Strong marketing leadership matters during major transitions. This role calls for someone who can step in with confidence, steady judgment and clear direction. A third party is sharing this opportunity for a skilled marketing professional who can guide cross-team work, protect the momentum of active projects and help maintain strong performance during a key period for the organization.
This position is a maternity cover role that offers broad control over high-impact campaigns. The right person will shape strategy, manage complex work across several teams and keep key programs aligned with the Foundation’s goals.
Job summary
Position: Senior Integrated Marketing Specialist (Contract)
Company: Wikimedia Foundation
Location: Remote
Employment: Contract
Salary Range: 44 to 69 USD per hour
Job Category: Integrated marketing, product marketing, paid media
About the company
The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit group behind Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects. The Foundation believes that every person should be able to access and share knowledge without barriers. It supports volunteers, partners and readers around the globe. It maintains the platforms that make open knowledge possible, develops tools for reading and contribution and works to protect the values that keep shared knowledge free. The Foundation is funded by donations from people around the world and through support from grant partners.
About the role
The Senior Integrated Marketing Specialist will lead major marketing efforts with a high degree of independence. Since this position fills a temporary need, the Foundation wants someone who can take charge quickly and manage complex work without close oversight. The person in this role will plan, guide and review integrated marketing campaigns that reach global audiences. They will shape campaign goals, set clear metrics and match audience needs with the right channels. The role also manages paid media strategy, covering planning, execution and ongoing improvement.
The position supports product marketing work as well. This includes mapping campaign steps, shaping messages and guiding alignment between product and marketing teams. A key part of the role involves helping drive the Foundation’s Website Refresh project. The specialist will guide content planning and production, strengthen brand alignment and support efforts to improve user engagement across the refreshed site.
This role requires steady communication with several teams. The specialist will work with Product, Brand Studio, Fundraising, External Communications and other groups across the Foundation. The goal is to build programs that support global reach and engagement. The position also protects brand tone and quality across all marketing efforts. Since the role interacts with outside agencies, the Foundation expects strong judgment in guiding creative, media and digital partners.
Because this is a maternity cover role, the specialist will handle a careful handover process at the start and end of the contract. This includes keeping work well documented and supporting a smooth return for the team member coming back from leave.
Required skills and experience
Strong experience in marketing is needed for this role. The Foundation is looking for someone with more than eight years of work tied to marketing communication. The specialist must know how to shape and guide multi-channel campaigns that serve broad goals. They should feel comfortable handling paid media strategy from start to finish and know how to improve campaign results through data. Since this role interacts with several teams and agencies, the specialist must bring strong communication skills and the ability to guide complex work with clarity.
Experience managing creative flows, production steps and content pipelines is important. The Foundation values someone who has worked with global teams and understands how to shape messages for diverse audiences.
Qualities the Foundation values
The person in this role should show sound judgment and strong organization. They should be able to focus on the tasks that bring the most impact. The Foundation seeks someone who can think ahead, understand patterns, solve problems and communicate with care. A strong interest in marketing trends and support for the Foundation’s mission is important. Since the team works across many locations, comfort with remote work and cross-cultural settings matters.
What to expect in this contract role
This temporary position supports important marketing programs during a period of leave. The specialist will come into a fully remote team that spans many countries. Pay is set to match skill, location and experience. Work hours and cross-team collaboration will vary by project needs. The Foundation promotes open communication, respect and fairness in all hiring processes. Anyone who meets the role’s needs is welcome to apply.
The Foundation also has policies in place to support applicants who may need assistance during the hiring process. Candidates can request support if they require adjustments for accessibility.
How to apply
Submit your application through the Wikimedia Foundation careers site. Include a resume that reflects your marketing experience and your work with integrated campaigns, paid media and content strategy. The Foundation will contact qualified candidates with next steps.
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