Marketing Campaign Planner

Creative Circle
Chicago, IL

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Position Overview: \

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for marketing operations and planning? Our client, an online university, is seeking a Marketing Planner to join their team for a 6 month freelance role, fully remote, 30-40 hours per week with strong potential to extend. This is a unique opportunity to work cross-functionally across their marketing verticals-Undergraduate, Nursing, and Brand-and help turn strategy into action.\ \ As the Marketing Planner, you\'ll serve as the operational and strategic connector across the marketing organization, ensuring campaigns are aligned, executed on time, and optimized for performance. You\'ll be the central hub between strategy, project management, and execution teams, with visibility into leadership-level impact.\ \ The role is remote, but there could be longer-term potential for candidates located in Chicago, Minneapolis, or Columbia, MD who would be willing to eventually work a hybrid schedule.\ \ Key Responsibilities: \
  • Lead quarterly and annual planning cycles, translating strategic
priorities into actionable roadmaps.\
  • Maintain and manage the integrated marketing calendar in partnership
with project managers.\
  • Facilitate quarterly planning meetings and QBRs, synthesizing insights
into future recommendations.\
  • Oversee creative refresh cadence across verticals and manage refresh
planning meetings.\
  • Partner with analytics and channel leads to produce monthly
performance readouts.\
  • Collaborate with PMs to align campaign timing, asset delivery, and
production milestones.\
  • Manage budget pacing and resource forecasting with leadership and
Finance.\
  • Support process optimization and marketing operations initiatives.\
  • Ensure organized documentation of plans and deliverables for
leadership transparency.

Qualifications: \

  • 6-10 years of experience in marketing planning, operations, or
strategy (agency or brand side).\
  • Deep understanding of integrated marketing workflows across creative,
media, and analytics.\
  • Proven ability to lead planning cycles and synthesize complex
information.\
  • Strong organizational and communication skills.\
  • An analytical mindset with the ability to interpret performance data.\
  • Proficiency in Google Workspace or Microsoft Office; experience with
Asana, Smartsheet, Monday.com or similar\
  • Experience in retail, e-commerce, or higher education is a plus.

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems,

confidential and/or proprietary information or data.

Benefits

Creative Circle\'s Freelance Employee benefits package includes

eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment[work location](_postings.govdocs.com -23 EDeoO8rKMTHH24E&d=DwMF-g&c=0eTCB0nNi4K2jeP4BAvnzcTY3bBUzv8iW-Zx9Sm4vP0&r=i4pXjBcjGNJYUo-kETIN7vFPxgZX5xxYqH-mhElUdC4&m=77conARkWbDuO2y4J8LQ5QUa jad9lUkSwkcNtwz2oCGG3X1qzaI0Hej01o-ncv6&s=b23QfGDGPlVcn2bJqiFYbor6H498nvvDbQd0IPhRi68&e=){target="_blank" rel="noopener"}is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.\ \ Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also:\ \ Email your resume in Word to:\ \ [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]?subject=%20:%20AB19-1882473%20:%20Marketing%20Campaign%20Planner)\ **Please do NOT change the email subject line in any way. You must keep the JobID: : AB19-1882473 -- in the email subject line for your application to be considered.\*\\ \ Amy Banks - Senior Recruitment Manager\ \ For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.\ \ \ \ This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 10/31/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.\ \ Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer \ \ All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other character
Posted 2025-11-24

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