Remote Director of Creative Programs

DEPT; Amsterdam; Remote; EUR 123,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, Dental, and Visioncoverage

401k plan, plus matching

PTO

Paid Company Holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

DEPT is seeking a Director, Executive Producer to lead client relationships and manage complex programs across design, video, digital, and integrated campaigns. The role combines people management with strategic client leadership, guiding delivery from research to deployment of web and software products.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in creative project management, program leadership, and mentoring teams, with strong communication and budgeting skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of creative project management experience in an advertising, creative agency, production studio, or related environment
• 5+ years of program management
• 7+ years experience managing an internal team and direct reports
• Strong understanding of creative workflows across design, video, digital, social, and integrated campaigns
• Experience with AI-enabled creative workflows and content production tools
• Understanding of static and motion file formats, compression, and web best practices
• Excellent client communication experience
• Project financial management and profitability experience

Responsibilities

• Define, manage and execute various types of creative projects for clients to maximize objectives and profitability
• Establish the operating model, communication, plan and tools for successful delivery
• Manage creative project management team members with mentorship and performance guidance
• Coach team members on best practices and solve client challenges
• Lead development and implementation of standardized processes and tools across Delivery
• Oversee daily internal and client-facing status updates
• Balance strategic thinking with execution and attention to detail
• Serve as primary client contact between clients and internal teams
• Make resourcing recommendations and monitor bandwidth and delivery health
• Coordinate and organize tasks to support project execution and delivery
• Manage timelines, budgets, scope and risks to ensure quality
• Support business development by defining scope, processes and estimates
• Assist change management across shifting project needs
• Occasional travel may be required to client sites

Skills

Creative project management

Program management

Team leadership

Client relationship management

AI-enabled workflows

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Budgeting and forecasting

Tools

Asana

Monday.com

Wrike

Jira

Job description

DEPT is seeking a Director, Executive Producer to lead client relationships and manage complex programs across design, video, digital, and integrated campaigns. The role combines people management with strategic client leadership, guiding delivery from research to deployment of web and software products.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in creative project management, program leadership, and mentoring teams, with strong communication and budgeting skills.