation will be critical for program successes.
The candidate will be the “know it all” for all assigned projects and markets, becoming the person internal teams reach out to for answers. Thinking “outside the box” will be key in helping develop efficient and standardized workflows for all teams involved. With Gannett consisting of more than 260 daily media organizations across 47 states, the pace is fast, the deadlines are strict and the impact far-reaching.

• Using Smartsheet to manage processes, workflows and automations set in place for all fulfillment teams for Gannett & Ventures events, promotion sand special sections.
• Collaborate efforts of all post sales fulfillment pieces from point of sale through implementation
• Juggling multiple priorities with a keen eye and attention to detail in a deadline driven environment.
• Establish and maintain relationships with appropriate assigned company leaders and team members.
• Monitor and assign resources appropriately to streamline project efficiencies
• Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels as needed—escalating issues as necessary based on project work plans