Agency Operations Manager

Planet Group; Culver City (CA); Remote; USD 121,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Group is seeking an experienced Agency Operations Manager to support a Fortune 500 client on a 12-month contract. The role is remote within 100 miles of Culver City, CA, offering a 40-hour work week and cross-functional collaboration with creative and production teams.

You will manage 3rd-party agency relationships, source new partners, and lead RFP processes while ensuring alignment with business development practices and risk management.Strong analytical skills and willingness to master

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a creative operations practitioner, creative/design producer, or new business associate/manager (agency or in-house creative team is a must).
• Proven experience managing 3rd-party agency relationships and external resource pools.
• Strong background in business development practices, including scoping, pricing, and SOW negotiation.
• Ability to quickly assess, dissect, and prioritize problems to implement effective operational solutions.
• Experience navigating established company policies and procedures while managing business risk.
• Track record of working with globally distributed teams and managing the complexities of global programs.
• Experience coordinating RFP processes with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and generate actionable reports.
• Technical aptitude and willingness to learn and master internal tools and software.
• Inherent curiosity and the strategic foresight to "see around corners" and anticipate team needs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with creative and production teams to identify, vet, and source new creative agencies based on resource needs.
• Work cross-functionally to capture project feedback and facilitate comprehensive agency debriefs.
• Conduct ongoing market research to discover new agencies that align with our evolving creative capabilities.
• Drive the development and maintenance of preferred partner lists in collaboration with creative and production teams. Schedule and coordinate capabilities presentations and general meet-and-greets between internal teams and external partners.
• Maintain detailed operational records and oversee internal database management for external resources.
• Partner with Corporate Procurement to champion, track, and support initiatives.
• Cultivate and maintain strong, productive relationships with external partners.

Skills

Experience in agency operations

3rd-party agency relationships

Business development & SOW negotiation

Problem dissection & prioritization

Policy navigation & risk management

Global teams coordination

RFP coordination

Data analysis & reporting

Willingness to learn internal tools

Job description

Agency Operations Manager
Location:Remote within 100 miles of Culver City, CA
Schedule: 40 hours
Duration: 12months
Pay:$88-$90.12DOE

The Planet Groupis looking for anAgency Operations Managerto join our well-known Fortune 500 client on a 12-months contract, working a remote schedule within 100 miles of Culver City, CA.

Agency Operations Manager|Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience as a creative operations practitioner, creative/design producer, or new business associate/manager (agency or in-house creative team is a must).
• Proven experience managing 3rd-party agency relationships and external resource pools.
• Strong background in business development practices, including scoping, pricing, and SOW negotiation.
• Ability to quickly assess, dissect, and prioritize problems to implement effective operational solutions.
• Experience navigating established company policies and procedures while managing business risk.
• Track record of working with globally distributed teams and managing the complexities of global programs.
• Experience coordinating RFP processes with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and generate actionable reports.
• Technical aptitude and willingness to learn and master internal tools and software.
• Inherent curiosity and the strategic foresight to "see around corners" and anticipate team needs.

Agency Operations Manager| Description:

• Collaborate with creative and production teams to identify, vet, and source new creative agencies based on resource needs.
• Work cross-functionally to capture project feedback and facilitate comprehensive agency debriefs.
• Conduct ongoing market research to discover new agencies that align with our evolving creative capabilities.
• Drive the development and maintenance of preferred partner lists in collaboration with creative and production teams. Schedule and coordinate capabilities presentations and general meet-and-greets between internal teams and external partners.
• Maintain detailed operational records and oversee internal database management for external resources.
• Partner with Corporate Procurement to champion, track, and support initiatives.
• Cultivate and maintain strong, productive relationships with external partners.