Description
TrueSense Marketing is a full-service, strategic, direct response fundraising agency and direct mail marketing company. We use insightful analytics, innovative strategies, and breakthrough creative execution to engage donors at every level in order to move them from transactional to transformational relationships with our nonprofit partners.
• Wage Per Hour: $17.50
• Schedule: Full-Time
• Hours per week: 40
• Days Per week: 5
• Location & Type: Remote
Responsibilities and Duties
The Project Manager drives workflow and execution of all projects on behalf of our non-profit clients. He/she serves as a primary contact for internal team members and outside production vendors and leads projects from concept/strategy through flawless execution on time and on budget. The Project Manager must be able to balance multiple personalities, extremely quick deadlines, extensive client demands with an attention to detail and an eye for quality.
Essential Functions:
•Serve as primary workflow manager and coordinator of marketing & fundraising projects including, but not limited to direct mail, digital advertising, social media advertising, email marketing campaigns, collateral marketing pieces, and website landing pages.
•Plans, schedules and controls project activities toward defined scope and objectives, applying strategic thinking, technical and project management skills to satisfy project requirements.
•Develops project plans including budgets, time and resource allocation and timelines.
•Works with internal multi-functional teams (client services, strategy, production, creative and media) to manage the project team by ensuring stakeholder involvement, encouraging interaction and defining and delegating responsibilities.
•Works alongside the client service teams and acts as an additional point of contact with clients of assigned accounts/projects; facilitates proactive communication and issue resolution as it pertains to assigned projects.
•Proactively communicates with the client service team about production recommendations, risks, challenges and solutions.
•Establishes and works within standard processes, while making conscious adjustments to yield the highest value for the effort – identifying opportunities to streamline, avoid rework and duplication of effort, involving the right people at the right time.
•Contributes to ongoing improvement of internal processes to allow for smooth execution of projects and improved efficiency across departments and project team members.
Physical Factors:
•Sitting at a desk for up to 8 hours
•Office Environment
Qualifications and Skills
*REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS*
• Does this position require U.S. work authorization? – Yes
• Would you sponsor a work visa for the right candidate? – No
• Are you willing to hire candidates that are temporarily authorized to work for a defined period in their field of study? (e.g. for a job / internship under OPT/CPT) – No
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Has a willingness to learn fundraising concepts, best practices, tactics, etc. and apply to one’s work; Extremely detail-oriented and organized; Must be able to work within set deadlines at maximum efficiency; Must be flexible, organized, and able to manage multiple competing priorities; Must be able to collaborate effectively with members of a team; Must take a creative and proactive approach to solving problems; Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
•Communication – Effective verbal and written communication skills with internal and external customers to proactively communicate all aspects of the project status to various stakeholder types.
•Computer Proficiency – Strong computer skills including all Microsoft products (Outlook; Excel; Word).
•Job Specific Programs/Functions as Applicable: Adobe Workfront and Proof (Project Management Software)
•Congeniality – Positive attitude, not easily discouraged, open to alternative views, accepting of coaching/peer input, and copes well even under pressure.
•Customer Service – Anticipates the needs of others as well as clients, acts upon those needs appropriately, and helps remove barriers to excellent customer service.
•Innovation – Pursues better ways of getting things done, models breakthrough thinking, acts as a change agent, and helps others manage through change.
•Prioritization – Proven ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines; works quickly without sacrificing quality.
• Problem-Solving – Multi-dimensional planners and proactive problem solvers – able to anticipate obstacles to mitigate risk.
•Project management – Troubleshoots all job processes, manages timelines and inventory needs, anticipates issues, and effectively multitasks.
•Reliability – Can be trusted to meet deadlines, produce accurate work consistently, and follow through all tasks to completion.
•Team Mentality – Works in a coordinated effort with other members of the project team to achieve overreaching goals, encourages collaboration, instills effective team membership in others, and allows for flexibility in how work is accomplished.
•Job Specific Programs as Applicable –Google Analytics, Social and Search platforms, Adobe Creative Cloud.
Education and Experience:
•Preferred Majors: Business Administration, Communications, Digital Media or Marketing/Advertising, or Project Management.
•Minimum 1-2 years of progressive professional experience, preferably within a marketing or advertising agency setting.
•Preferred: Experience in creating, leading and developing marketing programs across multiple channels; experience with marketing automation platforms
Benefits
• Networking and professional development opportunities as part of TNPA’s Leading EDGE internship program
NOTE: Applicants will be contacted by TNPA and/or the employer. Please, no follow-up phone calls or direct contact with the employer on application status.
About Leading EDGE
This internship is posted by The Nonprofit Alliance’s Leading EDGE Internship Program. This program aims to elevate the visibility of college-age job candidates, including those in underrepresented and first-generation student populations, within the employer job market; and enable first job placements that can lead to a career path in the social good sector, including roles in marketing & fundraising, finance, policy, data management & analysis, and other fields.
We invite all students to learn more and help us create a thriving nonprofit sector that has the support, resources, and influence to make the world a better place. Visit TNPA.org/Leading_EDGE/ for more information.
The nonprofit sector’s ability to change the world is not possible without diversity and inclusion. The Nonprofit Alliance promotes equal opportunity by following EEOC regulations and EEO laws that apply to each part of our organization and taking actions to promote fairness and diversity as part of our equal employment opportunity policy. The Nonprofit Alliance does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This non-discrimination policy applies to recruitment, hiring, compensation, promotions, transfers, discipline, training, and distribution of benefits. Reasonable accommodations will be provided to applicants and employees who need them for medical or religious reasons, as required by law.
