Design Program Manager

Our major entertainment/streaming client is seeking a Design Program Manager to work with their team. This is a fully remote, 40 hour/week freelance opportunity extending into March of 2026. (covering for a parental leave).

The ideal candidate has experience managing product design teams in the entertainment and streaming space, is familiar with working closely with engineering teams and is fluent in agile workflows, jira, confluence and the google suite.

Must Haves

• Agile SAFe experience and strong experience as an Agile Release Train Engineer (RTE) in at least one (1) previous company across at least 3 scrum teams (in the ART)
• 4 years of scrum master experience, leading multiple scrum teams and large, complex deliveries
• Program management experience tracking complex direct-to-consumer projects from start to finish
• Deep understanding of all things Agile (Scrum, Kanban and other methodologies) including the ceremonies of backlog grooming, standups, sprint planning, sprint review and retrospective
• Experience working in Web and Mobile Applications development teams in technologies such as HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, IOS, ANDROID
• Project planning tools, inclusive of road mapping, planning, Gantt, yet all the while fostering iterative processes and feedback milestones in the SDLC
• Proficiency in tools: Jira, Confluence, google suite, Slack, and ability to whip up a presentation or project plan when needed
  
  

What You'll Do

• Work with a Product Design Team to guide projects and objectives to deliver against aggressive and frequently changing timelines
• Contribute and run the PI Planning and logistics of the PI Planning Event on a quarterly basis including lead up, planning event, and outcomes of the event
• Partner with Agile Team Scrum Masters, product owners, and engineering to ensure successful delivery against PI commitments and complex projects
• Communicate with the business around teams velocity and projects health not just for your own teams but supporting the PMO in reporting on all teams status - progress, risks, capacity issues, roadblocks and other key performance indicators as required, the good, bad and the ugly through the various artifacts of scrum of scrum (i.e. backlogs to burn down charts), status reports and just common-sense communication efforts
• Prepare and manage project plans, documentation, risk mitigation and resource management as needed for cross-team initiatives and large projects/programs and act as liaison between cross-functional teams (design, engineering, editorial, sales and marketing) to drive end-to-end development of products to market
• Additional other duties and responsibilities, as assigned
  
  

Nice To Haves

• Certified Scaled Agile Program Consultant certification
• Knowledge of video streaming products on Mobile, Desktop, OTT and Smart TV screens
• PMP Certification or similar Program/Project Management certification
• Experience with Content Management Systems, Publishing Systems, Digital Media sites, Figma
• Basic proficiency and general understanding of standard development software
• Release management experience across Web, Mobile Applications and OTT platforms to customers
• Scrum Master certification
• Bachelor's degree
  
  

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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ashley.sella@jobalert.creativecircle.com

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Ashley Sella - Senior Recruiter, National Delivery

For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.

This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 07/08/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.

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