Marketing Project Manager (Hybrid)

The Marketing Project Manager plays a critical role in a fast-paced, cross-functional marketing department. A creative, organized, and strategic thinker, this individual is responsible for managing projects from planning to execution to evaluation. Work must be of high quality, delivered on time and on budget, and meet business objectives. The marketing manager has many projects occurring at the same time and works with a variety of constituents including internal clients, marketing staff, freelancers, and vendors. This is a highly tactical position performing a wide range of duties to ensure marketing needs are successfully met throughout the organization.

Plan

• Create complete tactical marketing plans for a variety of projects from fundraising campaigns to donor appreciation events to cultural programs.
• Organize, motivate, and regulate marketing resources to maximize quality and efficiency of the department’s output.
• Collaborate with staff to create comprehensive print and digital production schedules.

Manage/Execute

• Manage and coordinate people (marketing staff, internal clients, vendors) and resources to achieve the goals of each project. 
• Provide continuous feedback to marketing staff and internal clients to ensure a smooth workflow, to manage expectations and to troubleshoot any issues.
• Collaborate with team members, internal clients, and vendors to keep marketing projects on brand, on budget and on time.
• Manage and execute the tactical marketing functions for around ten internal departments, from our Annual Campaign to our Holocaust Education Resource Center to our Israel Center to our Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. Tactics for print and digital include, but not limited to, invitations, flyers, brochures, posters, ads, booklets, newsletters, newspapers, guides, promotional products, social media, email, website, and any other related content that supports marketing functions. 
• Secure appropriate approvals throughout the process. Evaluate Plan an assessment component for each project. 

• Plan an assessment component for each project.
• Assess effectiveness after completion with other stakeholders and determine how to improve the work in the future. 
• Ongoing evaluation of systems and processes and refine as needed to improve quality and workflow.

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or a related field. 
• Minimum of three years of work experience in a marketing environment.
• Extremely detail-oriented, organized, and effective time manager.
• Demonstrated ability at managing, prioritizing, and completing projects under strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment. 
• Well-developed ability to communicate and collaborate cross-functionally.
• Positive attitude that inspires confidence and action.
• Strong understanding of graphic design, print publishing, and digital publishing. 
• Strong writing and proofreading skills. 
• Excellent oral communication skills. 
• Highly proficient with Office 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Working knowledge of content management systems like WordPress, project management systems like Basecamp, and Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop).
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, acceptable driving record.

The Milwaukee Jewish Federation has a hybrid work environment. We work from the office on Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Thursdays, and we work remotely on Mondays and Fridays.

This position receives 10 days accrued vacation and 7 personal days. Employees receive selected federal holidays as paid time off: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after, and Christmas Day. Employees also receive paid time off for Jewish holidays that prohibit work. This typically adds between 4 and 10 additional paid days off annually depending on the Hebrew calendar. Employees receive bereavement and parental leave as well.

Typical office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 am-5 pm, and Friday, 8 am-3 pm.

Benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, short-term disability, life insurance, voluntary insurance, and 401K.