Manager, Paid Media and Production Operations

Bryson Gillette • Washington, DC

14d • $55,000 - $75,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Who You Are You are a smart, kind, friendly individual who works hard and well with others. You are an exceptional communicator who produces excellent, strategic, and creative work, while also bringing a lot of heart to everything you do. People describe you as a self-starter and problem-solver, who multitasks well and thrives in a fast-paced environment. You bring a diverse perspective to every conversation, while also listening and empathizing. Above all, you want to leave a lasting, positive impact on the world around you. This is a hybrid role. What You’ll Do Be a project manager: We pride ourselves on providing excellent service to our clients. You will proactively manage day to day workflows across production and paid media projects, supporting pricing procurement and budgeting by collecting vendor quotes, preparing pricing sheets, assisting with budget tracking, and coordinating closely with internal teams to keep projects on schedule. Manage production workflows and vendor coordination: Coordinate the creative approval process, organize feedback across multiple versions, manage asset delivery to vendors, and coordinate trafficking of paid media campaigns across digital and traditional platforms. You'll coordinate production logistics and ensure all materials meet quality standards and deadlines. Additionally, you’ll coordinate directly with external partners, from production crews to freelance editors, ensuring quality, efficiency, and alignment with project goals and internal direction. Build relationships with stakeholders: It will be important for you to build relationships with clients, team members, and vendors, and to do so in a hybrid work environment. Building rapport in person, as well as over the phone, zoom, and email is crucial. Upholding a strict level of confidentiality, while establishing and maintaining trusting and warm relationships both internally and externally is key. Be a team player and grow: We are currently a mid-sized team but are continually growing. We have an all-hands-on-deck approach in a remote working environment. You’ll contribute strategic input in meetings and collaborate closely with teammates to move projects forward. To be successful in this role, you should be responsive to emails, texts, and calls from clients, team members, and vendors. What Skills and Experiences You’ll Bring Demonstrated project management experience, including planning, execution, stakeholder communication, and timeline management. Manage day to day project workflows for production and paid media, supporting timelines, deliverables, and cross team coordination. Comfort contributing to budgets of all sizes, with the ability to help build, track, and manage budgets with oversight and guidance. Proficiency with project management tools and systems (e.g., Monday.com, Asana, or similar platforms) Self-starter, ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet changing deadlines in a fast-paced environment Excellent attention to detail and organized Excellent written and oral communication skills Strong ability to work effectively with senior management and cross functional teams. Comfort working across fast moving production and paid media environments where priorities shift and timelines are tight. A growth mindset

Requirements

• Demonstrated project management experience, including planning, execution, stakeholder communication, and timeline management.
• Manage day to day project workflows for production and paid media, supporting timelines, deliverables, and cross team coordination.
• Comfort contributing to budgets of all sizes, with the ability to help build, track, and manage budgets with oversight and guidance.
• Proficiency with project management tools and systems (e.g., Monday.com, Asana, or similar platforms)
• Self-starter, ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet changing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent attention to detail and organized
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong ability to work effectively with senior management and cross functional teams.
• Comfort working across fast moving production and paid media environments where priorities shift and timelines are tight.
• A growth mindset

Nice To Haves

• Basic understanding of budgets and comfort working with financial information, including monitoring expenses and supporting day to day budget management.
• Experience working on issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion, and/or social or racial justice advocacy
• Client relationship experience
• Spanish speaker and writer and/or experience with multicultural media outlets
• Good sense of humor

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage day to day workflows across production and paid media projects, supporting pricing procurement and budgeting by collecting vendor quotes, preparing pricing sheets, assisting with budget tracking, and coordinating closely with internal teams to keep projects on schedule.
• Coordinate the creative approval process, organize feedback across multiple versions, manage asset delivery to vendors, and coordinate trafficking of paid media campaigns across digital and traditional platforms.
• Coordinate production logistics and ensure all materials meet quality standards and deadlines.
• Coordinate directly with external partners, from production crews to freelance editors, ensuring quality, efficiency, and alignment with project goals and internal direction.
• Build relationships with clients, team members, and vendors, and to do so in a hybrid work environment.
• Contribute strategic input in meetings and collaborate closely with teammates to move projects forward.
• Be responsive to emails, texts, and calls from clients, team members, and vendors.

Benefits

• Bryson provides insurance coverage for employees and their dependents, which includes fully paid monthly premiums for a PPO health plan, dental and vision coverage, short-term disability and long-term disability.
• 401(k) Plan w/ Employer Match
• Flexible Time-Off policy with no vacation caps after a 90-day period
• Generous, paid parental leave
• Discretionary, year-end bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed