Job Specifications
Location: Chicago, IL (Local Candidates Only)
Schedule: Fully Remote + Occasional Onsite Meetings
Industry: Association / Nonprofit
Employment Type: Freelance to potential full-time
Position Overview
Our association/nonprofit client is seeking a Program Marketing Specialist to join their team on a freelance basis with the possibility of transitioning to full-time. This role supports marketing efforts for professional development programs, membership engagement, and community growth.
While the position is remote, candidates must be located in the Chicago area due to occasional onsite meetings. If the role converts to full-time, the company follows a hybrid schedule (3 days per week onsite).
Responsibilities:
- Support the build of annual and quarterly marketing plans for learning products and membership, including channel mix, budget, KPIs, and test-and-learn initiatives.
- Manage the execution of value propositions and packaging for on-demand courses, cohort-based programs, webinars, and sponsored or partner events.
- Execute integrated, multi-channel campaigns across email, paid and organic social, SEO/SEM, website personalization, affiliate partners, events, and webinars.
- Manage timelines, briefs, and creative asset development.
- Ensure North American chapters are equipped with tools, templates, and plug-and-play assets to support member recruitment, engagement, and retention.
- Produce landing pages, emails, ads, infographics, videos, and case studies; maintain content calendars aligned to buying stages.
- Help track traffic, engagement, conversions, revenue, renewals, and campaign spend.
- Conduct A/B tests on headlines, visuals, layouts, and offers; optimize based on performance.
- Gather feedback from learners and members while monitoring industry trends and competitors.
Required Skills and Experience
- Must be located in the Chicago area for occasional onsite meetings.
- Background in association, nonprofit, or membership-based organizations preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in program marketing, community marketing, marketing communications, or related fields.
- Strong understanding of core marketing principles and integrated campaign strategies.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience crafting compelling messaging across diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated success executing multi-channel campaigns (email, social, search, web, events).
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and generate actionable insights.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and familiar with tools such as Salesforce, Jira, Google Analytics, Pardot, and SEO/SEM platforms.
- Highly collaborative team player with strong project management skills and the ability to balance multiple priorities.
In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.
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 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.
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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 is a new role.
This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 01/28/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.
Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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