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# Project Coordinator at Blue State

- **Company:** Blue State
- **Location:** New York, NY / Washington, DC / Oakland, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-08-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://www.bluestate.co/careers/?gh_jid=8109260

## Job description

What to know

Help lead our clients and teams to greatness. As a Project Coordinator, you will lead day to day project management activities for Blue State’s mix of clients and offerings. You will serve as a close partner to our internal project teams and will collaborate with strategists, designers, analysts, developers, and other subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop and deliver thoughtful marketing communications programs or platform/product solutions. You’ll work on client projects from start to finish, and help turn progressive ideas into actionable tactics, timelines, budgets, and deliverables.

This opportunity provides room to grow and improve on existing processes. We welcome curious minds who are willing to challenge the status quo!

The company

Blue State is a purpose-driven agency. We partner with leading causes, brands, and campaigns and create real change. From AARP and Doctors Without Borders to Amnesty International and Oxfam, we transform how brands and causes raise money, influence policy, build platforms, and grow communities of supporters. Led by the most creative and analytical minds from the political, nonprofit, and brand worlds, Blue State is an independent agency in the US and London.

The team

Our Accounts and Project Management Team is at the heart of everything we do. Our charge is to take complex problems and break them down into solvable pieces. We are close partners with our clients, understanding their needs, worries and hopes and translating that into inspirational charges for our creative, strategy, and technology teams. We are intellectually curious and love to explore the use of new digital platforms and tools. Our energy and our passion for our work is contagious.

A day in the life

- Support strategic, creative, and technology deliverables by managing overall project timelines, scopes, and budget as well as the day to day production of a client project or task.
- Coordinate and monitor the work of internal teams to complete tasks on time.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously and understand project priorities in the context of agency and client expectations
- Support Account, Creative, and Strategy Leads and SMEs by managing up and providing project or task details as needed
- Draft agendas, timelines, and other internal or client-facing documentation related to the project management of a given client engagement.
- Attend client meetings to represent Blue State and contribute to discussion on projects

## What we offer

- Unlimited time-off (inclusive of sick, personal, and vacation days)
- $1,000 annually in professional development funds
- Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible and health savings accounts
- 401K & employer match
- Generous paid holiday schedule
- 12-week fully-paid parental leave for all parents-to-be
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Remote work flexibility

We approach in-office working with a hybrid model. On-site presence is welcome for US staff who are within commuting distance of the NY or DC office. Managers retain discretion to require in-person attendance for folks on their discipline or client teams as necessary, including for those whose roles require them to be in person. To enter our US offices or attend Blue State events, staff and visitors must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including with a booster shot when eligible. Exceptions for protected grounds will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

The salary for this position is $65,000.

Some things we're looking for

- 1-3 yrs of experience leading or supporting task/project management for marketing initiatives (e.g. social media, mobile, email, or other digital strategies) and/or product or platform development (e.g. website design and development).
- Experience with and interest in project management tools and methodologies
- Ability to adapt to new situations, solve problems on the fly, and communicate with those around you. Teamwork and scrappiness required.
- You are adaptable, curious, and always looking for ways to make things more efficient.
- You have a passion for cause-based work and promoting progressive values.
- You have meticulous attention to detail.
- Whether it is Slack, Zoom, or email, you are a clear and responsive communicator. You approach communication with empathy and respect.
- You manage your time well and are excited to dive into multiple projects at once.
- A shared passion and curiosity for making change. This includes comfort with ambiguity, a restlessness that resists the status quo, and a commitment to quality that ensures we’re always making progress.
- Empathy, communication, respect, and the ability to act as a role model at Blue State and embody our[working agreements.](https://www.bluestate.co/news/working-agreements/)

At Blue State, diversity is a necessity, not a nice-to-have. We encourage those from underrepresented communities — women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between — to apply. Even if you don’t think your current skill set checks every box below, but this role seems to align with your strengths, we want to hear from you.

