Sr. Director, Marketing & Creative Operations

Vuori•Carlsbad, CA

22h

About The Position

Vuori is re-defining what athletic apparel looks like: built to move and sweat in but designed with a casual aesthetic to transition into everyday life. We draw inspiration from an active coastal California lifestyle; an integration of fitness, creative expression and life. Our high energy fast paced retail environment is reflected in the clothes we make. We aim to inspire others to take on all aspects of their lives with clarity, enthusiasm and purpose…while having a lot of fun along the way. We are proud to be an outlet for opportunity and for personal growth and success. We are looking for a visionary Marketing and Creative Operations leader ready to help shape the next chapter of Vuori's story. As Senior Director of Marketing and Creative Ops, you will oversee the strategy, systems and production engine that bring our brand to life across every channel and touchpoint. You will lead a talented team of marketers and creatives, building the processes and structure. This is a good opportunity to shape how a category defining apparel brand tells its story, partnering closely with our CMO and executive team to ensure our creative output is as ambitious and disciplined as our growth.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience preferred
12+ years of experience in marketing, creative or brand ops leadership roles, including 7+ years in a management capacity
Proven track record building and scaling creative operations or marketing operations functions within a fast-growing consumer brand
Strong experience managing cross-functional teams spanning creative, marketing strategy and production
Deep understanding of GTM and integrated marketing across commercial channels
Excellent leadership and people management skills, with experience building and developing high-performing teams
Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Passion for apparel, fitness, and the active lifestyle space strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Serves as the operational backbone of the Marketing and Creative organization, responsible for driving end-to-end execution, cross-functional alignment, and organizational efficiency across all marketing and creative teams.
Lead end-to-end marketing and creative operations to define and drive operational vision, structure, prioritization and long-term roadmap
Set priorities and workflows that connect brand strategy to creative pipeline, from briefing and resourcing through review and delivery, to execution across all Commercial Channels
Partner with the CMO and executive leadership to align marketing execution with business objectives and marketing goals
Champion operational excellence and continuous improvement
Define, track and report on operational KPIs and metrics to measure efficiency, quality and continuous improvement across marketing and creative operations
Lead change management and organizational transformation
Work closely with the Marketing Leadership Team to provide strategic, cohesive leadership across the marketing department
Oversee end-to-end GTM, campaign and seasonal execution, Integrated Marketing process and project management
Build scalable systems, tools and workflows that maximize efficiency
Oversee the marketing and creative operations technology stack, ensuring tools and platforms are optimized, adopted and effectively utilized across teams
Manage cross-functional timelines, milestone tracking, resource allocation and budget coordination
Lead capacity planning and management to guide prioritization, resource allocation and ensure the team can execute effectively against business needs
Establish accountability structures ensuring on time, on budget delivery
Lead operational planning for seasonal and brand campaigns, partnerships and product launches
Ensure marketing, creative and production ops run fluidly and seamlessly
Serve as the primary connector between Marketing, Creative, Merchandising, Design, Sales, Retail, Wholesale, Production and Leadership
Work closely with P2M on milestone sequencing, timing and purpose to create one end-to-end process
Represent Marketing in key business and operational planning, GTM, P2M to drive organizational strategy
Ensure Marketing has a clear, strategic voice in all critical cross-functional meetings and business decisions to align and drive change management across marketing organization
Partner with International and regional teams for global alignment
Directly manage and develop the Marketing and Creative Operations teams
Foster a high-performance culture built on accountability and collaboration
Mentor team members and create career growth pathways
Set team goals, manage performance and build organizational capacity
Partner with all Marketing, Creative, Production and Studio leadership