Campaign Project Lead — Operations & Governance

GCS Recruitment; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment seeks an experienced Campaign Project Manager to support a fast-paced SMB Marketing organization. You will own operational planning, timeline management, risk tracking, and governance within Wrike, ensuring projects deliver on time and align with stakeholders.

This role focuses on project planning and cross-functional coordination, not campaign strategy. You will lead kickoffs, status reviews, dashboards, and executive reporting, driving continuous improvement in PM practices and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of project management experience supporting marketing, digital, or cross‑functional initiatives.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of PM methodologies, project lifecycle management, and governance.
• Experience with Wrike, Asana, Monday.com, Jira, or Smartsheet (Wrike preferred).
• Excellent organizational, communication, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, dependencies, risks, and timelines across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, and schedules for marketing initiatives.
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams to ensure projects progress according to plan.
• Lead project kickoffs, status meetings, planning sessions, and stakeholder reviews.
• Track project progress, communicate updates, and provide regular status reporting to leadership.
• Identify, manage, and resolve project dependencies across multiple teams and vendors.
• Proactively identify project risks, bottlenecks, and delivery challenges, escalating issues when necessary.
• Maintain RAID logs, dashboards, project documentation, and executive reporting.
• Ensure projects follow established governance processes, approval workflows, and project management standards.
• Serve as the primary owner of project visibility and governance within Wrike.
• Maintain accurate project plans, assignments, timelines, and status updates in Wrike.
• Monitor resource capacity, workload distribution, and utilization across marketing teams.
• Partner with leadership to identify resource constraints and recommend timeline or priority adjustments.
• Drive continuous improvement of project management processes, reporting, and operational efficiency.
• Promote standardized project intake, planning, prioritization, and delivery practices.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Governance

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Tools

Wrike

Asana

Monday.com

Jira

Smartsheet

Job description

GCS Recruitment seeks an experienced Campaign Project Manager to support a fast-paced SMB Marketing organization. You will own operational planning, timeline management, risk tracking, and governance within Wrike, ensuring projects deliver on time and align with stakeholders.

This role focuses on project planning and cross-functional coordination, not campaign strategy. You will lead kickoffs, status reviews, dashboards, and executive reporting, driving continuous improvement in PM practices and