Creative Operations Project Manager

Job Description

We are partnering with a well-known consumer brand looking for a Creative Operations Project Manager to join their Global Marketing Operations team. This is a highly visible role that sits at the intersection of brand, creative, retail, and marketing—perfect for someone who loves turning ideas into flawlessly executed campaigns.

Ongoing contract

Hybrid to LA or Santa Barbra

What You’ll Do

fashion, footwear, retail, or consumer brands experience preferred

• Own end-to-end timelines for global marketing campaigns and creative initiatives.
• Build and manage detailed workback schedules, milestones, and delivery plans across multiple workstreams.
• Keep creative deliverables on track from brief to launch, proactively identifying risks and solutions.
• Partner closely with marketing, retail, digital, and brand teams to coordinate seamless campaign execution.
• Lead and facilitate project kickoffs, creative reviews, and stakeholder check-ins.
• Align cross-functional partners on priorities, dependencies, and key decision points.
• Support overall Marketing Operations by helping streamline workflows and maintain campaign calendars.
• Manage intake and prioritization of creative requests, ensuring clarity on ownership and timelines.
• Maintain visibility into campaign pipelines and provide clear status updates to leadership.
• Help operationalize storytelling and brand activations, especially those tied to retail experiences and go-to-market moments.
• Serve as a trusted operational partner to senior leaders, bringing structure, clarity, and follow-through to complex initiatives.
  
  

What You Bring

• 5–8 years in creative operations, marketing operations, or project management.
• Hands-on experience managing creative campaigns, brand storytelling, and/or marketing launches.
• Proven ability to build workback schedules and manage complex, multi-stakeholder timelines.
• Comfort collaborating with senior leadership and guiding cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional organization, with the ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and a knack for stakeholder management and alignment.
  
  

Nice to Have

• Background in fashion, footwear, retail, or consumer brands.
• Familiarity with creative workflows across retail, digital, social, and campaign production.
• Experience with project management platforms such as Workfront, Asana, or Monday.