What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Agency & Production position at Post Consumer Brands?
Business Unit Overview
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook for the latest news.
Location Description
Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.
Responsibilities
Manager, Agency & Production
About The Role
Post Consumer Brands is seeking a Manager, Agency & Production to join our in-house Studio—a collaborative Creative and Operations team dedicated to building, supporting, and elevating a portfolio of iconic brands, including Pebbles™, Honey Bunches of Oats®, Kibbles ’n Bits®, and Nutrish®.
This role serves as the critical connection between internal stakeholders and external creative and strategic partners. As the Manager, Agency & Production, you will oversee agency relationships, lead campaign-level creative production, and manage key business affairs considerations to ensure all consumer-facing content is delivered efficiently, compliantly, on brand, and at the highest quality standards.
While our internal design team produces the majority of always-on content—including social media, retail media, packaging, and digital-first assets—this role is responsible for ensuring all campaign-related content, regardless of who produces it, is delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with strategic objectives.
This is a highly collaborative, individual contributor role ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of creative, production, operations, and partnership management.
What You'll Do
Agency & Partner Management
Qualifications
What You'll Bring
Experience & Education
Why Join Post Consumer Brands?
At Post Consumer Brands, you'll have the opportunity to help shape creative work for some of the most recognizable brands in the market while partnering with talented teams and industry-leading agencies. You'll play a pivotal role in bringing campaigns to life, driving operational excellence, and ensuring best-in-class content experiences for consumers.
If you're a strategic collaborator with a passion for creative production, agency management, and delivering exceptional brand experiences, we'd love to hear from you.
The pay range for this position is $89,506 - $132,468 per year.
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook for the latest news.
Location Description
Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.
Responsibilities
Manager, Agency & Production
About The Role
Post Consumer Brands is seeking a Manager, Agency & Production to join our in-house Studio—a collaborative Creative and Operations team dedicated to building, supporting, and elevating a portfolio of iconic brands, including Pebbles™, Honey Bunches of Oats®, Kibbles ’n Bits®, and Nutrish®.
This role serves as the critical connection between internal stakeholders and external creative and strategic partners. As the Manager, Agency & Production, you will oversee agency relationships, lead campaign-level creative production, and manage key business affairs considerations to ensure all consumer-facing content is delivered efficiently, compliantly, on brand, and at the highest quality standards.
While our internal design team produces the majority of always-on content—including social media, retail media, packaging, and digital-first assets—this role is responsible for ensuring all campaign-related content, regardless of who produces it, is delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with strategic objectives.
This is a highly collaborative, individual contributor role ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of creative, production, operations, and partnership management.
What You'll Do
Agency & Partner Management
- Serve as the primary day-to-day lead for creative and strategic agency partners.
- Manage scopes of work, budgets, timelines, and performance metrics to ensure accountability and strong partnerships.
- Provide clear direction, feedback, and alignment throughout campaign development.
- Identify opportunities to optimize agency engagement, improve efficiency, and maximize value.
- Lead end-to-end production for integrated marketing campaigns across multiple channels, including video, digital, and brand storytelling initiatives.
- Ensure seamless execution of campaign deliverables developed by both internal and external creative teams.
- Partner with stakeholders to translate briefs into production plans and execution strategies.
- Maintain accountability for project timelines, budgets, quality standards, and campaign objectives.
- Oversee campaign content to ensure consistency in brand expression and creative excellence across all touchpoints.
- Coordinate efforts between internal Studio teams and external partners to support flawless asset integration.
- Proactively identify and resolve gaps, risks, and alignment issues throughout the content development process.
- Manage talent rights, licensing agreements, and usage requirements associated with campaign and production work.
- Partner with agencies, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure proper scoping, documentation, and compliance related to talent agreements, font licensing, and content usage rights.
- Maintain expertise in business affairs considerations, including licensing renewals, usage restrictions, music rights, talent agreements, and contractual obligations that impact production timelines and budgets.
- Manage project workflows, timelines, and deliverables across multiple teams and partners.
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve operational efficiency.
- Ensure comprehensive documentation of decisions, action items, and project outcomes.
- Partner closely with Brand, IMC, Insights, and other key stakeholders to align priorities and deliverables.
- Build trusted relationships that enable effective collaboration and high-quality execution.
- Serve as a liaison across creative, production, and marketing teams to drive clarity and alignment.
Qualifications
What You'll Bring
Experience & Education
- 5 years of relevant experience in agency management, production, marketing operations, or related creative environments.
- 3 years of experience working in an agency.
- Additional coursework, certifications, or direct experience in marketing, communications, production, or related disciplines is highly valued.
- Experience working in agency, production, marketing operations, or creative environments required.
- Strong understanding of campaign development and creative production processes.
- Experience managing video and photo production projects.
- Knowledge of integrated campaign execution across multiple marketing channels.
- Proven success managing agency partners, vendors, and external creative teams.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-channel projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication, organization, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to balance creative excellence with operational efficiency and budget accountability.
- Working knowledge of production-related legal, compliance, and business affairs considerations, including:
- Talent rights and agreements
- Licensing and usage terms
- Music, font, and content licensing
- Contractual requirements and renewals
- Experience evaluating the impact of usage terms, timelines, and contractual obligations on budgets and asset delivery.
- Experience working in both agency and in-house environments.
- Background in a organization or other high-volume content production environment.
- Bachelor's degree preferred
Why Join Post Consumer Brands?
At Post Consumer Brands, you'll have the opportunity to help shape creative work for some of the most recognizable brands in the market while partnering with talented teams and industry-leading agencies. You'll play a pivotal role in bringing campaigns to life, driving operational excellence, and ensuring best-in-class content experiences for consumers.
If you're a strategic collaborator with a passion for creative production, agency management, and delivering exceptional brand experiences, we'd love to hear from you.
The pay range for this position is $89,506 - $132,468 per year.
Salary : $89,506 - $132,468