Assistant Marketing Project Manager

Your Role:

Support the planning, coordination, and execution of marketing projects at Feed My Starving Children (FMSC). Manage project tactics, maintain accurate project information, and administer project management workflows and systems. Monitor timelines, capacity, and project progress, proactively identifying and escalating risks that could impact delivery. Coordinate project meetings and vendor logistics and support continuous improvement of project management tools and processes.

Pay, Schedule, & Benefits:

• The anticipated starting pay range is $28.50 - $30.00/hour. This compensation range considers a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experiences, as well as internal equity.
• This is a full-time, non-exempt (hourly) position. Typical work schedule is Monday-Friday during daytime business hours.
• Benefits include health insurance, 401(k) with employer match, PTO, FSA, dental, vision, and more.

What You’ll Do:

• Build and manage tactics within Asana based on campaign plans, events plans, tactic requests, and marketing work requests.
• Support project intakes, planning, scheduling, and execution of assigned marketing initiatives, working with the Project Manager and other team members as appropriate.
• Manage assigned projects and project components of limited complexity, with guidance as appropriate, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and project information remain accurate and on track.
• Administer workflows, rules, automations, and forms within Asana to maintain accurate project data for operations and reporting.
• Monitor project and tactic progress, timelines, team capacity, and due dates; proactively identify trends and risks that could cause work to become off track and escalate concerns to the Project Manager.
• Schedule meetings and distribute agendas, notes, and action items, as requested by the Project Manager.
• Monitor the marketing team’s shared inbox and escalate or route requests as appropriate.
• Coordinate vendor communications, bids, file submissions, and production logistics.
• Support continuous improvement of templates, workflows, and system administration.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Your Qualifications:

• Commitment to support and promote FMSC’s Christian mission and goals.
• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Management, or related fields and 2+ years of project-related work experience in a marketing setting required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Highly proficient with the use of project management software. Asana experience preferred.
• Advanced competencies with Microsoft Office required. Experience working with data or database systems desired. Ability to learn new systems or programs quickly.
• Excellent organizational skills with a high degree of detail, accuracy and follow-through. Able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive problem solver who can identify gaps and recommend solutions before problems arise.

Your Team:

• Work location is based out of FMSC sites in Minnesota (Chanhassen, Coon Rapids, Eagan). Position will have a flexible/hybrid work schedule that allows for both office and remote work, with Tuesdays on-site in the Coon Rapids office.
• Reports to Marketing Operations & Analytics Manager.