Marketing Planning Manager

Job Title: Marketing Planning Manager

Duration: 2 months.

Pay Rate: $66.90/Hour

The Opportunity

• As a key member of the Strategy, Planning & Operations team, the ‘Marketing Planning Manager’ will play a pivotal role in driving operational excellence, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic execution across Client’s global marketing organization.
• Reporting to the Senior Strategy, Planning Operations Manager, this role supports expanded responsibilities across the team.
• You’ll manage core operational processes, coordinate strategic forums, and ensure seamless execution of initiatives spanning international teams. This high-impact role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, has a sharp eye for detail, and is passionate about bringing clarity and accountability to complex workstreams.

Job Responsibilities

Strategic & Operational Execution

• Support development of holistic, cross-channel marketing plans for executive audiences across products, customer groups, and geographies.
• Drive planning, coordination, and execution of key business forums and strategic initiatives.
• Own and manage project master timelines, ensuring alignment across stakeholders and functions.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to streamline workflows and improve operational efficiency.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with international teams across time zones, demonstrating flexibility and cultural awareness.
• Act as a connector across marketing, digital, and analytics teams to ensure alignment and momentum.
• Proactively follow up on deliverables, track action items, and remove blockers to keep projects on track.

Insights & Enablement

• Support competitive marketing research and help translate insights into actionable strategies.
• Collaborate with digital marketing and paid media teams to align operational plans with campaign execution.
• Maintain shared documentation and knowledge assets.

Tools & Communication

• Build and maintain presentations and trackers in PowerPoint and Excel.
• Support internal communications and meeting cadences to ensure visibility and engagement across the team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in integrated marketing, digital marketing, marketing planning, channel marketing, program/project management, or marketing operations.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to understand executive audiences and synthesize data, visuals, and narratives in the context of marketing plans.
• Strong project management skills: conceptualization, alignment, scheduling, resource planning, and delivery.
• Experience working with global teams and navigating time zone differences.
• Familiarity with digital marketing, paid media, and competitive research.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint and Excel), project management tools, and collaboration platforms like Teams and Slack.
• Bonus: Experience in B2B marketing environments.