Manager, Creative Operations

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🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍🎨 Art Director

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Implus

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1988

🏭 Manufacturing

⚽ Sports

🛒 Retail

Manufacturing • Sports • Retail

Implus is a global consumer-products company specializing in fitness accessories and devices, athletic performance and movement products, hosiery and footwear accessories, and outdoor gear. The company manages a portfolio of brands focused on fitness, lifestyle, and outdoor categories, distributes products through retail and digital channels, and emphasizes corporate initiatives like ESG and talent attraction.

📋 Description

• Build and optimize the operating system that powers the Creative Studio • Own the end-to-end creative intake process across all brands and channels • Gather missing information, clarify objectives, define deliverables, and ensure briefs are complete • Manage the creative project portfolio from intake through final delivery • Balance workloads across designers, creative resources, freelancers, and agencies • Govern the Creative “Fast Lane” process and evaluate urgent requests • Communicate project priorities, resource constraints, and delivery expectations • Own administration of Monday.com and future creative workflow platforms • Develop dashboards, workflows, automations, reporting, and resource management tools • Establish SOPs, templates, and project governance standards • Develop project plans, milestones, and work-back schedules for campaigns, launches, retail initiatives, and marketing activations • Monitor project health, identify delivery risks, and remove blockers • Ensure creative deliverables are completed on time and in full while maintaining quality • Facilitate project status meetings and communicate progress, risks, and mitigation plans • Partner with Marketing, Product, Sales, Digital, Packaging, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and external partners • Facilitate cross-functional planning, status reviews, and launch readiness meetings • Analyze workflow performance and identify opportunities to improve speed, efficiency, and collaboration • Develop reporting and KPIs measuring operational health and creative effectiveness • Lead, coach, and support creative team members and project coordinators • Manage resource allocation and team capacity planning • Promote accountability and project management standards

🎯 Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in creative operations, marketing operations, project management, brand management, or related roles • Experience supporting creative teams in a fast-paced consumer products, retail, agency, or manufacturing environment • Demonstrated success building workflows, operational processes, and project governance • Experience with project management software; Monday.com strongly preferred • Exceptional organizational, communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills • Ability to manage multiple priorities while balancing changing business needs • Preferred: Experience supporting consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and product launch processes • Preferred: Knowledge of print production, packaging artwork management, and retail marketing materials • Preferred: Knowledge of omnichannel marketing asset development, including retail, eCommerce, digital, social media, and packaging execution • Preferred: Familiarity with Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems • Preferred: PMP, CAPM, Agile, or related project management certification • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design, Project Management, or related field • Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers, customers, and vendors • Ability to write, type, and use telephone, copier, and computer systems • Ability to occasionally move boxes weighing up to 25 lbs. across the office, with or without accommodations

🏖️ Benefits

• Inclusive and diverse company culture • Reasonable accommodation available for individuals with disabilities