Remote Marketing Operations Leader: Systems & AI

National Forests; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA with employer contributions

35 days of annual leave

Professional development reimbursement

Travel opportunities

Job summary

The National Forest Foundation (NFF) is seeking an exempt, full-time Marketing Operations Manager to build scalable processes, contracts, budgets, and workflows that power a high-performing marketing team.

Reporting to the Director of Content & Campaigns, you will own vendor management, budget planning, systems evaluation, change management, and the adoption of AI tools to improve efficiency and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or equivalent.
• 4+ years of experience in marketing operations or program management.
• Proficiency with vendor contracts, budgets, and marketing platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own the full vendor contract lifecycle: negotiate terms, timelines, and deliverables; mitigate risk and resolve issues.
• Lead annual budget planning and recurring budget review cycles; build compliant budgets and track spending against plans.
• Monitor marketing expenditures, flag variances, and deliver data-backed budget reporting to leaders.
• Design and track vendor and spending performance metrics; ensure data capture and reporting across systems.
• Oversee invoice processing and payment operations, resolving discrepancies and maintaining records.

Skills

Vendor management

Budgeting

Contract negotiation

Project management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Business Administration

PMP certification (preferred)

Tools

Asana

Canto

Microsoft Office

AI tools (Generative / Agentic)

Job description

The National Forest Foundation (NFF) is seeking an exempt, full-time Marketing Operations Manager to build scalable processes, contracts, budgets, and workflows that power a high-performing marketing team.

Reporting to the Director of Content & Campaigns, you will own vendor management, budget planning, systems evaluation, change management, and the adoption of AI tools to improve efficiency and impact.