Campaign Project Manager

Trout Unlimited

Campaign Project Manager managing planning, production, and execution of membership campaigns for Trout Unlimited. Owning direct mail and coordinating digital fundraising efforts for membership engagement.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $65,000 - $75,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary project manager for all direct mail campaign workflows like acquisition, renewal, reactivation, and conservation appeals — coordinating with mail vendors, printers, and designers to keep projects on schedule and on budget.
Own production timelines for each mail campaign from creative brief through final drop, including copy development, data pulls, segmentation requests, proofing, approvals, and file delivery.
Coordinate with the Director of Annual Giving and Campaigns on campaign strategy, audience segmentation, and gift structure for each mailing.
Manage vendor estimates, invoices, print specs, and postage budgets.
Track expenses against campaign budgets and flag variances early.
Support digital fundraising and membership efforts by coordinating email, landing page, and online campaign components that align with direct mail touchpoints.
Work closely with the Communications and Digital Marketing teams to ensure consistent messaging, creative, and storytelling across mail and digital channels.
Help coordinate emerging programs such as monthly giving and mid-level donor campaigns as they scale.
Build and maintain detailed campaign calendars and review schedules for all concurrent campaigns across channels.
Track campaign milestones, flag risks early, and ensure timelines, approvals, and deliverables stay on track across all active projects.
Organize post-campaign results, document learnings, and help identify opportunities to improve performance, reduce costs, and increase response rates over time.
Partner with analytics and data teams to support segmentation testing, source code tracking, and campaign performance reporting.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience in campaign management, direct response fundraising, membership marketing, or a related field.
Hands-on experience managing direct mail production workflows, including working with external print and mail vendors.
Strong project management skills with the ability to organize complex details, manage concurrent deadlines, and keep multiple campaigns on track simultaneously.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Careful attention to detail with strong proofreading and quality-control habits.
Comfort working across teams and building productive relationships with colleagues, vendors, and partners.
Ability to use data and campaign results to inform decisions and improve future performance.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience in nonprofit fundraising, membership, or annual giving programs.
Familiarity with direct response strategy, donor segmentation, and supporter journey design.
Experience with CRM platforms used for donor and member management (e.g., NetForum, CharityEngine, Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge, or similar).
Experience with email marketing platforms and basic familiarity with digital campaign execution.
Experience in a fast-paced environment with many stakeholders and overlapping deadlines.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

campaign managementdirect response fundraisingmembership marketingdirect mail production workflowsdata pullssegmentation requestsproofreadingquality controlemail marketingdigital campaign execution

Soft Skills

project managementattention to detailwritten communicationverbal communicationrelationship buildingorganizational skillsanalytical skillsproblem-solvingcollaborationtime management