Chief of Creative Operations & Strategy

Standtogether; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health insurance

Dental plan

Wellness programs

Job summary

Stand Together is seeking a Managing Director of Creative Business Operations to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Creative team, ensuring financial discipline, staffing, workflows, reporting, and vendor management to maintain a high-performing creative center of excellence.

Reporting to the SVP of Content & Creative, the role bridges Creative Services, Brand Publishing, and Martech with Marketing Strategy, Events, and Finance to drive value creation, strategy-to-execution, and

Qualifications

• Executive-level experience in creative operations or similar operational leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of how creative, content, production, design, marketing, or agency teams operate.
• Demonstrated ability to build operating systems, processes, and reports that drive executive-level decision-making.
• Experience managing large vendor relationships, contracts, budgets, and financial planning processes.
• Proven ability to lead through influence, drive accountability, resolve conflict, and build trust across teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior business operations leader for the Creative team, owning systems, workflows, and relationships to enable efficient functioning.
• Partner with leadership to operationalize creative plans, allocate resources, and ensure alignment with priorities.
• Develop reports on resource allocation and capacity planning for leadership visibility and decision-making.
• Support insource/outsource decisions by assessing workload and long-term value.
• Oversee creative contracts and vendor engagements with cross-functional coordination on spending and pacing.

Skills

Executive leadership

Vendor management

Budgeting

Strategic planning

Operations management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

AI capabilities

Job description

Stand Together is seeking a Managing Director of Creative Business Operations to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Creative team, ensuring financial discipline, staffing, workflows, reporting, and vendor management to maintain a high-performing creative center of excellence.

Reporting to the SVP of Content & Creative, the role bridges Creative Services, Brand Publishing, and Martech with Marketing Strategy, Events, and Finance to drive value creation, strategy-to-execution, and