Program Director - Strategic Programs & Delivery

Game Seven; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Game Seven Agency, an Excel Sports Management Company, seeks a Program Director to lead operational planning across multiple client programs, translating objectives into scalable frameworks while guiding staffing, timelines and financial discipline. You will partner with Integrated Client Management to ensure clarity and consistency without owning day-to-day execution.

You will oversee risk, build scopes of work, staffing plans, and budgets, balancing creative ambition with feasibility.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in a creative agency, production, or integrated communications environment.
• Experience managing timelines and coordinating cross-disciplinary teams.
• Exposure to integrated campaign development across digital, social, broadcast, and experiential.
• Experience interfacing directly with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Google Suite (Sheets and Slides); familiarity with project management platforms such as Asana, Monday.com, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with AI-powered productivity tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Notion AI, etc.) and an interest in leveraging emerging technologies to improve workflow efficiency and insight generation.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership across assigned accounts with clear plans, aligned teams, and defined ways of working.
• Partner with Integrated Client Management to translate client goals into actionable operational frameworks.
• Oversee program structures and timelines across workstreams, ensuring alignment without owning day-to-day execution.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and gaps across programs, proactively guiding teams toward solutions.
• Lead the development of scopes of work, staffing plans, timelines, and financial frameworks for assigned accounts.
• Ensure programs are structured to balance creative ambition with operational feasibility and financial discipline.
• Monitor budget health and burn trends across programs, flagging risks and guiding course correction as needed.
• Support scope governance and change management in partnership with Client Management and Finance.
• Align Creative, Production, Strategy, and Client Management teams around clear plans, priorities, and delivery expectations.
• Ensure integrated ways of working across disciplines, minimizing friction and improving efficiency.
• Partner closely with Production to ensure executional plans are feasible and aligned to operational frameworks.
• Support client confidence through clear, structured operational planning and visibility into program health.
• Mentor Associate Directors, Managers, and Coordinators on operational planning, workflow discipline, and best practices.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Client interfacing

Digital/experiential campaigns

Google Suite

Asana / Monday.com

AI productivity tools

Tools

Asana

Monday.com

Google Sheets

Google Slides

Job description

Game Seven Agency, an Excel Sports Management Company, seeks a Program Director to lead operational planning across multiple client programs, translating objectives into scalable frameworks while guiding staffing, timelines and financial discipline. You will partner with Integrated Client Management to ensure clarity and consistency without owning day-to-day execution.

You will oversee risk, build scopes of work, staffing plans, and budgets, balancing creative ambition with feasibility.