Project Manager - Advancement

Conner Prairie Museum•Fishers, IN

About The Position

The Project Manager is responsible for managing project timelines, resource allocation, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure advancement division initiatives align with organizational goals and meet deadlines. This will be achieved through a forward-thinking approach that seeks out and organizes all requests to and from the Marketing and Development departments. This role requires strong leadership skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in managing complex workflows. The position will be a key player in promoting Conner Prairie’s experiences, festivals, membership, fundraising initiatives and other priorities.

Requirements

A college degree is required.
Experience related to project management, communications, marketing or development is desired.

Responsibilities

Manages the project management software (ClickUp) to capture and oversee all incoming requests and delegates responsibility as needed.
Uses ClickUp to ensure requests are categorized, prioritized, and assigned efficiently.
Reports on progress and completion of projects weekly to the Marketing & Development teams.
Serves as the point of contact for cross-functional teams to ensure seamless communication.
Serves as liaison between Conner Prairie and external vendors.
Serves as a copywriter when necessary for relevant projects.
Keeps event marketing and development items organized and in good condition.
Has a solid understanding of Conner Prairie’s marketing and development strategy to align internal requests and projects with all external marketing and development efforts.
Seeks to improve project management workflows to streamline task tracking and collaboration.
Trains team members on how to effectively use ClickUp for task and project management.