Senior Project Manager, Creative Production & Budget Lead

OPERA America, Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

OPERA America, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to coordinate Metropolitan Opera Studio resources and project budgets, ensuring timely, high-quality deliverables aligned with the company’s mission and fundraising goals.

The role partners with the Design Director and other departments to create efficient processes, manage print and digital collateral, and maintain production schedules within budget. Abilities in vendor management, direct mail, and signage support are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management in the creative services/design area.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent projects.
• Understanding of content development, print production principles and digital content.
• Proven ability to implement workflow standards with buy-in from stakeholders.
• Creative, dynamic and highly organized with strong relationship management.
• Experience managing work with vendors (printers, mailing houses, programmers).
• Familiarity with Wrike is a plus.
• Enjoys creative and administrative aspects of project management and has an interest in the arts.

Responsibilities

• Resource management — coordinate project execution in Wrike with departments and stakeholders.
• Scheduling — maintain production schedules and status for print and digital products.
• Operations — maintain Wrike and train new employees.
• Production — estimate costs to ensure designs stay within budgets.
• Purchasing — order collateral materials and coordinate with vendors.
• Budget — monitor budgets and communicate scope changes before production.
• Resolve queries during production with the Design Director.
• Mailing — execute direct mail campaigns, bids, instructions, postage, data transfer.
• QC — ensure print-ready files meet naming protocols and printer specs.
• Traffic — move files between departments and vendors; maintain communications.
• Signage and exhibition support — Gallery Met signage and ABT liaison as needed.

Skills

Project management

Fast-paced work

Content development

Print production

Stakeholder management

Organization

Wrike

Tools

Wrike

Job description

OPERA America, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to coordinate Metropolitan Opera Studio resources and project budgets, ensuring timely, high-quality deliverables aligned with the company’s mission and fundraising goals.

The role partners with the Design Director and other departments to create efficient processes, manage print and digital collateral, and maintain production schedules within budget. Abilities in vendor management, direct mail, and signage support are required.