Sr. Manager of Creative Operations

ThirdLove•San Francisco, CA

22h•$120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Thirdlove is seeking a Sr. Manager of Creative Operations to create structure and scalable processes for creative production, optimizing timelines, capacity, and costs. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of systems and tools behind the product lifecycle, a desire to manage change, and a passion for building capabilities through people, process, and tools. A strong interest in mastering and implementing AI within the organization is also desired.

Requirements

Strong understanding and passion for systems and tools behind the product life cycle.
Desire to manage change by building capabilities through people, process, and tools.
Strong desire to master AI and infiltrate through organization.
Experience managing creative operations and production.
Experience with financial operations, including budgeting and forecasting.
Experience managing direct reports.
Experience overseeing agencies and production teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the bra or apparel industry.

Responsibilities

Oversee the seamless flow of the in-house creative organization, ensuring effective decision-making, cross-functional collaboration, and a positive team experience.
Facilitate the management of all major creative projects, determining critical timelines and key milestones in the creative development process, including budget, talent, and schedule.
Develop and maintain key relationships with internal & external partners and stakeholders, driving a culture of collaboration.
Act as the liaison between production, marketing, merchandising, product, and creative.
Maintain annual GTM and seasonal shoot calendars, overseeing and aligning production and post-production timelines with merchandising and marketing schedules.
Assist in the management of financial operations by forecasting creative operations budget; negotiating statements of work, ensuring work is delivered on budget, and invoicing clients.
Manage improvements and efficiencies to creative marketing tools, documentation, and processes, including exploration and implementation of AI opportunities.
Partner with the VP/Creative Director to continuously evolve the organization in line with strategy, assessing in-sourcing vs. outsourcing options, and elevating hiring, on-boarding, and on-going training processes.
Responsible for 3 direct reports and oversight of agencies and production teams.
Various other tasks and duties as assigned or needed.