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Executive Program Director

New York, New York

Executive Program Director | Job Description

About MATTE Projects
MATTE Projects is a 360° full-service creative studio specializing in storytelling, design, and cultural impact. Our capabilities span strategic ideation and insights, creative development, branding and identity, experiential work, web design and development, campaigns and content creation, and full-scale production and execution. We thrive at the intersection of culture and commerce, building narratives that engage audiences across platforms and experiences.

Job Summary
The Executive Program Director will play a pivotal role in leading and overseeing MATTE Projects' end-to-end program execution across creative, production, and client service functions. This role requires an exceptional leader with strong operational expertise, a strategic mindset, and the ability to manage complex, high-stakes projects in a dynamic and fast-paced creative environment. As a senior leader, the Executive Program Director will ensure seamless collaboration across departments, maintain accountability for program deliverables and profitability, and uphold MATTE’s standards of creative and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Client Program Oversight

    • Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of multi-disciplinary creative programs, ensuring alignment with client goals, budgets, and timelines.
    • Partner with executive leadership to develop program strategies and operational frameworks to meet client and business objectives.
    • Define and monitor KPIs to evaluate program success and maintain consistent quality across all deliverables.

Cross-Functional Leadership

    • Act as the central leader bridging creative, production, finance and client services teams to deliver cohesive and innovative solutions.
    • Partner with creative and strategy leads to translate concepts into actionable execution plans.
    • Collaborate with the business development team to scope new projects and ensure operational feasibility.
    • Partner with client finance teams to monitor and report on overall project profitability.
    • Partner with ELT to identify operational flags on projects and recommend solutions.

Client Engagement and Stakeholder Management

    • Serve as a senior point of contact for clients as it relates to timelines, scopes, execution and project accountability, ensuring that expectations are clearly defined and consistently met.
    • Manage mapped client relationships at an executive level, fostering trust and long-term partnerships.
    • Lead high-level program presentations and reviews, ensuring all communications are clear, impactful, and strategically aligned.

Operational Excellence

    • Establish best practices for program management, scope development and change management, workflow optimization and resource allocation to ensure efficiency and profitability.
    • Oversee project budgets, contracts, and timelines, ensuring profitability and client satisfaction.
    • Continuously improve processes and tools to optimize program delivery.

Team Leadership and Development

    • Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of project managers fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.
    • Identify skill gaps and opportunities for training, ensuring team members grow in alignment with MATTE’s goals.
    • Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across teams and projects.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in program or project management, with a proven track record of success in creative, experiential, or marketing industries.
  • Strong leadership experience in managing large-scale, multi-disciplinary programs from ideation to execution.
  • Exceptional problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills, with the ability to handle complexity and ambiguity.
  • Expertise in budget management, resource planning, and operational optimization.
  • Adept at fostering strong client relationships, with a proven ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
  • A passion for culture, creativity, and innovation, with a deep understanding of the creative production landscape.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working in a creative studio, agency, or experiential production environment.
  • Familiarity with industry-standard project management tools and software.
  • Proven ability to build and lead high-performing, cross-functional teams.

Compensation: $150,000-$160,000/year

Benefits include:

  • Full Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • 401k with a 4% company contribution max match 
  • Fully covered yearly Citibike membership wellness perk
  • Talkspace membership wellness perk
  • Competitive PTO package
  • End of Year Recharge paid time off
  • Sabbatical Program option after three years of employment with us
  • Parental Leave for all new parents
  • Hybrid Work Environment 

Everyone is welcome at MATTE - we’re passionate about building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and creating an environment where our differences are celebrated. MATTE provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, MATTE will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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