Marketing Campaign Manager

Who is the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra?

Known for its artistic excellence for more than 130 years, today the PSO is the region’s national and international cultural ambassador. A two-time 2018 GRAMMY® Award-winning orchestral ensemble credited with a rich history of concerts, performances, and recordings with the world’s finest conductors and musicians, the PSO consistently demonstrates a genuine commitment to Pittsburgh’s citizens, regional communities, and vibrant cultural scene.

The internationally acclaimed Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) engages audiences of all ages through unparalleled live musical experiences, community collaborations, and educational programming that enrich every life with great music.

The Marketing Campaign Manager leads the execution of integrated marketing campaigns that drive audience growth, earned revenue, and patron engagement across the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's concerts, education programs, and community initiatives. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Marketing Operations & Campaigns, this roleis responsible for translating marketing strategy into coordinated campaign plans through project management, media execution, production scheduling, vendor coordination, and cross functional collaboration.

This is ahands-onrole requiring exceptional organization and attention to detail while managing multiple campaigns simultaneously, ensuring marketing initiatives are delivered on time, on budget, and aligned across all marketing channels.

Campaign Planning & Execution

• Develop comprehensive campaign plans that translate marketing strategy into coordinated execution.
• Manage campaign timelines, milestones, and deliverables from kickoff through completion.
• Ensure campaign components are delivered on schedule across paid, owned, and earned marketing channels.
• Coordinate campaign launch readiness and execution across all marketing functions.
• Monitor campaign pacing and proactively address risks or delays.

Integrated Campaign Coordination

• Lead campaign kickoff and status meetings.
• Coordinate work across Digital Experience, CRM & Lifecycle Marketing,Creative Services, Group Sales & Community Partnerships, Ticketing, Communications, and external vendors.
• Maintain campaign documentation, timelines, and action items.
• Ensure campaign prioritiesremainaligned with departmental objectives.
• Communicate campaign progress and potential issues to Marketing leadership.

Media Planning & Campaign Implementation

• Implement media plans developed by the Director of Marketing through coordination of media schedules, agency relationships, vendor deliverables, and campaign execution.
• Coordinate media buying, trafficking, scheduling, and vendor deliverables across traditional and digital channels.
• Manage relationships with advertising agencies, media partners, printers, and promotional vendors.
• Monitor campaign budgets and media pacing,identifying opportunities for optimization and efficiency.
• Ensure media placements align with approved campaign strategies and budgets.

Creative & Production Coordination

• Translate campaign strategy and creative direction established by the Director of Marketing into actionable campaign plans and production schedules.
• Coordinate creative requests and production schedules with the Senior Manager, Creative Services.
• Ensure creative assets are delivered accurately, on time, and according to specifications.
• Maintain quality control across campaign deliverables, ensuring consistency with brand standards and campaign objectives.
• Coordinate approvals and distribution of campaign assets.

Campaign Performance & Optimization

• Monitor campaign pacing and execution throughout the campaign lifecycle.
• Coordinate performance reporting with…