Woodcraft Rangers · 23 hours ago
Marketing & Communications Project Manager
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$75K/yr - $75K/yr
3+ years expWoodcraft Rangers is an organization dedicated to guiding youth towards purposeful lives, based in Los Angeles. They are seeking a Marketing & Communications Project Manager to oversee creative projects, maintain project calendars, and ensure quality and brand standards are met.
CharityEducation
Responsibilities
Maintain and operate the master MarComms project calendar (campaigns, shoots, launches, deadlines, distribution)
Intake and translate marketing requests into clear creative briefs, timelines, deliverables, and approval gates
Manage end-to-end creative projects (video, photo, print & digital collateral): timeline creation, assign tasks to appropriate team members, milestone tracking, follow-up and feedback loop, resource allocation, and final delivery
Liaise with and manage relationships with creative contractors and vendors (producers, videographers, photographers, designers, creative agencies) negotiate scopes, manage contracts, submit invoices and track approvals
Own contractor scopes of work and ensure alignment between creative brief, budget, and deliverables; coordinate signature/contract routing with Legal/Finance as needed
Track budgets at the project level and flag variances early; coordinate with Finance on purchase orders and invoicing workflows
Serve as the primary internal project contact: run kickoff meetings, weekly and monthly inter-dept. check-ins, production schedules, feedback cycles, and stakeholder status updates
Enforce brand standards and quality control — review assets for brand alignment, messaging accuracy, and production quality before final approvals
Facilitate translation of content into multiple languages (including Spanish, Mandarin, and Armenian, as needed); coordinate with vendors or contractors to ensure accuracy, cultural responsiveness, and timely delivery of translated materials. Maintain an organized asset library and production documentation (briefs, shot lists, edit notes, usage rights)
Manage post-production workflows: approvals, captioning/subtitles, file encoding, distribution, and archival
Surface schedule or scope risks proactively and propose mitigation options to Director of Brand Creative, Sr. Director of Marketing & Communications, and key stakeholders
Facilitate cross-departmental collaboration (Programs, Development, Operations) to ensure marketing timelines and priorities are coordinated
Produce simple project reports and post-mortems to document learnings and improve production efficiency
Qualification
Required
3+ years of project or production management experience in marketing, communications, creative agency, or in-house creative team
Demonstrated experience managing video and photography productions (pre-production through post-production) and printed/digital collateral workflows
Solid written and verbal communication; excellent at preparing clear briefs and status reports
Experience working with freelance creative contractors and negotiating scopes and invoices
Strong organizational skills and proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines
Comfortable with project management tools (Microsoft Office Suite, Monday, Trello, or similar) and basic familiarity with creative tools/file types (Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, video codecs, image formats)
Basic budgeting skills and experience coordinating invoice processes with finance
Collaborative mindset and ability to work cross-departmentally with minimal supervision
Ability to provide and receive feedback and always looking to improve
Commitment to equity and mission-driven communications
Preferred
Understanding of mission-driven or social impact storytelling
Hands-on familiarity with production technicalities (camera, lighting, editing workflows) — able to speak intelligently with vendors
Experience maintaining digital asset management systems or organized shared drives
Basic knowledge of copyright, usage rights, and media release processes
Benefits
Paid vacation & sick time
Health Benefits
403(b) retirement
Pet insurance
Lifecraft
Upward mobility
Career development
Company
Woodcraft Rangers
Woodcraft Rangers is a Charitable Organizations & Foundations providing innovative and creative programs for children and youth
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Darlington Ahaiwe
Chief Financial Officer
Andrés De La Peza
Chief Strategy Officer
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