Job Description
Title: Brand & Creative Solutions Program Manager
Client: Social media/visual discovery company
Duration: 8 months contract
Work Location: 120 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 500, 150 Chicago IL 60606
Schedule: Hybrid, Minimum twice a month onsite, more if possible. 8-5 or 9-6
Pay rate: $80-85/hr W2 + Benefits
Top Skills
- Minimum 10+ years of relevant (Program, Accountant, or Project Management) experience in a creative agency, platform, publisher, or related field.
- Strategy or Solutions Planning experience. This is a tactical planning position vs execution.
- Well organized, autonomous, HIGHLY flexible/adaptable, clear communicator.
About The Role
The company is experiencing significant growth and transformation, with a continued focus on increasing market share and accelerating adoption of priority advertising solutions. Within Global Brand & Creative Solutions, the Brand Studio team develops creative production and sponsorship solutions that drive meaningful impact for brands.
As a Program Manager for Brand Studio in North America, you will own and scale a suite of creative solutions aligned with business goals and values. Reporting to the Director of Brand Studio, this role requires a strategic, autonomous leader with strong full-funnel advertising expertise and experience operating at the intersection of creativity, production, ad tech, and cross-functional collaboration.
What You’ll Do
Solution & Program Management
- Own the end-to-end development, evolution, and performance of core Brand Studio solutions
- Incubate and launch new or enhanced offerings in partnership with cross-functional teams
- Drive adoption through go-to-market initiatives, priority funnel moments, and marketing programs
- Embed solutions into key campaigns in collaboration with Product, Sales, Marketing, and Communications
Operations & Performance
- Design and implement scalable workflows and automation to track solution usage, revenue impact, and performance
- Analyze data and insights to inform ongoing optimization and innovation
- Manage budgets and financial tracking across Brand Studio solutions
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
- Serve as the primary point of contact for Sales and third-party production partners
- Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders including Legal, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Business Development
- Ensure seamless execution of brand-specific activations and sponsorships
Industry Expertise
- Stay current on trends across creative production, creators, and the advertising ecosystem
What We’re Looking For
- 10+ years of relevant experience in a creative agency, platform, brand, or related field
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, design, or equivalent professional experience
- Strong understanding of digital advertising, agency, platform, and brand dynamics
- Proven experience managing campaign production across varying scopes and budgets
- Excellent communication, organization, and project management skills
- Salesforce experience is nice to have.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal guidance
- Strong attention to detail and a customer-first mindset
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across internal teams and external partners
- Ability to advocate for work that reflects company brand standards
Job Tags
Contract work, Flexible hours,