Program Manager - Strategic Communities

Brainrider is a marketing and creative agency with teams in Menlo Park/San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York City, London, and Toronto. We work with ambitious marketers, in-house creative teams, and internal agencies to do more, by filling capability and capacity gaps and enabling them to execute their marketing and creative at scale.  

We believe collaboration is at its best when we feel at home, so we work as a team — plain and simple. Whether we’re brainstorming better marketing ideas for our clients, or pushing the gas to meet a tight deadline, it all happens with adaptability, optimism, and teamwork. When you join us, you may be pleasantly surprised to find yourself surrounded by smart, genuinely down-to-earth and inclusive people who want to grow with you.

Are you our next team member?

Here at Brainrider we’re looking for an energetic, highly organized Program Manager with experience in diversity or multicultural programs to join our team. You possess an in-depth understanding of multicultural communications and cultural movement initiatives. You’re highly attuned to the traits and characteristics that make people unique, and you exemplify an inclusive approach that makes others feel welcome. 

Holding a strong background within Project Management and project coordination, you have an acute attention to detail, never letting anything fall through the cracks. When challenges present themselves, you’re proactive. You push items forward to action and thrive in a fast paced environment. You also hold the confidence and experience to multi-task while acting swiftly and surely under pressure.

Joining a newly created team, you’ll work closely with Media Partnerships and provide operational support to the Strategic Communities Program as you:

• Facilitate communication and reworking schedules to meet deadlines

• Review, evaluate and advise a path forward for project proposals

• Work autonomously, with strong project management skills to plan, track and launch initiatives

• Operate as the liaison between internal leads to coordinate projects and work-streams

• Prioritize competing needs with good reasoning and creative solutions

• Liaise with multiple teams (Education, Social Impact, Marketing, Communications, Legal, Policy, etc.) and be able to communicate with all levels

• Identify obstacles and pitfalls, and ensure everyone is on the same page

What you’ll bring

• Previous experience working in a fast-paced company that has equipped you to manage a pipeline of initiatives and plug into consolidation of efforts
• Demonstrated project management skills, including stakeholder management and engagement
• Proven ability to coordinate and facilitate efficient partnerships between vendors, agencies, and internal teams
• Advanced level Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Hyper organized approached with exceptional attention to detail 
• High level of motivation to work autonomously and thrive in a fast-paced environment 
• Deep passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion within the media industry

Due to COVID-19 Guidelines, this role is 100% remote until further notice.

We offer competitive salaries, paid vacation, work from home (WFH) support and set-up assistance, 401K options and a wide variety of other great perks!

The fine print:

• Please include current resume and cover letter, we would like to learn more about you and your experience
• Candidates selected for next steps will be contacted
• You can learn more about working with us at Brainrider Careers

Brainrider is a place where everyone can do their best work and be themselves. We work as a team, plain and simple. We respect and value the unique characteristics, skills and experiences of everyone, and support and champion each other to be the best we can be — for ourselves, our team, and our clients. We recognize that a diverse and inclusive workplace leads to better ideas, better solutions, and better results. And we’re here for that — and for you. We #ridetogether.