Brand and Communications Operations Manager

Illustrative Mathematics

. Lead department-wide project management and workflow coordination, ensuring work is clearly scoped, tracked, and executed on time .

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $79,500 - $92,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead department-wide project management and workflow coordination, ensuring work is clearly scoped, tracked, and executed on time
Build and maintain systems, processes, and operating rhythms that improve visibility, accountability, and efficiency across communications and marketing workstreams
Manage and optimize the department’s Asana environment, including templates, timelines, task tracking, and workflow structure
Provide executive and operational support to department leadership, including meeting preparation, calendar coordination, and tracking follow-ups and decisions
Support conference and event operations, including logistics, timelines, materials preparation, and coordination with internal and external partners

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 5 years of relevant experience in project management, department operations, program management, executive operations, communications operations, marketing operations, or a related field.
Demonstrated success building, managing, and improving workflows, systems, and processes in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Strong project management skills, including the ability to coordinate multiple priorities, track dependencies, maintain timelines, and ensure follow-through across complex workstreams.
Strong proficiency with cloud-based systems and collaboration tools, especially Google Workspace, Asana, Slack, Zoom, Notion, and other tools used to support department workflows, content operations, and cross-functional coordination.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple moving pieces while maintaining clarity and focus.
Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and follow through on assignments with minimal direction and supervision.
Experience working in a team-oriented, relationship-building, collaborative environment.
Must reside in and be legally authorized to work in the USA.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote work environment. Everyone works from home!
Flexible work schedules within our Monday-Friday work week.
Flexible paid time off.
Closed for 10 company-recognized holidays, plus Winter Break.
Competitive compensation and benefits package
Three medical insurance plans to choose from, plus dental and vision plans.
Employer-paid Life & AD&D Insurance, and Voluntary Life & AD&D
Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance plans are available.
403(b) retirement plan with a matching employer contribution after 90 days of employment.
Allowances for internet, phone, wellness, and professional development expenses.

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementworkflow coordinationprocess improvementtask trackingcalendar coordinationlogistics managementevent operationssystems managementprogram managementcommunications operations

Soft Skills

organizational skillsattention to detailindependent worksound judgmentrelationship buildingcollaborationmulti-taskingexecutive supportaccountabilityefficiency