Sarah Lawrence College
Marketing Operations Manager
🇺🇸 Bronxville, NY
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $68K - $75K
💻 Operations
🗓️ September 4th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Manage logistics for print, mail, signage, large-format graphics, and promotional items.
- Coordinate direct mail jobs with internal departments and external vendors.
- Track and manage project budgets, purchase orders, and invoices.
- Maintain a sample library and archive final production files.
- Handle office mail, phone, email inquiries, and order supplies.
- Required five years' experience in operations, project management, print production, or mailing services.
- Strong communication, organizational, and bookkeeping skills needed.
- Preferred knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).
- Salary range: $68,000-$75,000 annually.
- Experience in higher education or non-profit organizations preferred.
Marketing Operations Manager Full Description
Job Description | The Marketing Operations Manager plays a key role in ensuring the efficient functioning of the Office of Marketing & Communications at Sarah Lawrence College. This detail-oriented and highly organized individual will manage vendor coordination, purchasing, production and mailing logistics, and administrative operations. The role is critical to supporting the successful execution of marketing and communications efforts across print, mail, signage, promotional items, and day-to-day office needs.
This position requires excellent communication and project management skills, the ability to form strong vendor and client relationships, and a working knowledge of print and mailing processes. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and enjoys managing logistics to help creative and strategic teams do their best work.
Essential Duties Summary | Essential Functions
Print and Production ManagementManage logistics for print, mail, signage, large-format graphics, and promotional items, ensuring deliverables meet quality and safety standards, timelines, and budgets Clearly communicate project requirements to vendors, and relay vendor specifications — such as deadlines and file formats — to stakeholders Manage reviews and approvals for physical and digital proofs, ensuring timely markups, adjustments, and sign-offs Facilitate the proper archiving of final production files Maintain a well-organized sample library
Direct Mail & Shipping LogisticsCoordinate direct mail jobs with internal departments and external vendors such as the U.S. Postal Service and mail houses Communicate postage options, submit recipient lists, and track inventories of print assets (e.g., stationery, brochures) Ensure designs comply with postal regulations
Budget, Purchasing, and Vendor CoordinationTrack and manage project costs in compliance with the College’s purchasing procedures. Prepare, submit, and maintain accurate records of purchase orders, invoices, job requisitions, and expense reports. Process and submit vendor and freelancer invoices for approval and payment; manage logging of invoices into department’s master budget
Additional Responsibilities
Manage the office’s inbound and outbound mail and package deliveries Monitor the office’s phone line and email inbox, forwarding or responding to inquiries as appropriate Advise on selecting and ordering promotional items Order general office supplies and other routine departmental purchasing needs Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Required Qualifications | Required Qualifications Five years’ experience and/or proven expertise in operations, project management, print production, and/or mailing services Strong organizational skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously Competency with bookkeeping functions such as tracking budgets and processing invoices Excellent written and verbal communication skills Technical aptitude and desire to learn about products, tools, and opportunities to continuously improve our work
Physical and Cognitive RequirementsPrimarily sedentary, involving extended periods of sitting and significant computer use Frequent verbal and written communication required Capacity to organize and synthesize detailed information Regular walking/standing/lifting required
Preferred Qualifications | Preferred Qualifications Competency in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), as it pertains to preparing files for production Experience working with higher education or non-profit organizations Ability to travel regionally to print vendors, mail houses, etc. (mileage reimbursable per IRS rates)
EEO Statement | Sarah Lawrence seeks to recruit and retain a diverse administration, staff, and faculty. Every job opening is seen as an opportunity to increase diversity, and every effort will be made to expand the applicant pool in accordance with these goals. (Please see our Nondiscrimination Policy.) For information on Sarah Lawrence College, our curriculum, teaching methods, and philosophy of education, please see our website at: https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/.
Salary | $68,000-$75,000
Position Type | Full Time
Open Date |
Close Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants |
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