The posting
Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.
As a Marketing Project Manager supporting sports and culture campaigns within MarComms, you will work alongside a dynamic marketing and communications team to operationalize and implement engaging and effective strategic marketing campaigns across Stand Together’s sports and culture partnerships. You will oversee cross-functional projects spanning multiple channels, including content, video, design, development, paid media, social, and web. As a key strategic partner, you will drive visibility into program health, proactively identify risks, and surface prioritization and resourcing challenges to ensure successful outcomes. Your work will have a lasting impact on how our team operates and delivers value, helping Stand Together achieve its mission through innovative and effective marketing strategies.
How You Will Contribute
- Manage cross-functional sports and culture marketing projects that span content, creative, analytics, research and digital marketing, ensuring all deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and aligned with strategic goals.
- Apply project management best practices and tools to drive collaboration across multiple internal and external teams, bringing together the correct audiences at the right time and proactively identifying risks across teams.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations and manage scope changes, risks, and issues proactively; propose solutions to keep projects on track.
- Coordinate multiple external agencies working simultaneously on the same initiative, aligning responsibilities, timelines, deliverables, and handoffs across agencies and internal teams.
- Manage complex review and approval processes across internal stakeholders, leadership, agencies, and external partners, consolidating feedback, clarifying decision-making responsibilities, and facilitating timely decisions.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders by providing regular updates on project status, milestones, and blockers.
- Support the adoption and improvement of project management processes, tools, and templates that enhance efficiency, visibility, and accountability.
- Balance workload in a fast-paced, creative environment while proactively addressing challenges to keep projects moving forward.
What You Will Bring
- 4+ years of project management experience working with stakeholders and a variety of teams, such as creative, development, and production
- Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to set deadlines, manage logistics, and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
- Track record of successfully delivering projects under tight deadlines
- Experience coordinating multiple external agencies, including shared timelines, interdependent deliverables, and accountability across teams
- Experience managing complex reviews and approvals and navigating stakeholder relationships across internal teams, leadership, and external partners
- Detail-oriented but able to see the bigger picture perspective
- Superior organizational, communication, and collaboration skills
- Working knowledge of industry best practices, project management software (Workfront, Asana, etc.), and methodologies, with an understanding of creative, editorial, web content, and marketing deliverable lifecycles to effectively oversee project progress across teams
- Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.
Standout Candidates Will Bring
- 2+ years working within a PMO environment
- Experience navigating ambiguity and seeking knowledge in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- A solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to think ahead, problem solve, engage proactively, and take initiative
- Leadership presence and ability to influence without authority
What We Offer
- Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
- A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
- Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
- Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.
Our Values: Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, and respect.
