Smartly is looking for a Marketing Project Manager to help our Marketing organization deliver high-impact initiatives with clarity, consistency, and operational excellence. In this role, you'll partner with teams across Brand, Communications, Product Marketing, and Growth Marketing to plan, coordinate, and execute strategic projects. Your work will help teams stay aligned, prioritize effectively, and deliver campaigns and launches that support Smartly's business goals.
What You Will Do- Lead the planning and execution of multiple marketing projects, including integrated campaigns, product launches, website initiatives, and major events.
- Build and manage project plans, timelines, dependencies, and deliverables to ensure projects are completed on schedule.
- Facilitate sprint planning, capacity planning, and workload management across cross-functional teams, including Design and Marketing.
- Partner with marketing leaders to prioritize initiatives, identify risks, and adjust plans as business priorities evolve.
- Design and improve repeatable project management processes, templates, and workflows that increase team efficiency and visibility.
- Manage and optimize Monday.com boards, automations, and integrations with tools such as Slack to streamline collaboration and execution.
- Track project progress, monitor key milestones, and communicate status updates to stakeholders while driving accountability across teams.
- Analyze project and campaign performance data, prepare reports and presentations, and identify opportunities to improve delivery and operational performance.
- Strong experience managing marketing projects from planning through execution in a cross-functional environment.
- Experience using project management platforms such as Monday.com, Asana, or similar tools, with advanced knowledge of workflow management and automation.
- Experience facilitating Agile or Scrum practices, including sprint planning and resource allocation.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing business needs.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-informed approach to decision-making.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and influence without direct authority.
- Experience collaborating across marketing functions, including Brand, Product Marketing, Communications, and Growth Marketing.
- Familiarity with marketing technology platforms such as Salesforce, Marketing Cloud, or marketing automation tools is a plus.
- Five weeks paid time off (PTO), 11 company paid holidays, unlimited sick days
- Generous healthcare packages & mental health benefits
- 401K plus matching & equity grants for all new Smartlies
- Wellness benefit & learning reimbursement opportunities
- Volunteer time off days & company donation matching opportunities
- And so much more…
The base pay range for this position is as mentioned below per year, plus an annual performance bonus. We take into consideration an individual's background, expertise, and experience in determining final salary. In addition to annual salary, Smartly's total rewards provide employees with stock options, medical/dental/vision insurances, retirement savings benefits, parental leave, 5 weeks vacation, unlimited sick days, life insurance, and disability benefits. This information is provided in accordance with applicable law. Base pay information is based on market location.
Salary in USD: 100,000-125,000
Curious what it's like to work at Smartly? Visit our Careers page to see how we grow, collaborate, and make impact together.
About SmartlySmartly is the AI-powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands and their consumers. Our comprehensive advertising platform seamlessly integrates the capabilities of media, creative, and intelligence to power more than 800 billion impressions and generate more than 300 billion creatives annually, delivering tangible business outcomes for brands and advertisers.
Smartly is the only company in the industry recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Creative Advertising Technologies with PwC validating the results it delivers for brands. We manage creative and media for 700+ brands worldwide and $6B in ad spend across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok. Our end-to-end technology, unmatched access to media platforms, and exceptional customer service help Fortune 500 brands reach and engage consumers while learning what performs best.
Smartly is a multinational and diverse team of 750+ Smartlies from 60+ nationalities, working in 13 countries. Together, we want to create and maintain an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and heard. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach is at the heart of it.
Smartly is the AI-powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands and their consumers. Our comprehensive advertising platform seamlessly integrates the capabilities of media, creative, and intelligence to power more than 800 billion impressions and generate more than 300 billion creatives annually, delivering tangible business outcomes for brands and advertisers.
Smartly is the only company in the industry recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Creative Advertising Technologies with PwC validating the results it delivers for brands. We manage creative and media for 700+ brands worldwide and $6B in ad spend across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok. Our end-to-end technology, unmatched access to media platforms and exceptional customer service help Fortune 500 brands to reach and engage consumers and learn what performs best.Smartly is a multinational and diverse team of 750+ Smartlies from 60+ nationalities, working in 13 countries. Together, we want to create and maintain an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and heard. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach is at the heart of it.
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