Responsibilities

• Own the initiative: Take a priority marketing program and own its execution from strategy through launch — accountable for the outcome, not just the tasks, and the person who makes sure it lands seamlessly
• Build the roadmap: Translate strategic priorities into clear project plans, workback timelines, milestones, owners, and dependencies — and hold every piece together from kickoff to launch
• Drive the work: Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from planning through review, approval, and launch, coordinating across brand, creative, communications, digital, sales, and beyond
• See around corners: Anticipate risks, identify missing inputs before they become problems, and bring forward recommended solutions rather than just flagging issues
• Facilitate and follow through: Run meetings and working sessions that drive decisions, capture feedback, translate it into action, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks
• Manage executive reviews: Own the review and approval cycles, engaging leaders at the right moments with the right context so decisions happen cleanly and on time
• Improve the machine: Strengthen how marketing operates — intake, briefing, stakeholder alignment, review, and approval — creating operating rhythms that make recurring work easier
• Build the tools: Create practical templates, trackers, and workflows — and use AI and LLM tools to plan, draft, summarize, and accelerate the work — raising the team’s speed and quality at once.

Requirements

• 5+ years in marketing, program or project management, integrated production, creative or agency operations, or a related field — with real ownership of execution, not just coordination
• A track record running programs and project-managing them at the execution level: complex, cross-functional marketing or creative initiatives taken from planning through launch, with a reputation for flawless execution
• Strong understanding of how marketing moves from strategy through development, review, approval, and execution
• Strategic fluency — enough to understand the intent behind the work, ask thoughtful questions, and execute intelligently
• Sharp project instincts: you anticipate dependencies, risks, and next steps, and you bring structure to ambiguous or evolving work
• Native fluency with AI and LLM tools, and genuine curiosity about how they make a team more efficient, smart, and creative
• Sound judgment about what you can handle independently and what needs to be escalated — with the executive presence to work alongside senior stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication, strong meeting facilitation, and relentless follow-through
• A proactive, solutions-oriented approach, a growth mindset, and the cultural instinct to make our work feel modern and cool

Preferred

• Agency or professional services experience.
• Background in marketing production, studio management, or creative operations
• Experience improving workflows, governance, or executive review processes
• Exposure to acquisitions, analyst relations, pitch consultants, partner marketing, or events

Benefits

• MERGE is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401K, Lifestyle Spending Account, Employer Paid Life & Disability Insurance, Flexible Time off & Holidays plus many other benefits and rewards.