Senior Federal Marketing Program Manager

Energy Jobline ZR; Washington; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to oversee federal marketing and communications programs in a Washington, DC on-site role. The candidate will manage multiple campaigns, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and ensure delivery against government requirements and branding standards.

The role requires 5+ years in marketing/communications project management, strong stakeholder communication, and experience with large federal contracts.

Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years of experience managing marketing, advertising, recruitment marketing, or integrated communications projects.
• Experience managing large-scale, multi-market campaigns with multimillion-dollar portfolios.
• Experience supporting federal government contracts or programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with senior Government officials, technical specialists, creative personnel, vendors, and executive leadership.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and project collaboration tools.
• Experience managing federal, state, or large-scale public sector marketing or advertising projects.
• Prior experience supporting a large federal agency an asset.
• Experience overseeing significant paid media programs and coordinating media planning/buying teams.
• Familiarity with federal Section 508 accessibility requirements a plus.
• PMP certification or equivalent formal project management training is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Program Manager responsible for overall contract performance, quality, schedule, budget, staffing, risk management, and delivery.
• Translate Government requirements and individual service requests into executable project plans, schedules, staffing assignments, milestones, and deliverables.
• Manage multiple simultaneous projects and service requests from initiation through Government review, approval, implementation, and closeout.
• Maintain integrated master schedules, work plans, and project status reports.
• Monitor scope, labor utilization, budgets, subcontractor performance, deadlines, dependencies, and potential performance risks.
• Identify schedule, budget, resource, or performance issues early and develop corrective actions and mitigation strategies.
• Conduct regular project status meetings and provide concise reporting to leadership and Government stakeholders.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams supporting integrated marketing communications campaigns and outreach initiatives.
• Ensure communications activities are integrated across marketing channels.
• Coordinate development and production of assets.
• Manage subcontractors to operate against a common schedule and established Government priorities.
• Manage internal reviews before materials are submitted for Government approval.
• Ensure deliverables comply with applicable federal requirements, branding standards, accessibility requirements, Section 508 requirements, and contract requirements.
• Work with analytics and media teams to establish measurable KPIs and performance reporting.
• Monitor campaign and communications performance against established objectives.
• Prepare executive-level program updates, performance reports, and presentations.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Microsoft Office

PMP (or equivalent)

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications/marketing/advertising/public relations/business administration/project management

Job description

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to oversee federal marketing and communications programs in a Washington, DC on-site role. The candidate will manage multiple campaigns, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and ensure delivery against government requirements and branding standards.

The role requires 5+ years in marketing/communications project management, strong stakeholder communication, and experience with large federal contracts.