Project Manager - Marketing (Full-Time)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC is seeking a Project Manager – Marketing to oversee the strategic coordination and execution of marketing projects across the organization.

Reporting to the VP, Marketing, this role serves as the central hub for cross-departmental requests, managing the intake, prioritization, and delivery of campaigns and creative projects from departments including Sales, Events, Partnerships, Community, and Communications.

Working closely with the Marketing team and internal stakeholders, the Project Manager will ensure projects are strategically aligned, appropriately prioritized, and effectively resourced. This role will bring structure, accountability, and operational efficiency to the department, ensuring projects are delivered on time and in alignment with organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and manage the project intake process for departmental requests, ensuring clear requirements gathering, scope definition, and alignment on project objectives and deliverables.
• Partner with the Marketing team to develop strategic solutions and recommendations that address underlying business challenges and objectives outlined in departmental briefs.
• Evaluate and recommend project priorities based on strategic alignment, resource availability, timelines, and anticipated business impact, escalating competing priorities to the VP, Marketing as required.
• Coordinate project assignments and strategically delegate work across the Marketing team based on project requirements, complexity, and individual skill sets.
• Develop and maintain standardized project briefs, templates, and workflows to support consistency, transparency, and efficiency.
• Proactively identify project risks, dependencies, and potential roadblocks, developing mitigation strategies and recommending solutions to keep deliverables on track.
• Monitor team workloads and resource allocation, identifying bottlenecks and recommending adjustments to support balanced utilization and effective project delivery.
• Establish and track key project performance metrics, including on-time delivery, scope adherence, team utilization, and departmental request volume.
• Provide regular reporting and updates to the VP, Marketing on active projects, departmental priorities, resource capacity, and overall workload.
• Support relationships with external marketing partners, agencies, and vendors as required to ensure successful project execution.

Qualifications & Experience

In addition to bringing a commitment to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC vision and values, the ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in project management, marketing, or client management, with demonstrated success coordinating campaigns, projects, or cross-functional initiatives.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, balance competing priorities, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with exceptional attention to detail and a focus on execution and delivery.
• A comprehensive understanding of marketing, promotions, brand management, and campaign development.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and collaborate across multiple departments.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to identify challenges, assess priorities, and develop practical solutions.
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Asana, Monday.com), Microsoft Office Suite, and CRM platforms.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.

Why Join Us?

At Vancouver Whitecaps FC, you'll be part of a passionate and collaborative team working to grow the game and make a lasting impact in our community. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping how marketing initiatives come to life across the organization, bringing people, ideas, and projects together to create meaningful experiences for our fans, partners, and community.

If you're an organized, solutions-oriented professional who thrives on collaboration, enjoys bringing structure to complex projects, and is passionate about sport and the power of marketing, we'd love to hear from you!

The Club

Vancouver Whitecaps FC is the longest-running professional soccer club in Canada and the United States. Since its inaugural season in 1974, the club has united generations of loyal fans in British Columbia and beyond. With academies in eight out of ten provinces, a network of partner clubs, and hundreds of camps and clinics every year, Whitecaps FC provide a foundation for Canada’s soccer future.

We are also strongly committed to providing opportunities to Canadian athletes, both male and female, with the largest soccer development structure in Canada. This includes academy programs in eight of ten provinces across the country.

In addition to building a winning team on and off the pitch, the Club places great importance in giving back to our community, harnessing the power of sport to create a stronger, more equitable & inclusive society through three key community goals: helping meet critical needs, using soccer to build life skills and creating soccer participation opportunities in Indigenous communities.

Inclusion Statement

Vancouver Whitecaps FC believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. This includes but is not limited to people of colour, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Should you require any accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our People & Culture department.

"Within these walls, you are welcomed, accepted, and respected. Here, no matter who you are or where you come from, you are home. And you’re part of the team regardless of your age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, marital or family status, disability, or religious belief or non-belief. All we ask is that you be ethical and inclusive in all that you do. Be respectful of all players, fans, and staff, and remember to cheer loudest for the ones wearing the blue and white. Go ‘Caps!"

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.