Blue State is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible application and interview process. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact us at recruiting@bluestate.co with the subject line: Accommodation Request to get started. Your privacy is important to us.  You can find out more information on how we handle your data for recruiting purposes in our [Privacy Policy for Recruitment](https://www.bluestate.co/privacy-policy-for-recruitment/).

## About Blue State

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Blue State is a purpose-driven creative and technology agency that partners with causes, companies, and campaigns to mobilize people around a common purpose.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: Brooklyn, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2004 (some sources cite 2009; the company’s origin as Blue State Digital traces to 2004, with the agency formally launched in 2009)
- **Founders**: Joe Rospars (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Advertising Services, Digital Strategy, Fundraising & Grassroots Mobilization, Strategic Communications, Technology Consulting
- **Target customers**: Nonprofits, political campaigns, mission-driven brands, forward-thinking organizations (B2B, B2G, B2C for causes)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “We believe there’s no force more powerful than people taking collective action on the things they care about.”

## Products & Services
For each major offering:
- **Fundraising & Growth Strategy**: Data-driven fundraising programs, donor acquisition and retention, and growth planning for nonprofits and campaigns.
- **Grassroots Mobilization**: Building and scaling grassroots movements through community organizing, volunteer engagement, and advocacy tools.
- **Customer Engagement Strategy**: Personalized, insight-led experiences that turn customers into brand champions.
- **Strategic Communications & Video**: Messaging, storytelling, and video production that shape influence and drive public opinion.
- **Technology Consulting & Web Development**: Custom platforms, CRM integrations, data architecture, and website design/development (often using Drupal, WordPress, Snowflake, etc.).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue estimated at $25M–$50M (LinkedIn, 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not applicable (privately held). Key past clients include Obama for America, Elizabeth Warren for President, and numerous national nonprofits. Strategic partners referenced include EveryAction (now Bonterra) and various tech platforms.
- **Growth Signals**: Job postings surged +557% YoY (from low base), with 46 active openings as of mid-2025. However, headcount decreased 19% YoY (to ~105 employees), suggesting a shift in skill mix. Office expansion includes locations in London, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington DC, and Brooklyn HQ.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Political campaign DNA**: Pioneered digital organizing and online fundraising for presidential campaigns, giving deep expertise in high-stakes, fast-moving mobilization.
- **Data-first, people-first approach**: Combines rigorous analytics (using tools like Tableau, Snowflake, Python, dbt) with human-centered design.
- **End-to-end capability**: From creative and content to technology build and CRM strategy, the agency offers integrated services under one roof.
- **Purpose-driven brand**: Strong mission alignment attracts talent and clients who want to drive social change, not just commercial growth.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expanding into commercial brand work** while retaining nonprofit and political roots.
- **Deepening data and technology offerings** – hiring for analytics, product management, and engineering roles.
- **Building a global presence** – offices in US and UK, with remote/hybrid flexibility.
- **Growing paid media and customer engagement** practices (evidenced by new Media Strategist and Media Planner roles).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Values-driven agency with a clear social mission (“Make good trouble,” “Put people first”). Emphasis on curiosity, data-led decisions, and collective action.
- **Remote/hybrid policy**: Flexible – Built In notes “typical time on-site: none,” with many roles listed as “Contract (Evergreen)” and open to multiple cities. Offices available in NY, DC, LA, Boston, and London.
- **Notable perks**: Unlimited PTO, generous parental and family leave, childcare benefits, 401(k) matching, healthcare/dental/vision, commuter benefits, job training and conference attendance.
- **Engineering/tech culture**: Small tech team (~8% of workforce) that works closely with strategists and creatives; tech stack includes Python, React, Drupal, Snowflake, dbt, GitHub Actions, and modern data tools.

## Sources
1. [Blue State Official Site](https://www.bluestate.co/)
2. [Blue State About/Who We Are](https://www.bluestate.co/who-we-are/)
3. [Blue State Careers Page (Greenhouse)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/bluestatedigital)
4. [Blue State LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-state)
5. [Blue State on Built In](https://builtin.com/company/blue-state)

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