Creative Operations Manager (Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, development, and execution of creative projects and special initiatives aligned with business and brand objectives.
• Develop creative concepts, campaign ideas, and project strategies for marketing, communications, events, and other business initiatives.
• Manage projects from concept development, planning, execution, and post-project evaluation.
• Lead and collaborate with designers, copywriters, content creators, agencies, vendors, and other creative professionals.
• Translate business objectives and stakeholder requirements into effective creative concepts and project plans.
• Manage project timelines, deliverables, resources, budgets, and priorities to ensure successful and timely execution.
• Work closely with Marketing, Communications, HR, Sales, Operations, and other departments to deliver cross-functional initiatives.
• Oversee the development of creative assets, presentations, campaigns, events, digital content, internal communications, and other project deliverables.
• Review and ensure the quality, consistency, and alignment of creative outputs with brand guidelines.
• Manage external agencies, suppliers, production partners, and other third-party stakeholders as needed.
• Present creative concepts, project proposals, progress updates, and recommendations to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Monitor project performance and provide regular status reports, insights, and recommendations.
• Identify project risks, challenges, and dependencies and develop appropriate solutions.
• Conduct post-project reviews to evaluate results, identify learnings, and recommend improvements.
• Drive process improvements to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of creative and special project execution.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring quality, budget, and deadline requirements are met.
• Mentor and provide direction to team members and creative resources to support professional development and high-quality output.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Multimedia Arts, Fine Arts, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 5–8 years of relevant experience in creative management, marketing, communications, project management, brand management, advertising, or a related field.
• At least 2–3 years of experience in a managerial, team lead, or project leadership capacity.
• Proven experience managing creative projects, special projects, campaigns, events, or cross-functional initiatives from concept to completion.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, stakeholders, timelines, and priorities.
• Strong creative thinking and ability to translate business objectives into compelling creative concepts and solutions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong understanding of branding, marketing communications, content development, and creative production.
• Experience working with creative agencies, production houses, vendors, and external partners.