Program Director

Reports to

 

Program Directors report to the Head of Client Engagement.

 

 

Location

 

It’s wonderful if you can join us in Calgary, and almost as wonderful if you’re anywhere in Canada.

 

All candidates must have a valid Canadian work permit. Evans Hunt will not be providing sponsorship at this time. We’re open to considering international candidates working remotely during our business hours in Mountain Time.

 

 

Job overview

 

Program Directors have their hands around complex programs with numerous workstreams and ensure it’s all delivered flawlessly. They work on numerous clients within and beyond the portfolio of a Client Partner (a.k.a. Group Account Director), and with the support of the Project Management team and various discipline leads.

 

Program Directors lead internal teams with a professional approach that reflects the culture, values and capabilities of Evans Hunt, and are responsible for maintaining the happiness of both the client and the internal team throughout their engagements.

 

Show us what you've got! If Program Director feels like a reach, but you’ve got skills managing programs, projects, or clients at an agency, apply anyway. You may be a born Project Manager.

 

Who we’re looking for

 

As part of the Client Engagement team, the ideal candidate for the Program Director role will check off the boxes below.

 

• You understand the agency environment. You understand core agency services and creative processes (e.g. ad campaigns, web builds, content programs, analytics, digital marketing, communications, etc). You believe in a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to projects and that diverse perspectives lead to stronger work. You’re comfortable leading interdisciplinary teams working across the country. 
• You have the experience to back up your skills. This isn’t your first rodeo. You have exceptional skills in delivering concurrent marketing projects of every kind, with big budgets, big teams, big challenges, and big brains. You’re equally comfortable in waterfall and agile. Your teams trust you to remove barriers in front of them so they can get the work done, and you can manage the expectations of clients of all stripes. You can manage budgets, forecasts, and overall fiscal health across a portfolio.
• You’re digitally minded. You have an interest and ever-growing knowledge of digital/web technologies, technology vendors and third-party technologies. This could also include marketing automation, personalization, campaign design systems, and brand strategy. 
• You have strong interpersonal skills. You know how to relay information to your teams from your client and back again. You’re an excellent verbal and written communicator with outstanding presentation skills. Your clients and team love you.

 

A day in the life

 

Working at an agency, you'll have the opportunity to work with various clients across a diverse range of industries simultaneously. As a Program Director, there are a few activities that will likely take up most of your time. These include:

• Bridging the relationship between the Client Partner (or client) and the internal teams who deliver the work.
• Setting up teams, projects, programs, and clients for success through consultation, execution, and delivery. 
• Providing critical guidance to delivery teams, as well as to Client Partners who have overall accountability for client relationships. 
• Ensuring that project standards at Evans Hunt are adhered to for scope definition, estimate creation, schedule and budget management, and project communication. 
• Aligning and scheduling work and teams including defining activities, sequence, dependencies, work effort, and associated resource requirements 
• Proactively identify risk, and being a resource for escalation
• Monitor, forecast, track and own program financial performance  
• Be the calm presence during the chaos; coaching teams toward success, helping to identify areas to work on, and defining and improving on overall team best practices.

 

What’s in it for you

 

Evans Hunt is a full-service digital agency focused on the integration of strategy, creative, and technology. Our experienced team of 110+ employees delivers fully integrated marketing solutions for top national and international organizations. We're a fun place that does good work. Here's what we're offering:

• Salary: Starting at $100,000 per year, subject to experience. 
• Culture & lifestyle: We're an agency, and we work hard, but life is also for living. We strive to provide a respectful and inclusive workplace in which all are welcome. We're also not much for micromanaging––you'll have a lot of flexibility to deliver great work in ways that make sense to you.
• Office availability: Most of us work remotely, with optional in-office desks available for booking, if you choose.
• Stuff: A laptop will be provided to you, along with a phone plan if you want it.

 

What we’ll ask

 

There are a couple of things we'll ask for as part of the application process:

• Cover letter: Tell us a little about yourself and your fit for the job.
• Resume: A summary of your previous work experience, as well as notable projects you’ve worked on, will help provide a glimpse of who we’re interviewing if selected. 

 

 

Timing

 

This is an anticipatory interview because we're growing. We anticipate filling the position in the early summer. 

 

 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 

 

Evans Hunt embraces and encourages the differences and characteristics that make our employees unique. The rich perspectives that result from diversity promotes innovation and business success, and makes us more creative, flexible, productive and competitive. These differences are an important part of not only our culture, but our reputation and achievements. At Evans Hunt, diversity is a fact, and equity and inclusion are choices we make as individuals and leaders.