Program Director.
San Diego, CA, Denver, CO, or Covington, KY
We are a global digital agency comprised of strategists, creatives, media experts, data scientists, and engineers driven by one common purpose — accelerate business growth through marketing and digital transformation. Named a top 3% Google Premier Partner and recognized by Inc. 5000 and Adweek’s 75 Fastest Growing Companies, we’re constantly looking for “A” players to join our team.
The rapid growth is attributed to our strongest asset — our people. Our teams are highly collaborative and work closely with each client to set clear goals and objectives so that we can deliver exceptional results. MindgruveMacarta is a place where every opinion is valued. Not only will you be empowered to contribute ideas, but you will also play a key role in the execution and driving success for brands across a variety of industries. Sound fun? Perfect — you’ll fit right in.
MindgruveMacarta is seeking a Program Director with a proven track record of managing large-scale, integrated projects, ideally with global brands and professional experience successfully launching web and mobile app products. This role is important in leading the program delivery for significant accounts, overseeing multiple digital (and traditional) initiatives with an eye to enhancing project efficiency and achieving strategic marketing outcomes for our client.
The ideal candidate will have experience managing Project Management, Creative and Technology teams that provoke end-to-end digital solutions at a major ad or digital agency. The cultivation and management of direct client relationships is also key to this role, solving difficult situations and providing the guidance needed for positive project outcomes.
The Program Director will promote best practices in project and program management, ensuring successful delivery of projects on time and on budget, consistently, across the spectrum of project types.
What You'll Do Here:
- Lead project management on key accounts and drive client satisfaction
- Work with Account Director and Project Managers to oversee projects
- Be a critical thinker, focusing on the big picture of whole project or program with an ability to also grasp the minutia of day-to-day tasks
- Drive next steps and actions with urgency, pace and authority
- Run all internal meetings impeccably with set-up, delivery of work, summary of feedback and agreement of next steps
- Manage budgets closely and drive action over budget issues to mitigate risk
- Provide guidance and leadership to PM team, creating a productive work environment
- Have managerial responsibilities of Project Manager(s)/Sr Project Manager(s)
- Assist the creative and development teams by clearly outlining needs and goals in work orders and debriefs
- Proactively identify project risks, resource constraints, and operational gaps; escalate issues promptly and collaborate on mitigation strategies and solutions.
- Oversee program actions, tasks and deliverables, ensuring accountability among PM team members and any other team members.
We Need a Person With:
- 8-10+ years experience managing large projects within large accounts at a marketing agency
- Working knowledge and familiarity with various digital technologies/applications
- Familiarity with creative and strategic process, campaign and communications planning, web development life cycles, social media, email marketing and online campaigns
- Experience in building - and taking accountability for - timelines and managing projects closely to those timeline, confidently communicating on risks and dependencies throughout.
- Experience creating partnerships with senior client and internal stakeholders, with ability to collaborate and align cross-functional partnerships on key programs or projects to drive accountability and project outcomes
- Ability to oversee and plan meetings and workshops for projects requiring definition, collaboration, and risk mitigation with senior leadership teams, and peers
- Experienced in crafting marketing and project roadmaps to organize annual marketing efforts
- Previous experience as a senior project or program management role
- Professional experience successfully launching web and mobile app products
- Experience writing estimates and scope of work documents
- Meticulous organization skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Impeccable documentation and admin skills
- Experience working on accounts with media planning, buying and performance marketing including analytics and reporting
- Experience of Workamajig, Asana or other project management platforms, Google Suite, Figma, Hubspot
- Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
- Preferred certifications: PMP, CSM, Scaled Agile
Compensation will be commensurate with experience. Additionally, for eligible full-time employees, we offer a competitive benefits package including medical insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance; a flexible spending account; voluntary life and accident plans; and a 401(k) retirement plan with matching. Our headquarters is based in San Diego, California, with additional offices in Covington, Kentucky and Denver, Colorado. We're seeking local candidates (or those open to relocation) who are able to work collaboratively with us in one of our office's; however, based on business needs and unique job functions, some roles may be eligible for remote work. (Bonus points if you’re bilingual in Spanish and/or Portuguese.)
MindgruveMacarta is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
