Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager / Operations Manager for a temp-to-hire opportunity in San Juan Capistrano, CA. This role is ideal for a highly organized, proactive leader who enjoys bringing structure to complex initiatives, improving workflows, and helping teams execute meaningful projects with clarity and accountability.

The Project Manager / Operations Manager will work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to manage initiatives across publishing, curriculum development, digital content, ministry campaigns, video production, and client deliverables. This is a strong opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, Christian ministry environment and wants to make a visible impact through process improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence.

The work environment offers close partnership with leadership, mission-driven projects, positive teamwork, and the opportunity to help build scalable systems that support long-term organizational success.

Key Responsibilities
- Manage multiple projects from planning through completion, ensuring timelines, priorities, and deliverables stay on track.
- Build project plans, workflows, schedules, accountability systems, and clear ownership structures.
- Coordinate with senior leadership, internal staff, contractors, vendors, and creative teams to support successful execution.
- Lead project meetings, communicate updates, identify risks, and follow up on key action items.
- Improve internal processes, operational systems, and team efficiency across departments.
- Support cross-functional initiatives involving publishing, curriculum, digital content, marketing, ministry campaigns, and media production.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Additional Skills

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Manage project timelines, workflows, deliverables, and accountability systems.
- Lead cross-functional project meetings and communicate progress, priorities, and risks.
- Coordinate creative, operational, vendor, contractor, and leadership-driven initiatives.
- Support process improvement and operational systems development.

- 5+ years of experience in Project Management, Operations Management, Program Management, or a related field.
- Strong organizational, planning, communication, and follow-through skills.
- Experience managing multiple projects, competing priorities, and cross-functional teams.
- Proficiency with Google Workspace.
- Experience using project management platforms such as Asana, ClickUp, Monday.com, Trello, or similar tools.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, Christian ministry environment.
- Ability to create structure, improve processes, and drive projects from concept to completion.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in publishing, curriculum development, nonprofit, ministry, marketing, or media production environments.
- Creative project management experience.
- Background supporting digital content, video production, campaigns, or client deliverables.
- Experience developing operational systems, workflow improvements, and scalable team processes.

Job Tags

Temporary work, For contractors

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