Creative Manager

Where Creativity Meets Strategy: Join The Edit as a Creative Operations Manager!

Why The Edit?

The Edit isn’t just another social media agency. We’re America’s leading organic social specialists, working with brands that are pushing boundaries and redefining digital spaces. Our team is a diverse, innovative group passionate about storytelling, data-driven results, and making an impact on the cultural zeitgeist. At The Edit, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping not only our clients’ successes, but also the future of social media as we know it. Are you ready to leave your digital footprint? Let’s dive in.

Position Summary

The Creative Manager is responsible for leading The Edit’s design and content teams with an operational-first quality driven mindset. This person ensures that creative excellence is supported by structure, clarity, and efficiency; overseeing workflows, resourcing, and delivery standards while keeping the bar high on creative output.

Equal parts people manager and creative leader, this role drives accountability across the creative department, builds repeatable systems for scale, and ensures the team is empowered to deliver best-in-class work on time and on budget. They collaborate with Account Directors, Producers, and Founders to align creative vision with client objectives, all while fostering a culture of growth, feedback, and operational excellence.

This role requires someone who is highly organized, detail-obsessed, and proactive, but also able to inspire fresh ideas and bring a creative point of view when needed. They will manage the day-to-day operations of the creative pod while steering the team toward long-term success, as well as maintaining the quality of the work output.

Key Responsibilities

Operational & Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop the creative team (designers, content creators, editors).
• Own resourcing and workload allocation, ensuring projects are staffed appropriately and deadlines are met.
• Build and enforce operational processes for creative reviews, shoot planning, asset delivery, and feedback cycles.
• Conduct weekly team meetings focused on priorities, process improvements, and professional development.
• Deliver structured feedback, quarterly reviews, and growth plans for each direct report.
• Partner with Producers and Account Managers to ensure scope, timelines, and budgets are respected.
• Ensure work is delivered on time and budget, problem solving if issues arise.

Creative Oversight & Direction

• Oversee quality and consistency of all creative output, ensuring alignment with client brand guidelines and performance goals.
• Review and approve shot lists, moodboards, and creative concepts with an operational lens (budget, feasibility, timing).
• Provide directional feedback that sharpens creative while maintaining efficiency.
• Ensure all creative touchpoints for The Edit’s internal brand (website, decks, marketing collateral) meet elevated standards.
• Play an active role in new business pitches and campaign development to grow existing client accounts.

Client Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead creative onboarding for new clients, balancing creative ambition with operational feasibility.
• Manage client expectations on timelines, deliverables, and revision processes.
• Partner with Accounts to proactively identify opportunities for creative and operational improvements.
• Present creative reviews and process updates to clients with authority and clarity.

Business Growth & Internal Elevation

• Conduct regular audits of creative workflows and implement efficiency improvements.
• Track and report on creative team KPIs, highlighting wins, challenges, and resource needs to founders.
• Champion cross-department collaboration to improve workflows between Accounts, Partnerships, and Production.
• Contribute to pitches and proactive concepts with an operationally sound execution plan.

Experience

• 4 years of experience in a creative agency, production studio, or in-house creative department.
• Proven track record managing creative teams (designers, editors, content creators) and delivering content at scale.
• Strong background in creative operations: workflow management, resourcing, timelines, and process implementation.
• Hands-on experience overseeing shoots, creative reviews, and asset delivery.
• Client-facing experience, with the ability to present work, manage expectations, and maintain strong relationships.

Skills

• Exceptional organizational and project management skills: thrives on structure, timelines, and clear systems.
• Strong leadership and communication skills; able to motivate, mentor, and hold a team accountable.
• Adept at balancing creative vision with operational feasibility (budget, scope, timing).
• High level of attention to detail, ensuring deliverables meet both creative standards and operational requirements.
• Comfort with analytics and reporting to track creative performance and operational KPIs.
• Proficiency in creative/production tools and platforms (Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, project management software like Wrike/Asana, etc.).
• Operationally minded first, with a strong creative instinct.
• Solutions-first thinker; calm under pressure and proactive with problem-solving.
• Adaptable and flexible in fast-moving environments with shifting priorities.
• Strategic yet executional. Equally comfortable planning systems and rolling up sleeves to QC content.
• Passionate about elevating both team performance and creative standards.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

At The Edit, we’re not just a workplace, we’re a community. Here’s what makes us one of the greatest places to grow your career:

• Fully Remote: We are a fully remote workplace - you can work from wherever inspires you and while we do quarterly team catch ups our team is flexible and remote.
• Recognition: Named on Inc.’s 5000 2024 list, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators and “Agency Changing Los Angeles” by Forbes, The Edit is a strong and collaborative agency to grow your career.
• Annual Retreats: Recharge and connect with the team at inspiring locations, each year we host a company retreat in an exciting location, we fly our team our from all over America to learn, grow, and set goals together.
• Growth Opportunities: We are a high growth business and with that come incredible opportunities for personal growth, our team grows together and working with us means opportunities for growth and leadership pathways.
• Celebrations: Regular team bonding activities, quarterly rewards, and celebratory moments - we enjoy spending time together as a team and while we are remote our meeting cadence and in person sessions create moments of bonding and celebration.
• Wellness: Access to medical, vision and dental insurance as well as a 401k program. Wellness benefits and perks program that gives our team members access to gyms, mindfulness apps, food delivery services, audio books and financial wellness tools because we believe your health matters.

When you join The Edit, you become part of a culture that champions creativity, innovation, and collaboration. Every team member contributes to shaping the direction of our company and the work we do.

How to Apply

Ready to take your career to the next level? We want to hear from you!

Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining:

• Why you’re the perfect fit for this role.
• Your experience in social media management, especially in a leadership capacity.
• Your salary expectations.
• A favorite campaign you’ve worked on and why it was meaningful.

Email your application to info@editmediagroup.com with the subject line “Creative Manager Application - [Your Name].” We can’t wait to virtually meet you!