Description
We are looking for a Program Manager to join our team in Brooklyn, New York. This role involves owning the how, developing scopes, timelines, budgets, and delivery systems for programs ranging from complex to simple. You will coordinate internal and external meetings throughout the lifecycle of the program, maintain close coordination with key stakeholders, and deliver strategic and creative deliverables directly to day-to-day clients.
As a Program Manager, you will be responsible for managing talent allocations week over week, working with the Group Engagement Director and Business Leadership to ensure programs are planned to achieve successful completion, including coming in on time and on budget. You will also coordinate internal teams, ensure high-quality delivery, and manage back to the overarching strategy of the engagement.
To be successful in this role, you will need to have a proactive, hands-on mentality, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and stellar time management and organizational skills. You will also need to be thick-skinned, persistent, and diplomatic, able to handle challenges with optimism and a solutions-oriented mindset.
The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in a creative agency or similar communications environment, with a strong understanding of advertising, marketing, media, production, and agency finance. Familiarity with the lifecycle of integrated campaigns across broadcast, digital, experiential, and/or social is also required. Experience supporting or leading calls with cross-functional agency teams and interfacing directly with clients is necessary.
Preferred qualifications include experience directly managing timelines and deliverables for creative and production workstreams, exposure to or direct experience with production processes, and acted as a producer or account executive in an agency environment with client-facing experience.