Project Marketing Specialist, Communications

Foundation for California Community Colleges

Project Marketing Specialist supporting climate action and workforce development for California Community Colleges. Responsible for strategic marketing, content development, and stakeholder communication in assigned program portfolios.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $70,000 - $75,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support climate action, workforce development, career pathways, and related systemwide initiatives.
Build subject-matter fluency within assigned portfolios.
Assess project needs, guide marketing strategy, and manage project communication.
Ensure creative and communications work moves forward with clarity, accountability, and alignment.
Serve as primary liaison between program partners, Creative Services, external vendors, and internal collaborators.
Review project intake materials to identify audience needs, strategic goals, messaging gaps, timeline concerns, deliverable requirements, and required creative inputs before work moves into production.
Develop and execute comprehensive marketing strategies to advance FoundationCCC’s programs, partnerships, and initiatives.
Manage digital advertising campaigns across various platforms and utilize analytics to measure marketing effectiveness, optimize campaigns, and inform future strategies.
Develop agendas, facilitate strategic meetings, track project milestones, manage budgets, and provide consistent progress updates to stakeholders.
Maintain accurate project records in Asana, including project status, timelines, dependencies, owners, feedback, approvals, and final deliverables.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 years of experience in integrated marketing communications, project management, content creation, and strategic campaign planning.
Familiarity with California Community Colleges or higher education marketing.
Exceptional writing, editing, and content strategy skills for various media formats.
Strong project management skills, including ability to manage timelines, deliverables, dependencies, feedback, approvals, and competing priorities across multiple complex projects.
Ability to build subject-matter fluency in assigned portfolios and apply that knowledge to marketing strategy, content development, and creative coordination.
Proficiency with digital advertising platforms, including Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Facebook Ads, and related campaign management tools.
Experience using analytics tools such as Google Analytics, SproutSocial, or similar platforms to assess performance and inform strategy.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation
Generous PTO
Holidays
Medical, dental, and vision plans
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Wellness offerings
CalPERS retirement program
Optional 403(b) and 457 Retirement plans
Tuition reimbursement
Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer

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Hard Skills & Tools

integrated marketing communicationsproject managementcontent creationstrategic campaign planningwritingeditingcontent strategydigital advertisinganalytics

Soft Skills

communicationstrategic thinkingcollaborationorganizationaccountabilityfacilitationproblem-solvingtime management