Manager, Agency & Production

Post Consumer Brands•Lakeville, MN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant experience in agency management, production, marketing operations, or related creative environments.
Bachelor's degree preferred.
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in both agency and in-house environments.
Background in a consumer packaged goods (CPG) organization or other high-volume content production environment.

Responsibilities

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.