Production Manager - Direct Mail

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.

MissionWired is the only wholly integrated direct marketing agency for nonprofits and Democratic organizations. 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: MissionWired is looking for a production manager to join our direct mail team to manage the full cycle of our print production process  – supporting clients in everything from electing Democrats to combating climate change throughout the world. In this role you will work alongside our client services team to ensure each part of the print production process is meticulously planned and seamlessly executed in service of our clients.

Successful candidates will be responsible for:

• Partnering with the client services team to coordinate the project scope project schedule and project costs;

• Overseeing the competitive bid and negotiation process with supplier partners;

• Overseeing all aspects of the print production process from inception to delivery;

• Serving as a project manager to monitor the status of all work in progress to ensure that deadlines are met; and

• Completing the expenditure process with timely accurate estimated costs through final expenditures.

Must-have qualifications:

• 4 + years of direct mail fundraising production experience or a related role;

• Knowledge of postal regulations and mailing best practices;

• Experience independently managing multiple complex projects;

• Strong excel experience;

• Skilled in project management planning analysis and problem-solving;

• Strong verbal and written communication skills;

• Basic knowledge of statistics;

• Demonstrated relationship building through client interfacing;

• Familiar with basic direct marketing principles and direct mail production;

• Strong interest in working with nonprofits and political organizations;

• A proven ability to manage multiple deadlines track progress of each job and manage a budget; and

• Willingness to take initiative and use good judgment to resolve issues.

The salary range for this role is $75000 to $82500 per year commensurate with experience.

This position is included in a union-represented collective bargaining unit and specific employment terms and conditions are subject to collective bargaining.

Location

We are currently working remotely with no return to office date. Applicants may reside in the following states: AZ CT DC DE FL GA IL IN LA MA MD MI MN MO NE NC NJ OR PA SC TN TX and VA. Due to FL legislation MissionWired is required to participate in e-verify .

Benefits

100% employer-paid premiums for platinum-level medical plan on a national health care network

100% employer-paid life insurance and short term disability

50% employer-paid vision and dental insurance

401(k) with 3% employer contribution

17 vacation days in addition to 12 paid holidays sick days bereavement leave and a volunteer day off.

Paid parental leave at 100% of your salary

Financial support for reproductive and transgender care

Flexible telecommute and remote work policies

Company issued Mac products for home offices

Cell phone service reimbursement meal and ride-share reimbursement and other perks available

*Supporting your team on some nights and weekends as we approach high-volume times such as elections may be required.

If you feel you can do the job and are excited about this opportunity but are not sure if you meet all the qualifications consider applying anyway. We’d love to hear from you!