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About Our Team
The Washington Post is powered by the passion and talent of our people. It takes all of us to reinvent news. Beyond our award-winning News and Opinions teams, we work across many departments, including Brand & Events, Communications, Customer Care, Engineering & Product, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Advertising, Print Operations, and Sales.
Why This Role Matters
The Washington Post’s WP Studios team is seeking a highly organized and strategic Program Manager to lead the execution and delivery of custom advertising programs, branded content initiatives, and event-based sponsorships across digital, experiential, live, and emerging platforms.
This client-facing role serves as the primary owner of program execution and fulfillment, overseeing production timelines, creative development, event logistics, stakeholder alignment, operational workflows, and delivery from kickoff through launch, live execution, and post-campaign wrap-up. With a particular focus on event-based programs, the Program Manager will serve as a trusted partner to sponsors while coordinating across internal teams, venues, production partners, and external vendors to bring complex campaigns and experiences to life.
The ideal candidate combines strong program and production management expertise with operational judgment, cross-functional leadership, and creative problem-solving. This individual thrives in fast-paced environments, independently manages complex initiatives, proactively identifies risks and opportunities, and continuously looks for ways to improve the quality, efficiency, and scalability of WP Studios programs.
What Motivates You
Bringing complex, multi-platform ideas and live experiences to life through strong execution and collaboration.
Leading high-impact programs independently while balancing multiple priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines.
Building trusted relationships with clients, sponsors, agencies, and cross-functional partners.
Solving operational, creative, and event-production challenges proactively and with confidence.
Delivering innovative, high-quality advertising campaigns, branded content, and live or virtual experiences.
Anticipating risks, removing blockers, and keeping complex programs and activations on track.
Working collaboratively across creative, editorial, technical, event, and operational teams.
Continuously improving processes and identifying scalable solutions that support efficiency, consistency, and business growth.
Using data, automation, and AI-enabled tools thoughtfully to improve workflows and execution while maintaining strong human judgment and oversight.
How You'll Support the Mission
Program & Production Leadership
Lead the end-to-end execution of custom advertising programs, branded content campaigns, and event activations across digital, experiential, live, and virtual platforms.
Independently manage programs from kickoff and planning through production, launch, live execution, optimization, and post-campaign wrap-up.
Translate sold programs into clear execution plans that align stakeholders, resources, timelines, deliverables, event logistics, and client expectations.
Evaluate operational feasibility, resourcing needs, and executional tradeoffs and recommend solutions that balance quality, scalability, and business priorities.
Event & Sponsorship Execution
Serve as the primary production point of contact for event and program sponsors, guiding them through onboarding, asset collection, approvals, fulfillment, and execution.
Manage sponsor deliverables and branded integrations, including logos, speaking briefs, digital assets, event signage, marketing materials, and on-site or virtual…