Responsibilities

• Leads the development, implementation, and project management of circulation marketing strategies for ministry periodicals. Seeks to achieve or exceed goals related to renewal rates, overall circulation, and donation income
• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of Focus on the Family and circulation marketing processes and procedures essential to the management of marketing projects and to the functionality and effectiveness of the creative product, including email, direct mail, social media, online and eCommerce channels
• Gives input into the creation of marketing strategy including, but not limited to scope, audience development, tactical execution, and final project measures
• Creates marketing project plans and provides oversight on schedule, budget, scope, resources, milestones, risks, relationships, issues, and status
• Maintains up-to-date status reports of all projects, ensuring on-time delivery at each stage of the project process
• Directs circulation and marketing project objectives and specifications. Manages and reviews creative content at various stages of production to ensure that intended content is included and requested revisions are accurately executed
• Negotiates project schedules and deadlines with internal and external departments and expedites marketing projects as needed, attaining required approvals, following through on client and/or creative requests
• Monitors and controls resource availability, constraints, and assignments
• Highlights issues or obstacles that stand in the way of attaining strategy or impacting an on-schedule or on-budget completion of assigned activity
• Is responsible for ensuring on-time delivery at each stage of the project

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business-related major, Marketing, or related field
• 5 - 7 years of experience in Marketing or Project Management
• Working knowledge of Focus on the Family’s mission, philosophy, values, and objectives
• Working knowledge of the entire creative and media production processes
• Experience working with outside consultants and agencies
• Budget development experience, and working knowledge of financial reports
• Proven experience in the development and implementation of marketing and circulation project plans
• Computer proficiency in a variety of Microsoft Office Tools (Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint)
• Proficient in Smartsheet
• Project management software proficiency, i.e., Aprimo (strongly desired, but not required)

Preferred

• PMP certification (preferred)

Benefits

• Norton LifeLock ID Theft Coverage
• Legal Shield/ID Shield Coverage
• AFLAC
• 403B Retirement Plan
• Vacation Time & Vacation Payout
• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Service Awards
• Community Service Days
• Bookstore Discount