Agency Project Management Strategist

At MissionWired, we help our partners create revolutionary fundraising strategies that advance their mission, change our country, and have a positive impact on the world.  We help our partners tell big, ambitious stories that invite their supporters into communities to raise mission-changing revenue. Our results are unrivaled, having converted more than $4.5 billion in donations to the world’s most trusted philanthropies and groundbreaking campaigns. We do it over email and SMS, in the mail, across social media, everywhere. We don’t think in terms of channels; we’re single-minded in pursuit of your success. We’re innovative, progress-obsessed, do-gooders who care deeply about social change and continuing to push the limits on what we can accomplish together. We’ve brought strategies to life for nonprofit organizations working around the world, including Sandy Hook Promise, Human Rights Watch, The Humane Society of the U.S., Save the Children, and Friends of the Earth. Over the years, we have worked with various progressive political organizations and believe that each election cycle is an opportunity for us to support organizations across the country and elect Democrats to legislative bodies up and down the ballot. We’re an equal-opportunity employer and take seriously our commitment to equality and equity. Our efforts to be inclusive and create opportunity don’t end when someone joins us – they begin. We’ve set our sights on changing the world through our work and with our clients, and representation is at the foundation of what we do. We know that diversity of thought and background makes us stronger. That’s why we’re committed to building and maintaining a diverse community. Every new team member broadens our perspective and allows us to think bigger. We’ll be at our best when people from underrepresented communities and people with a range of perspectives and lived experiences want to come, stay, and push the boundaries of what’s possible. Overview: The Agency Project Management Strategist manages the workflow across the digital agency, ensuring that we deliver excellent quality work to all digital clients while meeting timelines. This role involves collaboration with agency leadership to manage and optimize JIRA usage, making independent decisions about  prioritization, directing resources to projects as necessary, and proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks throughout the content creation, approval, and production process. This is a temporary, salaried and benefits-eligible position for a limited period ending no later than 1/8/27. Potential for extension of contract or offer of continued employment following the end date of said contract is not guaranteed, however may be discussed as the end date approaches. Extension of contract or offer of continued employment is contingent upon business need. You will be responsible for:

Working with the Director, Digital Project Management to manage the day to day workflow of email and SMS production to ensure the timely completion of work across the digital agency;

Identifying when projects are at risk of being delayed and independently resolve issues while coordinating with account leads and department heads;

Partnering with department heads to manage the assignment of JIRA tickets to staff;

Creating agendas and leading meetings to share status updates and identify next steps;

Supporting our team across time zones, including staff that work on the west coast. On-call support for rapid-response moments, including during evenings and on weekends, is required as needed;

Developing resources such as JIRA filters and dashboards to enable team members to work more effectively and efficiently.

Must-have qualifications:

1-3 years of project management experience;

Experience with project management software such as JIRA;

Proficiency with Google Sheets, Excel, or other spreadsheet or data-processing software;

Demonstrates strong attention to detail and takes initiative in problem-solving;

Experience building and maintaining relationships with varying levels of of stakeholders;

Ability to collaborate and communicate clearly and effectively across teams;

Comfortability working closely with a team in a high volume environment with an eye for effectively managing resources;

Deep commitment to intentional diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Nice-to-have qualifications:

Experience in an agency, nonprofit, or political setting;

Proficiency with JIRA, including creating issue types, workflows, and dashboards;

Experience with email marketing.