Senior Project Manager, Producer

Come Near is a mission-driven organization focused on raising public conversation about Jesus through authentic stories and experiences, including the “He Gets Us” campaign. The Senior Project Manager, Producer will lead complex creative projects from brief through launch and delivery, coordinating creative, strategy, production, operations, budgets, timelines, and external partners.

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex creative projects from brief through development, production, launch, and final delivery
• Partner closely with ECDs and Strategy to translate creative ambition into clear scopes, timelines, budgets, milestones, and production plans
• Create the structure teams need to do great work without introducing unnecessary process
• Anticipate risks, dependencies, and roadblocks and proactively bring solutions to the table
• Bring cross-functional teams into projects at the right moments, including Media, Social, Digital Product, Communications, Research, Legal, and other partners
• Manage project budgets and maintain visibility into scope changes and their implications for cost and timing
• Review and pressure-test production bids, estimates, and scopes of work across film, photography, design, digital, experiential, social/content, and post-production
• Understand the key drivers behind production costs—including staffing, shoot days, talent, usage, travel, post-production, markups, fees, and contingencies—and know when to ask questions
• Partner with the Studio Manager to anticipate resource needs, engage freelancers and external partners, and keep projects appropriately staffed
• Manage relationships with agencies, production companies, directors, photographers, vendors, and other external partners
• Ensure projects are delivered with excellence while balancing creative ambition, timelines, and responsible stewardship of resources

Requirements:

• Candidates for this role are required to sign the organization's Statement of Faith, which closely aligns with Come Near's mission-driven focus of inviting all people one step closer to the authentic Jesus from wherever they are
• 7+ years of experience in project management, integrated production, creative operations, or a similar role within an agency, brand, or creative studio
• Experience leading complex, integrated creative projects from inception through production and delivery
• Strong knowledge of creative and production workflows
• Experience reviewing production estimates, vendor bids, and scopes of work—and the confidence to challenge them when something doesn't add up
• Strong financial and commercial judgment around production budgets
• Experience partnering directly with senior creative and strategic leaders
• The ability to bring clarity and momentum to complex projects without over-managing them
• Strong cross-functional leadership and the ability to influence teams you don't directly manage
• Experience working with external agencies, production companies, vendors, and freelance talent
• Excellent communication, organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and figuring out the path forward as the work evolves
• A high bar for craft, collaboration, accountability, and execution
• A personal relationship with Jesus and a passion for Come Near's mission
• A heart for service, humility, and collaborative leadership
• You see project management as more than keeping a project on schedule. You understand the idea behind the work and help create the conditions for that idea to become as strong as it can be
• You can move comfortably between a conversation about creative ambition and a conversation about why a production estimate just increased
• You know when to push, when to protect the team, when to escalate, and when to simply clear the path
• Most importantly, you care deeply about making excellent work—and you know how to bring people, partners, budgets, and timelines together to make it happen