--- title: 'Program Manager (Media) at CourtAvenue' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/program-manager-media-courtavenue-chicago-nycvykmmdyj2' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-20' --- # Program Manager (Media) at CourtAvenue - **Company:** CourtAvenue - **Location:** - Chicago, IL - **Compensation:** $100k–$120k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-09-15 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-20 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/court-avenue/12191c48-ec3d-4484-9bb6-1a21bd2ab977 ## Job description CourtAvenue is a company of industry experts accelerating digital transformation for the world’s most ambitious companies. At CourtAvenue, you will be a part of a culture powered by entrepreneurs, technologists, data scientists and the habitually restless dedicated and energized to design products and services that transform businesses while optimizing them for growth. You will have the opportunity to learn and grow within a culture that values innovation while focusing on redesigning the experience between consumer and service (or product) by leveraging a fluid, seamless, and thoroughly transparent engagement. ## Responsibilities - Program Delivery: Lead the day-to-day management of digital media programs, including paid media campaigns, digital marketing initiatives, website performance, and social media activations, from initiation through implementation and deployment. - Operational Leadership: Partner with Delivery and Media leadership to ensure efficient resource utilization and maximum program profitability, solving operational challenges as they arise. - Process & Scale: Create and streamline scalable agency-wide processes that improve how media programs are planned, staffed, and delivered. - Quality & Standards: Ensure adherence to CourtAvenue standards with the highest quality deliverables, meeting all project milestones and deadlines. - Tools & Systems: Optimize the activation and utilization of project management software, ensuring operational success across the media practice. - Risk Management: Effectively balance resources, budgets, and timelines to manage risk and pre-empt issues specific to digital media programs. - Contracting & Team Design: Draft SOWs and contracts, and help design innovative delivery teams tailored to meet and exceed digital media campaign objectives. - Continuous Improvement: Continuously evaluate and improve delivery practices and methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness across the program. - Timeline & Coordination: Develop and oversee comprehensive project timelines, coordinating activities across agency disciplines (e.g., creative, media, strategy, analytics) and client stakeholder teams. - Client Partnership: Build and maintain strong relationships with external clients and internal team members to ensure seamless program execution and exceed client expectations. - One-Team Approach: Foster a collaborative approach between client and agency teams, promoting effective communication and cooperation. - New Business: Contribute to new business and pitch initiatives, helping to secure a healthy pipeline of digital media programs with a focus on resource forecasting and planning. - Stakeholder Communication: Clarify strategic requirements, manage client and stakeholder expectations, and communicate roadblocks and resolutions to ensure key deadlines are met. - Cross-Functional Communication: Communicate effectively and succinctly across a wide range of roles and personalities, both within the agency and with external clients, ensuring alignment and understanding. ## Requirements - 6+ years of project management and/or program management experience. - Direct digital media experience is required. - Previous experience implementing project management tools and platforms within an agency setting is preferred. - Strong attention to detail. - Demonstrated ability to operate under tight deadlines. - Ability to work across multiple concurrent programs, utilizing and sharing resources effectively. - Ability to manage workload with minimal supervision. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Work Environment - Our organization follows a structured-hybrid work model, where employees work in an office environment in the middle of the week and remotely on Mondays and Fridays. - Candidates for this position will ideally be located near one of our offices: o   Chicago, IL o   Cincinnati, OH o   Minneapolis, MN - Candidates located in San Diego or Los Angeles, CA as well as Dallas, TX, Austin, TX or Bentonville, AR will be considered. CourtAvenue, INC. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CourtAvenue recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or genetic information. CourtAvenue, INC. participates in the E-Verify program. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form (I-9) upon hire. ## About CourtAvenue ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: CourtAvenue is an operating network of digital transformation companies that combines strategic rigor, agency craft, and proprietary AI tools to help brands build powerful relationships with consumers. - **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held) - **Headquarters**: San Diego, California, United States - **Founded**: 2020 - **Founders**: Daniel Khabie, Kenny Tomlin ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Marketing Services / Digital Transformation - **Target customers**: B2B, enterprise brands (e.g., AT&T, Amazon, Kia, General Mills) - **Mission or purpose**: Close the distance between strategy and execution ## Products & Services - **AI Products & Services**: Building AI-powered tools that drive efficiency and growth (e.g., Velocity AI, BotsCrew) - **Digital Transformation**: Connecting touchpoints and simplifying complex ecosystems - **Commerce**: Winning across marketplace and retail networks at scale - **MarTech & Data**: Modernizing stacks to enable personalization and experimentation - **Performance Media**: Aligning data, creative, and attribution to measurable ROI - **Immersive & Experiential**: Bridging physical and digital in ways that move people ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available - **Key Metric**: 134% three-year growth (Inc. 5000 honoree, 2026); employee count reported as 95 (LinkedIn) or 201–500 (Inc.) – conflicting reports - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Optimizely (strategic partnership); clients include AT&T, Amazon, Kia, General Mills - **Growth Signals**: Acquisition of BotsCrew (Jan 2025) to expand AI chatbot capabilities; won contract with U.S. Air Force (Aug 2024); launched AI offerings Catapult and Uplift ## Competitive Advantages - Unique combination of consultant-level strategy, agency craft, and proprietary AI tools - Operates as a partner model through specialized entities (Velocity AI, BotsCrew, Modifly, etc.) allowing tailored solutions - High employee net eNPS of 63 vs. industry benchmark of 20 ## Strategic Focus - Deepening AI capabilities through acquisitions and internal tools - Expanding digital transformation and commerce services for enterprise clients - Scaling the operating network model to deliver integrated strategy, technology, and creative ## Why Work Here - Culture described as “grounded in humanity and empathy” with curious, performance-driven thinkers - Hybrid and remote roles available across multiple U.S. hubs (San Diego, Chicago, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Dallas, Austin, Bentonville) - Notable perks: health insurance, high eNPS, opportunities to work on cutting-edge AI projects - Hiring process may use AI tools to support application review (transparently disclosed) ## Sources 1. [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/courtavenue) 2. [CourtAvenue Careers](https://www.courtavenue.com/careers) 3. [Lever Careers Page](https://jobs.lever.co/court-avenue) 4. [Built In](https://builtin.com/company/courtavenue) 5. [Inc. 5000 Profile](https://www.inc.com/profile/courtavenue) 6. [PRNewswire (Optimizely partnership)](https://www.prnewswire.com) 7. 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