Associate Project Manager, Corporate Strategy

Scholastic • New York, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Project Manager, Corporate Strategy plays a key role in supporting coordination, execution, and operational clarity across Scholastic’s enterprise 360º intellectual property (IP) portfolio and related initiatives. This role supports Corporate Strategy’s objective to strengthen alignment and generate long term IP value across the Children’s Book Group (CBG), Scholastic Entertainment Inc. (SEI), 9 Story, and other cross company partners. The ideal candidate is a highly organized, proactive self starter with project management skills, comfort operating in fast-pace creative environments, and Airtable experience to build and run tools that improve visibility, follow through, and decision making.

Requirements

• Airtable capability, including base architecture, linked records, views, interfaces, dashboards, permissions, forms, and automation driven workflows.
• Knowledge of project management and operating discipline, able to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholders with high attention to detail.
• Highly proactive and self directed, able to identify needs, takes initiative, and drive tasks to completion.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex inputs into concise, executive ready materials.
• Strong judgment and comfort operating across creative and corporate contexts, including sensitivity to stakeholders and confidentiality.
• Ability to establish repeatable processes, improve visibility, and create structure without slowing teams down.
• Ability to support and, over time, help facilitate kid feedback sessions (e.g., focus groups or moderated activities), with guidance from the Director, Curriculum and Research.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, and collaboration tools (Teams, SharePoint or similar).
• 1 to 3 years of experience in project management, strategic operations, or similar roles, ideally within media, entertainment, publishing, digital content, or a creative organization.
• Demonstrated experience building and managing Airtable systems for cross functional teams.
• Experience preparing materials for presentations, and cross functional coordination.
• Bachelor’s degree required

Responsibilities

• Assist to anag and coordinate timelines, dependencies, deliverables, and cross divisional workflows across 360º IP initiatives, ensuring consistent follow through and momentum across multiple active projects.
• Support the buildout, implementation, and daily management of Airtable as the system of record for SEI, 9 Story, and relevant cross functional stakeholders, including workflows, tracking, dashboards, reporting, and data integrity.
• Prepare agendas and materials for meetings, capture notes and decisions, and track action items through completion, escalating risks and blockers as needed.
• Maintain submission trackers and dashboards for IP evaluations, priorities, and progress, ensuring information is current, accessible, and usable for leadership and working teams.
• Research trends and gather external market intelligence (buyer mandates, whitespace, emerging trends) and share insights with internal stakeholders.
• Develop executive presentations, briefs, and communications that synthesize complex information into clear narratives that support informed decision making.
• Support creative media development on an ad hoc basis by contributing to materials, research, and internal processes that advance priority IP within the broader Scholastic ecosystem.

Benefits

• Full suite of health and wellness benefits (including a $0 deductible Medical Plan)
• Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) with options for both Roth and Traditional Contributions
• Tuition-Free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees
• Generous Parental Leave Program
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with opportunity for discounted stock at a 15% discount

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level