24 Seven Talent
Program Manager – Creative Operations (Contract)
Location:
Chicago preferred (Hybrid)
Duration:
October – June, with potential to extend
Overview: Our client is seeking a
Program Manager
to support their in‑house creative team in executing high‑impact design and experiential programs across multiple workstreams. This role will oversee creative project timelines, workflows, and stakeholder communication—ensuring deliverables are on‑brand, on‑budget, and on‑time. You’ll help keep complex creative initiatives organized from concept through production, driving visibility, efficiency, and alignment across teams.
Key Responsibilities:
Coordinate and manage end‑to‑end project timelines across creative, design, and production workstreams, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
Serve as the operational hub for internal creative teams—tracking progress, facilitating reviews, and maintaining documentation across all deliverables.
Partner with designers, producers, and external agencies to ensure milestones, dependencies, and deliverables are clearly defined and executed.
Manage intake and resourcing for multiple concurrent creative programs, balancing shifting priorities and ensuring stakeholder visibility.
Support ideation sessions, kickoff meetings, and feedback loops—driving clarity, accountability, and on‑time delivery.
Maintain dashboards, trackers, and reports to communicate progress, risks, and next steps to leadership and partners.
Ideal Profile:
5+ years of program or project management experience within creative, experiential, or marketing environments.
Proven ability to manage cross‑functional creative initiatives, from concept through execution.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with a collaborative, solution‑oriented mindset.
Experience using tools such as Asana, Smartsheet, Workfront, or Monday.com to track creative workflows.
Demonstrated success managing multiple fast‑moving projects with tight deadlines and multiple stakeholders.
Keen understanding of creative and production processes, with the ability to balance operational structure and creative flexibility.
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Location:
Chicago preferred (Hybrid)
Duration:
October – June, with potential to extend
Overview: Our client is seeking a
Program Manager
to support their in‑house creative team in executing high‑impact design and experiential programs across multiple workstreams. This role will oversee creative project timelines, workflows, and stakeholder communication—ensuring deliverables are on‑brand, on‑budget, and on‑time. You’ll help keep complex creative initiatives organized from concept through production, driving visibility, efficiency, and alignment across teams.
Key Responsibilities:
Coordinate and manage end‑to‑end project timelines across creative, design, and production workstreams, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
Serve as the operational hub for internal creative teams—tracking progress, facilitating reviews, and maintaining documentation across all deliverables.
Partner with designers, producers, and external agencies to ensure milestones, dependencies, and deliverables are clearly defined and executed.
Manage intake and resourcing for multiple concurrent creative programs, balancing shifting priorities and ensuring stakeholder visibility.
Support ideation sessions, kickoff meetings, and feedback loops—driving clarity, accountability, and on‑time delivery.
Maintain dashboards, trackers, and reports to communicate progress, risks, and next steps to leadership and partners.
Ideal Profile:
5+ years of program or project management experience within creative, experiential, or marketing environments.
Proven ability to manage cross‑functional creative initiatives, from concept through execution.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with a collaborative, solution‑oriented mindset.
Experience using tools such as Asana, Smartsheet, Workfront, or Monday.com to track creative workflows.
Demonstrated success managing multiple fast‑moving projects with tight deadlines and multiple stakeholders.
Keen understanding of creative and production processes, with the ability to balance operational structure and creative flexibility.
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