Art Operations & Demand Strategy Lead

Keywords Studios Plc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision

Vacation & sick leave

Life & disability coverage

Paid basic and AD&D insurance

Voluntary insurance options

Voluntary FSA

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Keywords Studios is seeking a Senior Art Business Operations Lead to own cross-studio capacity visibility and demand-supply alignment across Create. The role provides BD-backed operational leadership and a transparent cadence to minimize bench risk and optimize delivery.

Reporting to the VP of Business Development (Create NA), this remote role starts with North America emphasis, with global collaboration and some travel to partner sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in cross-studio capacity planning and demand forecasting.
• Strong collaboration with BD, studios, and regional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Maintain real-time studio-level visibility into art headcount, active assignments, and availability across disciplines, locations, and confidence levels.
• Track engagements, ramp-ups, and project transitions to translate art availability into demand signals for BD and growth opportunities.
• Establish standard definitions and a repeatable cadence between BD, studio leads, and regional leadership to streamline demand visibility.
• Triage opportunities against capacity and skills to recommend delivery setups (dedicated, co-dev, or hybrid) and support RFPs with staffing scenarios.
• Expand availability tracking into co-development studios and identify cross-deployment options with partner teams.
• Spot bottlenecks early, coordinate resolution paths, and implement process updates to protect revenue and delivery.
• Deliver concise reporting on utilization, supply/demand gaps, and risk; build scalable operating model across regions.

Skills

Operations leadership

Capacity planning

BD collaboration

Cross-studio coordination

Job description

Keywords Studios is seeking a Senior Art Business Operations Lead to own cross-studio capacity visibility and demand-supply alignment across Create. The role provides BD-backed operational leadership and a transparent cadence to minimize bench risk and optimize delivery.

Reporting to the VP of Business Development (Create NA), this remote role starts with North America emphasis, with global collaboration and some travel to partner sites.