Who We Are

International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable. We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve.

The Need

For over 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade, IJM’s Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking a Campaign Execution Specialist to serve as a junior campaign partner across the Global Marketing department and wider organization and support the development, execution, and evaluation of integrated marketing campaigns that advance IJM’s mission globally.

The Campaigns Specialist will assist in discovery sessions, contribute to campaign strategy and creative development, and help ensure campaigns are delivered with excellence across channels. The ideal candidate brings early experience in marketing or campaigns (agency or in-house), strong collaboration skills, and an optimistic, proactive mindset. This position is hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays) if located in the Washington, DC area or remote for non-local candidates. It reports to Global Director, Campaigns & Creative and is only available for candidates with the right to work in the US.

Responsibilities:

• Provide hands-on support for the planning, coordination, and delivery of global marketing campaigns, ensuring timelines, briefs, and outputs are aligned and met;
• Assist in coordinating campaign components across channels including digital, content, creative, paid media, and events, working closely with Creative, Digital, and other Marketing teams;
• Support the development of campaign concepts, key messages, and creative briefs, ensuring alignment with campaign objectives, audience insights, and brand standards;
• Support campaign measurement by gathering performance data, insights, and learnings;
• Help adapt campaign elements to improve effectiveness based on results and audience response;
• Help activate the IJM brand consistently across campaign touchpoints, ensuring clarity, cohesion, and emotional resonance;
• Support campaign rollouts, launches, and moments of amplification, ensuring assets and messaging remain on-brand and purpose-driven;
• Support campaign discovery sessions and briefing processes by helping gather insights, objectives, and background information;
• Assist Campaign Leads in translating strategy into actionable campaign plans and creative briefs;
• Support the execution of campaign deliverables by coordinating timelines, workflows, and required inputs;
• Implement feedback from stakeholders and ensure updates are reflected accurately across campaign materials and plans;
• Collaborate with creatives, marketers, fundraisers, and external partners to support smooth campaign delivery;
• Support the development of insight-led, audience-focused campaign content in partnership with Global Marketing Capabilities;
• Work cross-functionally to support campaign initiatives across digital, content, creative, experiential, and regional marketing teams;
• Support clear communication of campaign goals, timelines, and deliverables across collaborators and stakeholders;
• Use appropriate internal channels (Teamwork, MS Teams, email, meetings) to track progress and follow up on actions;
• Proactively flag risks, changes, or capacity issues to the Creative Operations Manager and Campaign Leads;
• Support campaign-linked events or moments (launches, activations, regional initiatives) in collaboration with Campaign and Creative Leads;
• Help coordinate campaign materials, messaging, and assets for events or activations;
• Participation in IJM’s community of spiritual formation.

Qualifications:

• 1–3 years of experience in marketing, campaigns, communications, or creative environments (agency or in-house);
• BA/BS degree in Marketing, Communications, Creative Industries, or a related field (or equivalent experience);
• Familiarity with integrated marketing campaigns and creative processes;
• Understanding of marketing and campaign workflows;
• Strong written communication skills and attention to detail;
• Comfort working with briefs, timelines, and project tools;
• Familiarity with digital and social campaign channels;
• Basic creative or design literacy preferred; and
• Mature orthodox Christian faith as defined by the Apostles’ Creed.

Critical Qualities:

• Eager commitment to IJM's Core Values: Christian, Professional and Bridge-Building;
• Self-starter with strong initiative;
• Disciplined with priorities;
• Strong interpersonal skills and self-awareness;
• Exceptional verbal and written communication;
• Flexible, collaborative and eager to support others;
• Effective team player who fosters collaborative environment;
• Adept at creative problem solving.

Application Process:

Upload Resume, Cover Letter & Statement of Faith* in one PDF document. *What is a statement of faith? A statement of faith should describe your Christian faith and how you see it as relevant to your involvement with IJM. The statement can either be incorporated into the cover letter or submitted as a separate document and should include, at a minimum, a description of your spiritual disciplines (prayer, study, etc.) and your current fellowship or place of worship.

What does IJM have to offer?

• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision benefits
• Monthly commuter and parking benefits in the DC metro area
• Retirement benefit options
• Paid leave starting at 23 days
• 12 holidays (plus early release the day prior)
• Daily, quarterly, and annual community spiritual formation
• Robust staff care resources

IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and a zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy, Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy, and Code of Ethics. Candidate selection is based on technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring criteria subject to assessing the candidate’s value congruence and thorough background, police clearance, and reference check processes. At IJM, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce through fair and equitable employment practices. IJM encourages people of any race, color, age, sex, marital status or political ideology to apply for employment. While we welcome everyone into this work, we truly believe that the work we are doing is God’s work, not our own, and practice spiritual disciplines together daily. That’s why we legally require under SEC. 2000e-1 [Section702] of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that all employees practice a mature orthodox Christian faith, as defined by the Apostles’ Creed. IJM requires a background check, police clearance and thorough review of references with an employment offer and/or employment contract.