Program Management

Translation • Brooklyn, NY

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Translation is seeking talented Program Managers to join their Translation+ bench. Translation+ is a pre-vetted group of elite freelance talent who are called upon for projects when the core team is at capacity or a specific skill set is required. This is a curated circle of trusted collaborators, treated as an extension of the team, offering opportunities without the need for cold pitching. Program Management at Translation ensures complex, fast-moving projects stay on track and allows creative thinking to reach completion. Program Managers bring structure, clarity, and operational rigor to multi-workstream projects, collaborating with internal teams and delivering to clients. Their responsibilities include scoping, scheduling, resource coordination, workflow management, and ensuring cross-functional alignment, keeping stakeholders informed and accountable. They are essential for ensuring projects are completed effectively and efficiently.

Requirements

• Experience in program management within creative agencies.
• Ability to keep creative and strategy teams in sync.
• Skill in turning chaos into a clear plan.
• Understanding of how creative agencies work and how to improve their operations.
• Ability to manage complex, fast-moving work.
• Experience with multi-workstream projects.
• Proficiency in scoping, scheduling, resource coordination, workflow management, and cross-functional alignment.
• Ability to keep stakeholders informed and accountable.

Nice To Haves

• Senior program director experience running large-scale integrated campaigns across multiple agency partners.
• Mid-level PM experience excelling at keeping creative and strategy teams in sync.
• Detail-obsessed coordinator experience who knows how to turn chaos into a clear plan.

Responsibilities

• Bring structure, clarity, and operational rigor to multi-workstream projects.
• Work across internal teams and deliver back to clients.
• Manage scoping and scheduling.
• Coordinate resources.
• Manage workflows.
• Ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Keep internal and external stakeholders informed and accountable.

Benefits

• Rates grounded in full-time salary bands.
• Opportunities to work on projects without cold pitching.
• Being treated as a true addition to the team, not a vendor.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed