Project Manager (Producer)

The Program; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Vacation/PTO

401k matching

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

The Program is an insights-to-action agency partnering with world-class brands to transform ideas into measurable outcomes.

As a Producer, you will own full project lifecycles across strategy, creative, technology, and client partnerships, ensuring no detail goes unnoticed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as a project manager, producer, account manager at an advertising agency or in-house at a brand.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment handling several ongoing projects.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a changing environment.
• Proficiency with Google Suite, Keynote, spreadsheets, Asana, Airtable and other PM tools.

Responsibilities

• Translate client requests and requirements into detailed briefs and solution-based plans to meet timeline and budget.
• Manage client-specific projects through kickoff, progress monitoring, delivery, and invoicing.
• Develop and maintain project plans with scope, milestones, timelines, resources, dashboards, and budgets.
• Define challenges and recommend strategic alternatives based on priorities, budgets, timelines, and quality standards.
• Motivate the team in a smooth, organized manner and provide confident direction.
• Act as the liaison between creative, strategy, and clients, translating complex info into clear direction.
• Champion operational excellence by improving workflows, documentation, and communication practices.
• Collaborate with department leaders to allocate creative, strategy, production, and vendor resources.

Skills

Project management

Client relationships

Budgeting

Cross-functional leadership

Google Suite

Asana

Airtable

Tools

Google Suite

Keynote

Spreadsheets

Asana

Airtable

Job description

The Program partners with the world’s most competitive and innovative brands to develop highly strategic and creative solutions. We are the insights to action agency. At our core, we are problem seekers and thought partners. Our unique model challenges global, iconic brands to navigate moments of transformation and engage their ever-evolving future consumer.

Producers at The Program must possess an innate ability to navigate strategy, creative, technology, content, and client-brand partnerships. They own the entirety of the project process, ensuring no detail goes unnoticed and untouched. As a company cornerstone, they are solely dedicated to the success of every project and our clients’ business.

Of upmost importance is our people and the relationships we build. As a Producer, you will manage these relationships, delivering quality work under tough constraints with a positive outlook. Producers are responsible for spearheading complex projects for a wide variety of clients, categories, and mediums. You will help produce deliverable requirements and documentation, oversee timelines, budgets, and resources while motivating teams and managing partnerships with confidence.

*Note: although this is not a content production / video production focused position, you will work across the content landscape in partnership, from time to time, with a content producer and content creatives.

How We Work

At The Program, how we work matters just as much as what we produce. Our responsibilities are grounded in three core values that guide decision‑making, collaboration, and growth across every role:

Curiosity — Ask better questions. Challenge assumptions. Learn fast.

Grit — We stay persistent when things get hard, balancing speed and quality.

Goosebumps — We aim to create work that moves people, not just work that checks the box.

These values shape how we approach our responsibilities, collaborate with teammates, and grow in our craft.

Project Stewardship

• Translate client requests and requirements into detailed briefs, and solution based plans to ensure client needs and expectations within timeline and budget are met
• Manage client-specific projects throughout the lifecycle including project kickoff, monitoring project progress, ensuring on-time delivery and timely invoicing
• Develop and maintain project plans,including documentation of project scope, objectives, deliverables, key milestones, timelines, schedules, internal resources, project dashboards, tracking of financials, etc.
• Define potential challenges and recommend strategic alternatives based on business priorities, budget considerations, timelines, and quality standards
• Ability to motivate the team in a smooth, organized manner, promoting urgency without panic, confident direction over indecision
• Primary liaison between creative, strategy, and clients, immersed in the work, facilitating feedback, and translating complex information into clear direction
• Champion operational excellence by improving project workflows, documentation standards, communication practices, and project management processes that enhance efficiency across the organization
• Collaborate with department leaders to allocate creative, strategy, production, and vendor resources

Relationship Management

• Act as a trusted advisor understanding their business objectives, brand priorities, and long term goals,aligning agency offerings to meet those needs
• Build, Strengthen, and maintain relationship with key client decision makers that foster trust, long-term partnerships and revenue growth
• Set clear growth objectives and revenue targets, ensuring alignment with overall business goals
• Support building persuasive proposals, pitch presentations, and competitive analyses to secure new business
• Translate new project opportunities into clear SOW’s that reflect the needs and budgets from business development efforts

Experience & Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as a project manager, producer, account manager at an advertising agency or in‑house at a brand
• An ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment handling several ongoing projects
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to effectively manage multiple conflicting priorities in a rapidly changing environment
• High proficiency in the Google Suite (Drive, Docs, etc.), Keynote, and spreadsheets, Asana, Airtable, and other project management tools
• Ability to lift up to 40lbs of gear from time to time to lend a hand
• For Portland‑based candidates: Reliable vehicle and drivers license, willing to drive to be on set, meet with client partners, etc.

Reports To

The Producer role reports to the Director, Project Management

Details

• This is an in‑office Portland, Oregon position with three days per week in office. A hybrid approach will make up the other two days per week, with additional days in office per week as needed or required by management. We’re committed to maintaining a professional level of flexibility for our team to do their best work.
• The salary band for this role is $60,000-$80,000
• We provide a competitive benefits package that includes paid holidays, vacation/personal time, 401k matching, 401k loans, health, dental, vision, long‑term disability, life insurance, paid paternity and maternity leave, and more.