Location: New York, New York
Job Type: Contract
Compensation Range: $50 - 70 per hour
Our client, one of the world's leading providers of technology and communications services, is looking for an experienced
Creative Operations Manager to join their marketing team!
As a Creative Operations Manager, you will take ownership of the creative operations process, while working collaboratively with teams across the organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in marketing operations, with a drive to design and deliver innovative project management solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end creative operations and production building relationships between creative, cross-functional teams, and leadership.
- Build, pitch, and manage creative and production budgets.
- Maintain ongoing creative production plans for creative campaigns that include TV, print, illustration, and photoshoots.
- Collaborate with the marketing team on roadmapping creative resources with a shared calendar to ensure resources are available.
- Oversee the end-to-end creative process, from concept development to execution, ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest creative standards.
- Collaborate with external vendors or agencies as needed, ensuring effective partnerships and project delivery.
- Anticipate challenges, roadblocks and potential delays and proactively provide recommendations and contingency plans
- Participate and support the creative lead in managing operations, financial, and project planning for brands.
- Stay up to date with agile methodologies and tools that can aid in efficient operations that lead to effective decision-making.
- Have a keen understanding of the creative & campaign development process starting from strategy, development, execution, and measurement.
- Work closely with the media team and agency to develop project plans and operations frameworks tailored to creative and track messaging placements and reference relevant data to help drive future creative decisions.
- Support the Head of Creative and partners with the digital media team to develop communication programs, project plans (social, digital advertising,) and analytical/performance processes, read out calendar, and report templates.
- Responsible for developing an operations plan for the marketing production budget and timings in collaboration with Head of Creative - Volume Brands .
- Assist campaign managers on implementation/execution of complete digital and traditional marketing plans operations.
- Provide support for the day to day operations execution of multi-channel communications to existing and prospective customers in collaboration with agency project managers to ensure maximum collaboration, efficiency and impact.
- Craft and deliver actionable creative, finance, and performance operations recommendations to senior leadership through data-driven analysis and visualization for executive decision-making.
- Identify complications and simplify procedures or build new ones.
- Act as keeper of the digital asset management creative drive ensuring that creative campaign files, campaign toolkits, talent usage, legal, and financial records are stored in one place, making assets easy to find and repurpose.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing,, and MBA or other advanced degree, a plus. Project Management & Scrum certifications highly preferred.
- Passionately organized but also open-minded and nimble when situations arise to complicate your creative team’s schedule for any given week.
- A highly collaborative team leader with a proven track record in effectively leading, managing, mentoring, motivating and inspiring others.
- Previous agency and campaign development & productions experience is a must within the telecom/tech category preferred.
- Self-motivated, proactive, growth mindset and driven-yet-diplomatic leadership style.
- Positive attitude, resilience, and adaptability to changes, processes, and structure.
- Forward-thinking with a balance of analytical and creative thinking.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient with MS Office and Google Suite.
- Self-starter with great organizational skills and the ability to multitask, work in a fast-paced environment and deliver results confidently.
- Exceptional sense of urgency, positive mindset with a strong aptitude for learning and problem-solving.
- Proficiency with writing and executing on marketing,creative, and finance project plans.
- Experience with A/B testing platforms and focus group research operations ideal.
JOBID: 1066335
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.