Project Manager

Title: Content Project Manager (sports)

Type: Freelance

Location: NYC

Duration: 6 months

Client: in the sports space

Rate: $40-50/hr

This role will own post-sale execution across a diverse slate of programs, including original series integrations, custom content, creator-led initiatives, vodcasts, sponsorships, and event-based content. You will step into an active book of business and ensure consistent, high-quality client service and campaign performance.

Responsibilities

• Own all post-sale campaign execution, including strategy refinement, content production oversight, launch planning, delivery, optimization, and final recap.
• Develop client-ready materials such as kickoff decks, talent recommendation and casting decks, creative treatments, media and rollout plans, and campaign wrap reports.
• Serve as project lead across multiple content formats and campaign types, including:
• Create, manage, and maintain detailed campaign timelines, milestones, budgets, and status trackers using internal and client-facing project management tools.
• Act as the primary day-to-day contact for clients, agencies, internal stakeholders (sales, marketing, production, programming, design, media), and external vendors/freelancers.
• Lead on-set and remote production execution for branded content shoots, ensuring brand objectives are met and client experience is positive and professional.
• Oversee creative quality control, including QA of social copy, talent deliverables, visuals, and edits against client-approved concepts and brand guidelines.
• Monitor live campaigns, interpret performance data, and recommend optimizations to improve outcomes across social and digital platforms.
• Ensure all deliverables are on time, on budget, and aligned with both client KPIs and internal standards.
• Model a solutions-oriented, collaborative approach, proactively identifying risks or blockers and driving them to resolution.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a publisher, media company, agency, or brand-side role focused on account management, content production, integrated marketing, or media planning/buying.
• Proven track record activating and managing branded content campaigns from kick-off through wrap, ideally in social-first or digital video environments.
• Demonstrated experience providing on-set or remote production oversight for branded video content in partnership with agencies, brands, and production teams.
• Comfort working directly with senior client stakeholders; able to respond quickly, think strategically, and communicate clearly in real time.
• Highly organized self-starter with strong project management skills and the ability to juggle multiple complex programs under tight deadlines.
• Process-driven mindset, with experience using project management tools (e.g., Asana, , Airtable, or similar) and shared trackers.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; skilled at building and maintaining strong relationships across teams.
• Solid understanding of major social platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, X/Twitter) and how branded content performs on each.
• Strong attention to detail and design sensibility for creating polished client-facing decks and presentations (PowerPoint, Keynote, or Google Slides).
• Genuine enthusiasm for sports, entertainment, advertising, and digital culture, with an interest in Gen Z and Millennial audiences and trends.