Digital Studio Production Manager

Primary Responsibilities

• HOURS OF 10A-4P ARE COVERED IN AN 8-HR SHIFT
• Responsible for executing digital content initiatives across web and app channels within an in-house creative studio.
• This role serves as a digital production subject matter expert, translating creative and business needs into structured, executable plans and high-quality outputs.
• Lead a team of digital producers (intake partners).
• Prioritize company objectives.
• Ensure consistency in how work is scoped, estimated, and routed into production.
• Partner with senior manager on intake, prioritization, and stakeholder alignment.
• Uphold intake quality, ensure requests are digitally feasible, and translate requests into clear production plans, including timelines, dependencies, and resource needs.
• Develop and ensure project budgets align with internal cost and efficiency expectations.
• Track actuals vs. estimates, identifying variances, and correcting.
• Help manage end-to-end workflows and deliveries across projects.
• Assert proactive risk and priority management as needed to drive execution forward.
• Build partnerships with digital, marketing, and tech teams to deliver shared outcomes.
• Apply working knowledge of UX/UI principles to guide layout, interaction, and content behavior.
• Ensure deliverables are complete and executed per creative intent, consulting creative team as needed.
• Ensure outputs are optimized for digital channels.
• Provide clear reporting on project status, risks, and performance.
• Promptly escalate production challenges and risks to senior manager.
• Share resources and knowledge across teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, or relevant field.
• Five+ years' experience in digital production, with two+ leading producers or intake teams.
• Trusted expert in digital production.
• Fluent in digital tools and workflows, and able to operate effectively across digital, marketing, brand, and tech teams.
• Experience delivering web and app-based content projects.
• Strong proficiency in Workfront, SharePoint, Figma, and Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Communicate clearly across all levels.
• Comfortable escalating for support as needed.
• Well versed in controlling actuals vs. plan.

Benefits:

Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first of the month following at least 1 calendar year after employment begins.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.