Simon Wiesenthal Center · 1 day ago
Project Manager, Content & Learning
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expSimon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) is a global Jewish human rights organization that confronts antisemitism and hate, and is seeking a mission-driven Project Manager to oversee the development of educational content and learning experiences. The Project Manager will coordinate various projects, manage workflows, and serve as the liaison to Moriah Films, ensuring the integration of media assets into educational programming.
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Responsibilities
Coordinate and track educational content development projects from planning through delivery, in close partnership with internal stakeholders
Lead weekly content team and biweekly senior education team meetings to communicate project progress
Develop and manage project schedules, ensuring milestones, reviews, and deadlines are met with a high standard of quality
Maintain project documentation, support alignment meetings, and identify risks or bottlenecks early
Partner with the Process & Operations Officer to implement and refine systems that ensure transparency, accountability, and process fidelity across the team
Manage relationships with external organizational partners and education contractors, coordinating content team input, scheduling meetings, and tracking deliverables to ensure timely reviews to final submissions
Serve as a key bridge between the Director of Content & Learning, Content Specialists, and program teams, ensuring ideas translate into executable products
Act as the primary contact for programs teams, supporting them in utilizing the program to content creation pipeline to propose new programs and request edits to existing programs
Lead collaborative planning sessions, project check-ins, and retrospectives to keep teams aligned and grounded in shared outcomes
Support evaluation, feedback integration, and process improvement across content projects
Conduct market analysis and best practices research to identify internal and external methodologies, identify gaps and opportunities, and collate findings into actionable reports
Act as the primary point of contact between the Education Division and Moriah Films, ensuring seamless integration of film assets into content development pipelines through timely coordination and delivery of key project materials including treatments, scripts, set design and vendor preferences
Track available and forthcoming Moriah documentaries and digital stories and work with the Content & Learning team to map opportunities for educational applications
Coordinate rights clearance, usage timelines, and versioning needs in partnership with both teams
Facilitate alignment meetings to support cohesive storytelling across film and learning platforms
Ensure all content projects reflect the Museum’s core educational pillars and stated mission
Uphold the institution’s guiding principles of empathy, civic responsibility, ethical leadership, and historical accuracy
Help maintain fidelity to Holocaust pedagogy, trauma-informed practices, and inclusive design throughout the development process
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in project management, program coordination, or educational content workflows
Demonstrated success managing multi-stakeholder projects, ideally within museums, nonprofit, media, or educational environments
Familiarity with content development cycles (e.g., editorial, instructional design, media integration, or public programming)
Strong organizational, communication, and collaboration skills
Comfort using project management tools (e.g., Asana, Airtable, Monday) as well as Microsoft Suite tools
Passion for the Museum of Tolerance's mission and the power of storytelling to inspire social change
Preferred
Master's degree in Education, Museum Studies, Public History, Nonprofit Management, Film/Media Studies, or a related field
Experience working with film/media teams or in liaison roles across departments
Familiarity with Holocaust education, human rights education, or social justice programming
Experience implementing or supporting project frameworks like MOCHA, Agile, or logic models
Ability to manage deadlines with grace in high-stakes, multi-project environments
Benefits
Work/life balance
Generous time off
Comprehensive benefits and programs
Company
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Simon Wiesenthal Center is a man who speaks on the safety of the Jewish people.
51-200 employees
Funding
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Jim Berk
Chief Executive Officer
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