The Flyover Project Manager is responsible for planning, managing, and executing projects within the Marketing Operations teams for our Flyover business located in Vancouver, Las Vegas, Iceland and Chicago.  This role oversees the efficient delivery of marketing and content programs from vision to completion while ensuring alignment with strategy and stakeholder communications. This position will be the key point of contact between the Flyover marketing team, channel marketing and Marketing operations and must work to prioritize projects based on strategic objectives and team capacity. Pursuit operates a shared service model, where the Marketing Operations teams execute the strategy projects for our global businesses for web, creative and content development, paid marketing, social media and email marketing. Reporting to the, Sr. Account and Project Manager, the Project Manager will work in close collaboration with the Director, Sales and Marketing, Flyover and Sr. Senior Sales and Marketing Managers at Flyover as well as all members of the Pursuit Marketing team and external partners to ensure they are set up for success to deliver all marketing, creative, brand and content projects effectively.

The compensation for this role is $70k annually and a full  breakdown of benefits and perks will be discussed during the interview process. 

Support in the execution and application of Flyover marketing and in-market collateral as determined by marketing and sales plan, in collaboration with Flyover and Marketing Operations team members.

• Accountable for timely completion of projects, including ownership of establishing lead times and workback schedules that allow all teams to complete work in a manageable timeline.
• Development and execution of processes and project management for the Marketing Operations team.
• Ownership of Asana (PM software) task workflow, including management of single tasks requests and trafficking of work to team members for Flyover projects.
• Development of tactical briefs including copy, graphic design, web, digital advertising, and email. Support in development of annual advertising plan for Flyover marketing.
• Project Management of creative and content production for go-to-market deliverables and film changeovers, including paid media creative, signage, in-market collateral, email, and web content.
• Will work closely with the Manager, Performance Marketing on the execution of paid media plans – including working with internal and external partner on the development of creative, providing creative feedback and getting approvals for stakeholders prior to trafficking creative with media agency.
• Review reporting and work with Manager, Performance Marketing to update and optimize creative.
• Provide status updates on all campaign projects.
• Primary point of contact between Marketing Operations and Flyover’s sales and marketing team.
• Prioritization of project requests based on strategic alignment and team resources. Support in traffic and capacity management of team.
• Point of contact for creative vendors and partners (copywriters, graphic designers, video editors, printers, etc.)
• Budget maintenance and support of invoice tracking for Marketing Operations team.

Experience you’ll need to be considered for the job

• A minimum of 3-4 years in marketing project or account management
• Experience in the hospitality or attractions industries strongly preferred.
• Strong experience using essential MS Office tools such as Excel, Outlook, PPT, Word, Teams required.
• Experience with Project Management tools such as Asana.
• Must have the ability to plan, organize and execute work details on time and on budget

Ideal behaviors we look for

• Solid written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong “can-do,” attitude with willingness to be flexible and adaptable.
• Ability to make decisions, solve problems and exercise good judgment.
• Strong commitment to building positive working relationships.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Willingness to work with a geographically dispersed team in a seasonal environment.
• Resourceful, with a curiosity to solve problems and create new solutions.
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Sense of urgency to complete job duties accurately and in a timely manner.
• Sense of humor and ability to ‘let things roll’ when the unexpected happens.
• Hospitality and service-focused mindset including the need to work successfully with both internal and external partners.
• Strong sense of prioritization and focus to complete tasks.

This list describes at a high level what this job requires, but no job description can anticipate every single task, issue or project that could come up.  Pursuit reserves the right to adjust, reduce, add, or change job tasks as needed for the success of the business.

To handle this job successfully, any person hired must be able to perform responsibilities as described. Pursuit will make any reasonable accommodation to help a person with disabilities perform their job.  This job is based in Vancouver, Canada Current, legal ability to work in Canada is required.  Some travel domestically and internationally may be required.  A valid driver’s license and Passport is required.

Pursuit is a global attractions and hospitality company that connects guests and staff to iconic places through unforgettable and inspiring experiences and strives to become the world’s leading provider of iconic attractions and hospitality experiences.  Pursuit generates revenue and shareholder value as one of two business units operated by Viad, an S&P SmallCap 600 international experiential services company, traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VVI. Pursuit’s mission is to connect guests and staff to iconic places through unforgettable, inspiring experiences. We deliver rich travel experiences to the global market through our unique hotels and lodges, recreational attractions, retail, food and beverage, sightseeing, tours and travel products. Today, the company enjoys strong perennial demand with operations in or adjacent to Banff, Jasper and Waterton Lakes National Parks in Canada; Glacier, Denali, and Kenai Fjords National Parks in the United States; and our Flyover attractions, FlyOver Canada in Vancouver, B.C. and FlyOver Iceland in Reykjavik, and FlyOver Las Vegas in Nevada. Our newest attraction Flyover Chicago opened up at the beginning of March 2024. May 2021 brought the grand opening of the Sky Lagoon, a premier oceanfront geothermal lagoon experience near Reykjavik, Iceland.  Through its Refresh Build Buy strategy, Pursuit is continuing its growth trajectory into new iconic locations around the world.

Pursuit is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.