Marketing Operations Lead: Global Campaign Orchestrator

EF High School Exchange Year; Zürich; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International environment

Training sessions

Team events

EF program discounts

Free language app

Job summary

EF High School Exchange Year Zurich is seeking a sharp, reliable operations-focused marketer to keep our international marketing team focused, aligned, and moving. You will sit close to the central marketing leadership and partner with digital marketing, creative, country sales teams, agencies, and internal stakeholders to run multiple workstreams across 13 markets.

The role is hands-on, highly organized, and proactive: you will own the operating rhythm, coordinate campaigns, manage requests,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in marketing operations, project management, marketing coordination, campaign operations, or a similar role.
• Experience working inside or closely with a marketing team.
• Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage many moving pieces without losing track of details.
• Strong project management instincts: you know how to create structure, clarify ownership, manage timelines, and follow through.
• High trust, good judgment, and the confidence to operate with autonomy.
• Clear, direct communication in English.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving, lean team where priorities change and plans need to adapt.
• Strong working ability with project management tools, spreadsheets, shared documents, and basic marketing platforms.
• A practical, service-minded approach to stakeholders: helpful, structured, responsive, and willing to push back when needed.

Responsibilities

• Own the team's operating rhythm and run the practical day-to-day machinery of the marketing team.
• Own the team's project management infrastructure, including meetings, timelines, task tracking, status updates, and follow-up.
• Keep key workstreams moving across campaigns, markets, and stakeholders.
• Turn leadership priorities into clear action plans, owners, deadlines, and next steps.
• Spot risks early and elevate when priorities, timelines, or resources are becoming misaligned.
• Make sure the team has a clear view of what is happening, what is stuck, and what needs attention.
• Coordinate campaign and creative workflows, helping keep production work clear, structured, and on track.
• Track deliverables across markets and campaigns, especially during peak season.
• Support reporting cadences by compiling, organizing, and distributing key performance data to teams and stakeholders.
• Improve documentation, onboarding materials, shared workflows, and knowledge management.

Skills

Marketing operations

Project management

Coordination

English communication

Stakeholder management

Autonomy

Tools

Project management tools

Spreadsheets

CRM

Marketing automation tools

Campaign management tools

Job description

EF High School Exchange Year Zurich is seeking a sharp, reliable operations-focused marketer to keep our international marketing team focused, aligned, and moving. You will sit close to the central marketing leadership and partner with digital marketing, creative, country sales teams, agencies, and internal stakeholders to run multiple workstreams across 13 markets.

The role is hands-on, highly organized, and proactive: you will own the operating rhythm, coordinate campaigns, manage requests,