Project Manager, Communications and Marketing

Who We Are

Clean Power Alliance (CPA) is Southern California’s locally operated not-for-profit default electricity provider for 32 communities within Los Angeles and Ventura counties and the 4th largest electricity provider in the State of California. We provide clean renewable energy at competitive rates to over three million residents and businesses through approximately one million customer accounts.

What You’ll Do

CPA is seeking a detailed-oriented and highly motivated professional to join our team in the newly created role of Project Manager, Communications and Marketing. The Project Manager will play a crucial role in overseeing and coordinating brand and program marketing initiatives and communications campaigns to drive brand awareness, support program enrollment, and grow understanding of CPA throughout the communities we serve in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. This role is responsible for executing and monitoring projects to ensure they are completed on time, within budget, and meet the goals and objectives of CPA.

Who You’ll Work With

The Project Manager will work under the supervision of the Senior Marketing and Digital Strategy Manager and will work closely with cross-functional teams including Communications and Marketing, Customer Programs, Government Affairs, as well as external consultants to effectively implement a wide range of external facing projects.

Commitment to Diversity

At CPA, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We represent a diverse customer base and intend to hire employees that reflect our communities. Clean Power Alliance provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Culture

CPA fosters a culture of open communication, responsibility, intellectual curiosity, and exceptional judgment. As a small team that has quickly built the largest Community Choice Aggregation program in the country, high levels of trust, collaboration, and mission alignment are key factors in success. We value fact-based creativity in our work, accountability with our stakeholders, and promote ethical engagement and diversity with our brand.

Requirements

• Demonstrate good judgement and integrity.
• High attention to detail with strong organizational skills.

• Communicate effectively, orally, and in writing; and the ability to translate complex technical information into non-technical language.
• Have a strong work ethic and be comfortable taking initiative/working in a fast paced, start-up environment.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Ability to fully own tasks and processes with minimal oversight.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Project Scheduling: Develop comprehensive project plans, including objectives, deliverables, timelines, and resource allocation in collaboration with the Senior Marketing Manager and other team members.
• Team Coordination: Lead and collaborate with internal teams, organize meetings, lead internal estimate process book conference rooms, and take and document notes ensuring effective communication and coordination to achieve project goals.
• Campaign Execution: Oversee the execution of marketing campaigns, ensuring adherence to project timelines, quality standards, and brand guidelines.
• Budget Management: Monitor project budgets, and coordinate with department administrator as well as the Senior Marketing Manager.

• Risk Assessment: Help identify and communicate potential concerns or issues that may impact project success and develop contingency plans to mitigate them.
• Internal Communications: Maintain consistent and effective communications with CPA staff to provide project updates, address concerns, and manage elements of multiple projects simultaneously.
• Vendor Management: Collaborate with external vendors and agencies as needed, ensuring deliverables are met and projects are executed to the highest standards.
• Content Management: Use CPA’s project management system to ensure data, content, timelines, and action items are coordinated and easily accessible by CPA teams.
• Data Gathering: Coordinate with the Senior Marketing Manager Director of Communications and Marketing to plan, gather and manage needed data and information to support communications projects such as annual reports, dashboards, and board presentations.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of relevant experience OR Equivalent experience to a University Degree and 2 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, or equivalent experience (preferred)

• Bilingual in Spanish a plus.

Required Skills  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Comfort presenting information to colleagues and external consultants.
• Excellent organizational, scheduling, time management skills and attention to detail.

• Knowledge of modern office procedures and practices including preparing correspondence and operating modern office equipment
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation. Knowledge of Spanish and/or Chinese a plus.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

Work Location

Southern California residency is required for this position. This position is eligible for either Hybrid or Remote options. The Hybrid option requires 2-3 assigned days in the Downtown Los Angeles office and includes an enhanced transportation allowance. The Remote option requires you to reside in Southern California to meet with members of our communities, member agencies, and local governments. This position will also require you to attend in-person events and meetings at various locations as needed. It also requires in-person attendance at organization or team-wide events three times per year for three to five days per event. CPA’s office hours are 8:30am-5:30pm PST.

Benefits

The salary range for this position is $85,587-$123,247, with exact compensation to be determined by Clean Power Alliance, dependent on experience. Benefits include health care, a 401(k)-like match program, paid vacation, and sick leave. This is not a civil service position; however, all CPA employees are required to submit a Statement of Economic Interests form, also known as the Form 700.

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