Project Manager, Creative Operations

Stanford University; Palo Alto (CA); Híbrido; USD 104 000 - 128 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Stanford University is seeking a Project Manager in the Office of Development on a two-year fixed-term basis. The role anchors planning, coordination, and delivery of creative materials that reflect Stanford’s brand and fundraising strategy, working closely with writers, designers, and external vendors.

The ideal candidate brings structured, efficient project management, strong communication, and the ability to manage multiple projects with clarity and accountability in a fast-paced environment.

Qualificações

• Proven project management skills across multiple complex projects.
• Proficiency with project management tools (Airtable or similar).
• Strong relationship-building with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Responsabilidades

• Translate complex fundraising needs into clear, actionable creative workflows from intake through final delivery across campaigns.
• Manage the full lifecycle of creative projects including donor materials, reports, event collateral, and digital assets.
• Serve as the conduit between central development and schools/units and the project team; field requests and align on goals, timelines, and budget.

Conhecimentos

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Ferramentas

Airtable

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Main Work Location: Historic Stanford Campus

Schedule: Hybrid (at least 2 days per week onsite)

Budgeted Salary Range: The expected pay range for this position is $104,400-$128,000 per annum.

This opportunity is a fixed-term position for two years.

The Office of Development (OOD) advances Stanford’s mission by raising philanthropic support from alumni, parents, families, friends, and institutional funders. Working in concert with volunteers and academic leaders, OOD staff members strive to accelerate Stanford’s purposeful impact in the world. Stanford is committed to a donor-centric approach to development. Every member of the Office of Development staff plays a role in providing the university’s donors with the service and attention that ensures an exceptionally positive and fulfilling philanthropic experience.

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Director of Campaign Operations and serving as a member of the Creative Operations team, the Project Manager is an execution-focused role that serves as an integral part of the engine behind many of the Office of Development’s most visible fundraising materials. This role is responsible for the planning, coordination and delivery of creative materials that reflect the Office of Development brand and inspire Stanford’s philanthropic partners. This individual will serve as a central point of coordination and bridge between fundraising strategy and creative in partnership with development leadership, creative colleagues including writers, designers and digital strategy partners as well as external vendors.

The ideal candidate brings structure to projects without stifling creativity, strong communication skills that ensures partners feel informed, self-discipline that means you can easily manage a variety of projects at once and can bring clarity to ambiguous requests.

In this role you will:

• Translate complex fundraising needs into clear, actionable creative workflows from intake through final delivery across campaign, and evergreen fundraising projects.
• Manage the full lifecycle of creative projects including priority papers, bespoke donor materials, impact reports, event collateral, digital web pages, microsites, as well as photo and video from project request to delivery.
• Serve as the conduit between project requestors in central development and across schools and units and the project team. Field project requests and hold intake meetings to align on project goals, timelines and budget.
• Steward the internal and external review and approval process, maintaining discipline throughout.
• Ensure final products reflect the Office of Development’s brand and quality standards.
• Partner with creative leadership to onboard, facilitate contracts and payment and provide on-site support to freelancers and other external vendors.
• Partner with other project managers to support operational excellence across the Office of Development.
• Maintain a working understanding of how AI tools can be implemented in creative operations and relevant systems effectively.

Preferred Skills:

• Proven project management skills with the ability to manage multiple complex projects at once in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with project management tools (such as Airtable or similar).
• Strong relationship building skills with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization including development leadership.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability, following through on commitments and communicating transparently through challenges.
• A resilience that means you’ll be able to manage last-minute changes with grace.
• A proactive, solutions oriented approach to operations, bring forward options and recommendations rather than obstacles.