Marketing Project Manager in Tucson, Arizona (Full-Time)

(Position is based in Tucson, Arizona, with the option to work hybrid or remotely. Candidates must be living in the Tucson or Phoenix metro areas as occasional work in office is required)

Job: Full-Time Marketing Project Manager based in Tucson, Arizona

Pay Range: $26.59 – $31.87 (Hourly)

Western National Parks Association (WNPA) seeks a creative, organized, and collaborative Marketing Project Manager (MPM) to work within the Marketing & Communications team. The MPM is responsible for overseeing and administering various marketing projects and leading projects from the initial brainstorming and research phase, through implementation or production, on to debriefing and reporting. They will also be responsible for carrying out the Chief Marketing Officer’s vision for the team on a granular level. The MPM oversees vendors and contractors with the primary goal of ensuring the timely execution, smooth workflow, and successful delivery of marketing campaigns that align with the organization’s objectives and brand strategy.

Additionally, to be successful, they must be able to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including design, content, philanthropy, park store operations, and e-commerce, to ensure project milestones are achieved and projects are completed within the allocated budget and timeline.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At WNPA we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

  • We collaborate. Being a part of WNPA means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
  • We innovate. At WNPA we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter what the project, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

This role is responsible for completing the following tasks and any related tasks as assigned:

  • Assists with content creation including writing of scripts, social media posts, and blog posts.
  • Develops comprehensive project plans, and outlines project scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines.
  • Distributes projects to contractors and vendors and oversees estimates, invoices, and contracts.  Tracks project and monthly expenses to ensure that invoices match estimates 
  • Performs website updates in accordance with brand and editorial guide.
  • Assists with newsletter, and web content, photo research, and taking photographs.
  • Collaborates with marketing staff to help execute various campaigns, including digital marketing, social media, email marketing, and events.
  • Creates comprehensive project reports including results and insights.
  • Independently monitors project performance conducts analyzes results to identify and make recommendations for areas of improvement for future campaigns.
  • Simplify complex data into a user-friendly format such as graphs, charts and other visual aids for internal clients and management.
  • Creates detailed project schedules using project management software, ensuring that all team members are aware of their responsibilities, and deadlines. Regularly reviews project progress and identifies potential bottlenecks, recommends solutions to keep projects on track.
  • Performs a variety of administrative duties including processing invoices, creating/ editing contracts, scheduling meetings, providing meeting notes, and assisting with calendar for the Sr. Marketing Manager.  Supports the marketing department team as needed.
  • Monitors and adjusts project and marketing plans as needed to accommodate changes in priorities or market conditions.
  • Updating community, visitor, chamber, and WNPA.org website calendars.
  • Visiting partner parks to evaluate WNPA branding efforts in stores, photograph use of direct aid by National Park Service, gather information, quotes and more for direct aid stories, etc.
  • Fosters positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders and managing project expectations in collaboration with Sr. Marketing Manager
  • Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

This role must possess advanced to expert knowledge of, skill in, and/or ability in the following:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, or Communications with minimum three years’ experience working in a marketing or advertising agency with specific and intimate knowledge of marketing project steps, practices, tools, and channels.
  • In lieu of education, five or more years’ professional marketing, advertising, or communications agency experience including three or more years of professional marketing project management.
  • Proficiency in use of project management and marketing analytics software, experience with Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress CMS, Asana or similar project management software, MailChimp, iMovie or similar software a plus.
  • Knowledge of traditional, digital, content, and social media marketing.
  • Experience and ability to lead marketing projects in collaboration with Sr. Marketing Manager.
  • Ability to work alone or as a member of a team and collaborate effectively with diverse teams.
  • Ability to research, comprehend, and interpret competitor strategies, consumer behavior, and marketing benchmarks.
  • Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing demands, attention to detail is paramount.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
  • Must be willing to help where needed and excited to learn new skills.
  • Proficient in computer programs including Internet, databases, Microsoft Office suite including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Creative Suite, Google Analytics, and Google Workspace software.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; gather large amounts of data to complete a simple, user-friendly and meaningful analysis with the ability to leverage data to make informed decisions when necessary (e.g. using Google Analytics and data from a variety of sources).
  • Skilled in project planning, organizing, multitasking, and researching.
  • Diplomatic and effective presentation and interpersonal communication skills—both verbally and in writing.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, leveraging data to make informed decisions.
  • Creative mindset, always seeking innovative ways to improve marketing project strategies.

TRAVEL

  • Occasional travel required for meetings, conferences, events, and visits to partner parks.
  • Remote positions may require frequent travel to home office based in Tucson.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

  • Physical demands for this role are administrative in nature. For a specific list of physical demands, please contact Human Resources at Recruiting@wnpa.org.

WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU

We are committed to providing you with an outstanding employee benefits package and support. As a full-time employee, you will be eligible for:

  • Choice of 3 premium subsidized PPO Medical plans with built-in HSA or HRA, PPO Dental, Vision, Flex Medical Savings Plan, Dependent Care Savings Plan, Optional Voluntary Term Life, and 403(b) Retirement Plan with a fully vested 100% match up to 8.33% of income after 6 months service.
  • Company Paid Benefits include: Short- & Long-Term Disability, a $50,000 Employee Group Life policy, EAP, and Health & Wellness resources.
  • Eleven paid holidays, additional paid floating holiday, accrued paid vacation, and sick time.
  • Employee Appreciation: 15% Discount on employee purchases in-store.
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 (This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.)

Western National Parks Association is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.  We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristics as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.  WNPA makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.