Program Manager

INSPYR Solutions; California; Remote; USD 116,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

INSPYR Solutions seeks a Creative Program Manager to join a performance marketing team, driving lower-funnel, demand-capture creative assets for integrated campaigns and evergreen digital advertising.

The role sits at the intersection of creative, media, marketing, production, and operations, ensuring initiatives move from planning through production, approval, and launch with efficient cross-functional collaboration. Remote US-based engagement with a 2‑month duration and potential extension.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of client-facing experience within a creative agency, in-house creative organization, or demonstrably equivalent environment.
• Strong experience with cross-functional collaboration, organizational design, and systems planning.
• Creative operations experience involving prioritization, problem-solving, multitasking, stakeholder management, and negotiation.
• Experience across the full creative lifecycle, including creative planning and development, production, editorial, finishing, delivery, and trafficking.
• Experience managing major creative channels and large-scale integrated marketing campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Build strong partnerships across Integrated Marketing, Media, International Marketing, Product Marketing, internal creative teams, and external agencies.
• Partner with Integrated Marketing, Performance Media, and Creative teams to drive the development and optimization of performance assets for integrated campaigns and evergreen digital advertising.
• Serve as a lead point of contact for external agency partners while managing relationships with cross-functional internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Program Leads to determine how creative projects fit within the broader business portfolio, considering objectives, impact, risks, timelines, and resources.
• Prioritize competing needs across multiple teams and projects, providing clear reasoning and viable solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, tools, processes, and standards supporting creative production.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure successful communication and delivery of multiple performance marketing launches, often simultaneously.
• Manage inbound and outbound project workflows, program and production budgets, approvals, strategic sourcing and procurement requirements, and the development of high-quality creative assets under tight deadlines.
• Maintain brand integrity across project deliverables while partnering closely with Design, Legal, Product, and other key stakeholders.
• Drive projects toward action and results by anticipating team needs, identifying risks, and proactively removing obstacles.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Creative operations

Program management

Stakeholder management

Multitasking

Negotiation

Job description

Duration: 2 months, likely extensions into 2027

Compensation: $84 - $104 / hr

Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

Title: Creative Program Manager

Location: Remote, US

Duration: 2 months, likely extensions into 2027

Compensation: $84 - $104 / hr

Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to join a Performance Marketing team responsible for creating lower-funnel, demand-capture creative assets supporting both integrated marketing campaigns and always-on digital advertising.

This role will sit at the intersection of creative, media, marketing, production, and operations, ensuring performance marketing initiatives move efficiently from planning and creative development through production, approval, and launch.

Responsibilities

• Build strong partnerships across Integrated Marketing, Media, International Marketing, Product Marketing, internal creative teams, and external agencies.

• Partner with Integrated Marketing, Performance Media, and Creative teams to drive the development and optimization of performance assets for integrated campaigns and evergreen digital advertising.

• Serve as a lead point of contact for external agency partners while managing relationships with cross-functional internal stakeholders.

• Collaborate with Program Leads to determine how creative projects fit within the broader business portfolio, considering objectives, impact, risks, timelines, and resources.

• Prioritize competing needs across multiple teams and projects, providing clear reasoning and viable solutions.

• Identify opportunities to improve systems, tools, processes, and standards supporting creative production.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure successful communication and delivery of multiple performance marketing launches, often simultaneously.

• Manage inbound and outbound project workflows, program and production budgets, approvals, strategic sourcing and procurement requirements, and the development of high-quality creative assets under tight deadlines.

• Maintain brand integrity across project deliverables while partnering closely with Design, Legal, Product, and other key stakeholders.

• Drive projects toward action and results by anticipating team needs, identifying risks, and proactively removing obstacles.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of client-facing experience within a creative agency, in-house creative organization, or demonstrably equivalent environment.

• Strong experience with cross-functional collaboration, organizational design, and systems planning.

• Creative operations experience involving prioritization, problem-solving, multitasking, stakeholder management, and negotiation.

• Experience across the full creative lifecycle, including creative planning and development, production, editorial, finishing, delivery, and trafficking.

• Experience managing major creative channels and large-scale integrated marketing campaigns.

• Experience may include:

  • Live-action production

  • Programmatic digital advertising

  • Paid and organic social

  • Influencer marketing

  • CRM

  • Web/eCommerce

  • Media integration

  • Animation

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of client-facing experience within a creative agency, in-house creative organization, or equivalent environment.

• Experience across additional creative channels, including large-scale integrated campaigns, print, out-of-home, and experiential marketing.

• Experience working within or supporting a large, global technology organization.

• Experience operating as a cross-functional program manager within a fast-paced, evolving, and sometimes ambiguous environment.

Fair Chance Hiring

Pursuant to applicable California and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with certain material job duties. These may include adhering to company policies, exercising sound judgment, effectively managing stress, working safely and respectfully with others, demonstrating trustworthiness, meeting client expectations and requirements, and safeguarding business operations and company reputation.

INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other protected status. INSPYR Solutions complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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