Marketing Project Manager (Campus & Experiences)

National Geographic Society•Washington, DC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Campus and Experiences division creates and supports inspirational experiences for live audiences and delivers service and operations at National Geographic Society facilities, including Base Camp headquarters and the Museum of Exploration. The division also produces and generates revenue through National Geographic Live, Speakers Bureau, and National Geographic’s Traveling Exhibitions programs. Reporting to the VP, Business Strategy and Performance, the Marketing Project Manager serves as the operational and project-management hub for the Campus & Experiences Marketing Team. The role translates marketing strategies and business priorities into coordinated work across the portfolio, managing initiatives from planning through execution. Working with marketing leads, business teams, creative and digital teams, agencies, and other stakeholders, the position establishes timelines, deliverables, ownership, dependencies, and approval processes. The role suits a highly organized, proactive, collaborative person who can manage multiple priorities and bring structure, communication, and accountability to a fast-moving marketing organization. The position is designated On-Site Flex. Staff in this designation must be physically present at Base Camp for the vast majority of their work supporting building and museum operations. Hours are set with supervisors and respond to operational needs, often including work hours outside a traditional Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. schedule. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, project management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
At least 5 years of experience in marketing project management, marketing operations, integrated marketing, account management, or a related discipline.
Demonstrated experience managing multiple campaigns, projects, or workstreams simultaneously.
Strong understanding of integrated marketing workflows across creative, digital, social, CRM/email, web, paid media, and related channels.
Experience working with creative teams, agencies, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Exceptional organizational and project-management skills with strong attention to detail.
Ability to prioritize competing needs and maintain momentum in a fast-moving environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to build relationships and hold colleagues and partners accountable collaboratively.
Experience with project-management platforms and marketing workflow tools.
Ability to work independently, anticipate needs, and proactively solve problems.
Legally authorized to work in the United States; the position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience within a cultural institution, attraction, hospitality, entertainment, media, events, or other consumer-facing organization.
Experience supporting multiple products, business units, or revenue streams within a broader portfolio.
Experience supporting marketing for ticketed experiences, events, programs, group sales, event sales, or other revenue-generating products.
Experience coordinating multiple agencies and external partners.
Familiarity with CRM, CMS, digital marketing, creative production, and paid media workflows.
Experience building or improving marketing intake and project-management processes.
Familiarity with Monday.com or other project-management tools.

Responsibilities

Manage marketing projects and initiatives across the Campus & Experiences portfolio from initial brief through launch and completion.
Translate marketing strategies and business priorities into project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables; maintain a centralized view of active and upcoming initiatives.
Coordinate overlapping campaigns, launches, programs, events, and sales priorities; identify dependencies, conflicts, risks, resource constraints, and potential delays.
Lead project kickoffs, status meetings, and cross-functional working sessions; track deliverables and follow up with owners to maintain progress.
Help leadership prioritize work based on business objectives, timing, team capacity, and organizational needs.
Coordinate integrated campaign status across paid media, web, CRM/email, social, creative, partnerships, PR, and other channels.
Build and maintain an integrated marketing calendar connecting campaigns, launches, programs, events, sales initiatives, and organizational moments.
Ensure campaign teams understand objectives, audiences, deliverables, deadlines, dependencies, and approval requirements; coordinate campaign materials and launch readiness.
Support post-campaign wrap-ups and document key learnings and opportunities.
Manage intake and workflow of marketing and creative requests; ensure requests have clear objectives, audiences, deliverables, specifications, deadlines, and business context.
Partner with marketing and creative leads to prioritize requests; manage reviews and approvals, consolidate stakeholder feedback, and maintain documentation, approvals, and version control.
Coordinate across the marketing team and internal business partners, clarifying responsibilities, deliverables, timelines, approvals, and next steps.
Coordinate campaigns and content involving multiple business areas; analyze priorities and requirements to improve SOPs and workflows, while balancing individual business needs with broader portfolio priorities.
Build strong working relationships while maintaining accountability for commitments.
Coordinate timelines, deliverables, assets, meetings, and approvals with agencies, vendors, and external partners; track deliverables against scope and timelines and consolidate internal feedback.
Monitor budget tracking and administrative processes, including invoice processing and corporate card expenditure documentation for event-related activities.
Establish and improve processes, templates, workflows, and project-management standards; maintain visibility into workload, deadlines, milestones, and priorities.
Develop status reports and dashboards for leadership, document processes and SOPs, and identify opportunities to simplify workflows and improve team efficiency.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Wellness program
401(k) retirement savings plan with matching contributions after 6 months of employment
Flexible paid time off, with up to 22 days of paid annual leave per calendar year (15 days for new hires in their first year, prorated)
10 days of sick leave
12 paid holidays
Paid winter break between December 25 and 31, subject to role requirements
Paid parental leave
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Fertility benefits
Learning and development opportunities
Lifestyle Spending Account
Pet adoption assistance and insurance
Pre-tax transportation benefits with employer subsidy
Employer-paid life insurance and disability benefit
National Geographic discounts and perks