Marketing Project Manager (Campus & Experiences)

National Geographic•Washington, DC

3d•$80,750 - $85,000•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. It is responsible for Base Camp headquarters, including the Museum of Exploration, and produces and generates revenue through National Geographic Live, Speakers Bureau, and Traveling Exhibitions programs. Reporting to the VP, Business Strategy and Performance, the Marketing Project Manager is 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. The position works with marketing leads, business teams, creative and digital teams, agencies, and cross-functional stakeholders to establish timelines, deliverables, ownership, dependencies, and approval processes. The role oversees marketing project plans, integrated campaign coordination, creative workflows, cross-functional collaboration, external partner coordination, and marketing operations. It supports campaigns, programs, experiences, sales initiatives, events, and other priorities, while maintaining visibility into workloads, risks, timelines, and team capacity. The position has no direct reports. This is an On-Site Flex role. Staff in this designation are expected to be physically present at Base Camp for the vast majority of their work supporting building and museum operations. Work hours are determined with supervisors according to operational needs and may include nontraditional hours. 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 and 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; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Experience in 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 strategies and business priorities into project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables; maintain a centralized view of active and upcoming initiatives.
Coordinate campaigns, launches, programs, events, and sales priorities; identify dependencies and conflicts, lead project meetings, track deliverables, and proactively address risks and delays.
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; maintain an integrated marketing calendar.
Ensure campaign teams understand objectives, audiences, deliverables, deadlines, dependencies, and approvals; coordinate campaign materials and launch readiness.
Support campaign wrap-ups and document learnings and opportunities.
Manage intake and workflow of marketing and creative requests, ensuring requests have clear objectives, audiences, deliverables, specifications, deadlines, and business context.
Partner with marketing and creative leads to prioritize requests; manage review and approval processes, consolidate feedback, reduce revision cycles, and maintain documentation and version control.
Coordinate between the marketing team and internal business partners; clarify responsibilities, deliverables, timelines, approvals, and next steps.
Coordinate content and campaigns involving multiple business areas; analyze requirements and priorities to improve SOPs and workflows and balance business needs with broader priorities.
Coordinate agency, vendor, and external partner timelines, deliverables, assets, meetings, and approvals; track deliverables against scopes and timelines and consolidate internal feedback.
Monitor budget tracking and administrative processes, including invoice processing and corporate card expenditure documentation for event-related activities.
Improve processes, templates, workflows, and project-management standards; maintain visibility into workload, deadlines, milestones, and priorities.
Develop status reports and dashboards, document processes and SOPs, and identify ways 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 and a paid winter break between December 25 and 31, with possible exceptions for roles required to work during high-volume seasons or essential workers
Paid parental leave
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Fertility benefits
Learning and development opportunities
Lifestyle Spending Account
Pet adoption assistance and pet insurance
Pre-tax transportation benefits with an employer subsidy
Employer-paid life insurance and disability benefit
National Geographic discounts and perks