Marketing Project Manager
Oliver Winery
Oliver Winery—one of America’s top-selling wineries with a national footprint—is looking for a highly organized, proactive Marketing Project Manager to keep our brand momentum moving and our creative + innovation trains running on time.
You’ll be the connective tissue for our fast-moving marketing team—planning, prioritizing, resourcing, and shepherding projects from idea to in-market. Think: brand programs, innovation launches, trade and retailer requests, photoshoots, tasting room campaigns, seasonal storytelling, and more.
If you love color-coded calendars, clear communication, and turning big ideas into real-world action—and you get energy from collaborating with smart, passionate people—this is your happy place.
What You’ll Do
Project Leadership & Workflow
- Own and manage the marketing calendar and all project timelines.
- Run kickoff meetings, weekly check-ins, and cross-team status updates.
- Intake, scope, prioritize, and assign projects based on team capacity.
- Ensure clarity around deliverables, milestones, approvals, and deadlines.
- Keep the team moving—removing roadblocks, anticipating needs, following up.
- Track, wrap, and archive projects + key assets.
Innovation & Commercial Support
- Help shepherd innovation workstreams (packaging, claims, pricing inputs, timelines, vendor coordination, launch toolkits).
- Manage trade support tools, digital asset organization, and sample/PO logistics for wholesale + field sales teams.
- Coordinate market photos, program recaps, and digital asset submissions for key retailers.
Creative & Production Support
- Partner with internal creative team and external vendors (designers, photographers, printers, agencies).
- Manage estimates, ordering, and distribution of POS, PR samples, and competition entries.
- Support tastings, photoshoots, and internal brand events.
Brand Stewardship
- Help protect and elevate the Oliver brand—quality, accuracy, consistency.
- Stay curious: bring fresh thinking, best practices, and inspiration to the team.
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, communication, or related field or equivalent work experience.
- 3+ years project management experience (agency or in-house creative/CPG strongly preferred)
- Knowledge of project management systems (Asana, Monday, Wrike, etc.).
- Strong planning, prioritization, problem-solving, communication, and follow-through.
- A structured thinker with exceptional attention to detail.
- Comfortable with vendors, timelines, budgets, estimates, and basic production specs.
- Fluent in MS Office; Adobe experience a plus.
- Must be 21+
Who Thrives Here
- You like to plan—and pivot.
- You communicate clearly, kindly, and confidently.
- You take pride in getting things across the finish line.
- You love brands and believe details matter.
- “Get Stuff Done” isn’t just a value—it's your default setting.
Why Oliver
- Join a team obsessed with building a bold, distinctive, modern wine brand.
- Work on meaningful innovation and national customer programs.
- Enjoy a collaborative culture that values creativity, curiosity, and craft.
- See your work come to life across retail, e-commerce, events, and our award-winning tasting room.
Schedule
- Full-time, on-site with flexibility for 1 remote day/week.
- Monday–Friday, occasional evening/weekend events.
- Based at Oliver Winery HQ in Bloomington, Indiana.
Success Factors/Job Competencies
- Knowledgeable, self-motivated, and confident.
- Willing to learn new skills and procedures.
- Above average verbal and oral communication skills and ability to clearly and effectively present information and ideas.
- Work with minimal supervision.
- Prioritize tasks and deadlines, staying organized and completing projects in a timely manner.
- Demonstrate professionalism in interpersonal relationships.
- Give and accept direction and constructive criticism from peers and clients.
In addition, all successful winery employees will be able to:
· Use your attitude and effort to contribute to a positive work environment.
· Be thoughtfully engaged and do your best work. Every day.
· Model the winery values: Respect People, Expect Quality, Think Differently, Get Stuff Done.
Physical Demands/Work Environment: This position will spend long hours sitting. There may be visual or ergonomic strain due to computer use. It also requires extended periods of concentration and focus. The employee may also have to occasionally do some light lifting of supplies and materials. This job is in a winery/production setting that at times requires walking or standing for some period of time.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
· Annual performance review conducted by Marketing Director.
· Annual goals to be determined collaboratively.
FLSA Classification: Salary, Exempt
Employee Benefits & Perks:
- Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and supplemental benefit packages.
- Generous PTO, Sick time and Paid Holidays.
- Employer 401(k) matching program of up to 6% of annual compensation.
- Paid training and meetings. Opportunities for professional development.
- Access to our award-winning Live Well wellness program featuring fitness reimbursements, charitable giving matches, and education on topics including financial health, physical wellbeing, and more.
- Generous employee discount on wine, food and merchandise.
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