Strategic Program Lead — Operations & Client Delivery

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

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Game Seven is seeking a Program Director to lead operational excellence across client groups, translating objectives into scalable operational plans while shaping staffing, timelines and budgets. You will coordinate with Integrated Client Management to ensure structured, feasible programs without owning daily execution details.

You’ll guide multi-disciplinary teams, manage risks, and drive process improvements to deliver with clarity and discipline, balancing creative ambition with financial

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, ensuring programs are set up 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.

Skills

7+ years experience

Timeline management

Integrated campaigns

Client interfacing

Google Suite

Asana/Monday.com

AI productivity tools

Tools

Asana

Monday.com

Google Suite

Job description

Game Seven is seeking a Program Director to lead operational excellence across client groups, translating objectives into scalable operational plans while shaping staffing, timelines and budgets. You will coordinate with Integrated Client Management to ensure structured, feasible programs without owning daily execution details.

You’ll guide multi-disciplinary teams, manage risks, and drive process improvements to deliver with clarity and discipline, balancing creative ambition with financial