Senior Program Manager- Freelance

Why we're hiring:

Seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Senior Program Manager to join our Client & Business Leadership team. In this crucial contract role, you will be responsible for leading a comprehensive program of marketing and digital initiatives for a key client, ensuring excellence in execution and fostering strong client relationships. You will manage diverse workstreams, from traditional broadcast (TVC) to digital campaigns (banners, web), and will play a pivotal role in financial oversight and team mentorship. This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned professional to make a significant impact on a major client account within a leading global agency.

What you'll be doing:

• Program Leadership: Lead and oversee a broad program of interconnected projects for an assigned client, encompassing TVC, digital banners, web development, and other marketing deliverables.
• Project Management: Drive the successful planning, execution, and delivery of multiple concurrent projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Client & Stakeholder Management: Serve as a primary point of contact for the assigned client, building strong, trusted relationships and effectively communicating project status, challenges, and solutions.
• Team Management & Mentorship: Guide, mentor, and manage junior program/project team members, fostering their development and ensuring cohesive team performance.
• Financial Management: Own the financial health of the program, including budgeting, forecasting, tracking, and reconciliation for all assigned projects, ensuring profitability and accurate financial reporting.
• Digital Workstream Oversight: Lead and manage complex digital workstreams, demonstrating a deep understanding of digital marketing ecosystems, technologies, and best practices.
• Production Expertise: Oversee end-to-end production processes across various media, including broadcast (TVC), digital display, and web, ensuring high-quality output.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify potential risks and challenges, developing mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
• Process Improvement: Champion best practices and contribute to the continuous improvement of VML's program management methodologies and tools.
• New Business Involvement: Potentially contribute to new business pitches as required, leveraging program management expertise to help secure new opportunities.

What you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in program or senior project management within a creative agency or similar client-services environment.
• Proven track record of successfully leading a program of diverse and complex projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing and mentoring junior team members.
• Exceptional financial management skills, including budgeting, forecasting, tracking, and reporting.
• Extensive experience overseeing digital workstreams and a strong understanding of digital marketing tactics and technologies.
• Solid production experience across various media, including TVC, digital banners, and web development.
• Experience working with large, complex clients.
• Superior client-facing communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with project management software and tools.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

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