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Posted: 02/05/20262026-02-052026-03-09Employment Type:ContractJob Category:Project ManagementJob Number: 643273Is job remote?: No
Job Description
Brand and Creative Solutions Program Manager
Location: Hybrid in Chicago, IL (in office 1-2 times/month) Contract Length: ~8 Months Schedule: 40 hours/week Pay: $82-$84.39/hr, DOE
The Planet Group is seeking a Brand and Creative Solutions Program Manager to join our well-known lifestyle brand technology client on a roughly 8-month contract. This is a full-time, 40 hour per week role working a hybrid schedule from their Chicago location, working onsite 1-2 times per month.
Brand and Creative Solutions Program Manager Qualifications:
Minimum 10+ years relevant work experience with creative agency, platform, brand or transferable background
Bachelor’s degree in marketing, design, or equivalent experience
Demonstrated basic understanding of the platform, agency and brand dynamics of digital marketing
Proven ability to help manage large and small-scale campaign production
Excellent communication and project management skills
Strong attention to detail with the capability to work on multiple campaigns/priorities simultaneously
Experience building collaborative relationships with multiple internal stakeholders and external stakeholders (i.e. advertisers and vendors)
Ability to make decisions with minimal guidance in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
A customer-first approach to problem-solving
Ability to to advocate for work that reflects company brand standards
Autonomous, creative, and customer-focus mindset with an understanding of full-funnel advertising industry knowledge, production and creator expertise and an ability to learn how to operate at the intersection of creative, strategy, ad tech, and vendor and client management
Informed and up-to-date on the latest developments in the creative, production, creators industries
Brand and Creative Solutions Program Manager Description:
Ensure alignment with the client's overarching business goals and values—driving meaningful advertiser impact and revenue growth at scale
Own the end-to-end development and ongoing enhancement of core offerings
Incubate new or improved solution offerings in partnership with cross-functional (XFN) teams, accelerating adoption across key funnel moments, go-to-market launches, and marketing initiatives
Partner closely with XFN teams—including Product, GCO, Marketing, and Comms—to strategically embed solutions into priority programs and campaigns
Design and deploy operational workflows and automation, ensuring seamless tracking of solution redemption, revenue impact, and performance
Cascade data-driven insights and learnings to influence further iterations and advancements
Manage budget and finances to track impact of our suite of solutions
Effortlessly build trusted relationships with sales and 3rd party vendors by establishing yourself as the key point of contact for our suite of solutions
Work collaboratively with key cross-functional team members Legal Marketing, Engineering, Product and Business Development to seamlessly produce brand-specific activations and executions
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The Planet Group and our companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.
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