Content Ops Sr Manager

Mars; Franklin (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mars University access

Company bonus

Job summary

Mars is seeking a Sr. Manager, Content Operations to lead end-to-end content production for a major brand portfolio.

You will govern operating models, partner with brand teams, agencies, and vendors, and drive scalable, high-quality content on time and within budget. You will manage a team of Content Ops Managers, Analysts, and a Data/Systems Coordinator, while collaborating with MarTech and Production Product Owner to optimize workflows.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years in content production, creative operations, or integrated production management; brand-side or production-company experience required.
• CPG experience preferred — multi-brand portfolio environments most relevant
• Demonstrated track record running multi-channel production at significant scale, with meaningful budget stewardship
• Experience managing complex production partner relationships and holding them accountable to outcomes
• Working knowledge of the production technology landscape: DAM, work management, and creative review platforms
• Proven people leadership with a demonstrated commitment to developing talent and building team engagement
• Experience working in matrixed environments with brand, planning, agency, and production partners

Responsibilities

• Acts as point of escalation across assigned brands, portfolio clusters, or production streams.
• Oversees Content Managers owning content process from brief intake through delivery and archival
• Sets the quality bar and the operating standards Managers and production partners are held to within the assigned scope
• Senior production-side partner to assigned brand teams; trusted strategic partner in their planning cycles
• Day-to-day partner to Integrated Comms Planning & Media, Social & Communities, and Recruitment & Sampling on the creative ecosystem each plan or program requires
• Owns senior relationships with production houses, post-production partners, photographers, directors, and freelance networks within assigned scope
• Holds partners accountable to outcomes, scope, quality, and the operating standards the Director has set
• Helps define the QC discipline within assigned scope; ensures every produced asset meets brand standards regardless of source
• Manages the rights, reuse, and modular adaptation discipline within the assigned production stream; partners with the Director on portfolio-level asset value strategy
• Manages a team of five direct reports, including two Content Operations Managers, two Content Analysts, and one Data and Systems Coordinator
• Leads the growth and development of team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning, and creating clear career progression pathways
• Models strong leadership principles for direct reports and the broader team, ensuring a highly engaged and collaborative team environment
• Establishes performance expectations, provides regular feedback, and is accountable for the overall success and well-being of the team
• Manages production budgets at the brand or portfolio-cluster level; tracks pacing, flags risks, drives cost discipline through better briefs, smarter sourcing, and modular reuse
• Works with internal and external partners to identify return on production investment within assigned scope
• Runs the production operating model the Director has set — and surfaces what’s working, what’s not, and where the model needs to evolve
• Partners with the embedded MarTech & Workflow Manager and Product Owner on the workflow and tooling improvements the team needs
• Mars University access and company bonus as part of a competitive package

Skills

Content production

Creative operations

Integrated production management

Budget stewardship

Production partner management

DAM and workflow tools

Tools

DAM

Work management tools

Creative review platforms

Job description

Job Description:

The Sr. Manager,Content Operations isa key part of the transformational journey to data driven brand building with the aimof transformingthe way we connect with the pet parents andbuildingrelationships with them at the heart of everything we do.

Our ambition is to ignite quality organic growth by:

• Accelerating speed and agility by building an organization through digital transformation, processsimplificationand strengthening signature programs

• Shaping the portfolio for growth byleveragingproductivity to fuel flywheel excellence

• Turbocharging tailwinds and strengthening our core

• Creating Leading Edge capabilities, ways of working and resources to engage with pet parents at a personalized level at meaningful scale

Leads the strategic vision and governance of end-to-end content production across a major brand portfolio or key production stream. Establishes and optimizes the operating model across brand teams, agency partners, and production vendors to deliver efficient, scalable, and high-quality content. Oversees production performance, ensuring operational standards are maintained, workflows scale effectively, and assets are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with brand objectives.

Reports to the Director, Content Operations & Production. Leads a team of Content Operations Managers, Content Analysts, and a Data & Systems Coordinator. Partners closely with the embedded MarTech & Workflow Manager, Content Operations Analyst, and the Content & Production Product Owner.

What are we looking for?

• 8–12 years in content production, creative operations, or integrated production management; brand-side or production-company experiencerequired

• CPG experience preferred — multi-brand portfolio environments most relevant

• Demonstratedtrack recordrunning multi-channel production at significant scale, with meaningful budget stewardship

• Experience managing complex production partner relationships and holding them accountable to outcomes

• Working knowledge of the production technology landscape: DAM, work management, and creative review platforms

• Proven people leadership with a demonstrated commitment to developing talent and building team engagement

• Experience working in matrixed environments with brand, planning, agency, and production partners

What will be your key responsibilities?

Production Leadership Across Assigned Scope

• Acts aspointof escalation acrossassigned brands, portfolio clusters, or production streams. OverseesContent Managers owning content processfrom brief intake through delivery and archival

• Sets the quality bar and the operating standards Managers and production partners are held to within the assigned scope

Brand & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Senior production-side partner to assigned brand teams; trusted strategic partner in their planning cycles, not just their production cycles

• Day-to-day partner to Integrated Comms Planning & Media, Social & Communities, and Recruitment & Sampling on the creative ecosystem each plan or program requires

Production Partner & Vendor Management

• Owns senior relationships with production houses, post-production partners, photographers, directors, and freelance networks within assigned scope

• Holds partners accountable to outcomes, scope, quality, and the operating standards the Director has set

Brand Integrity & Asset Value

• Helps define theQC discipline within assigned scope; ensures every produced asset meets brand standards regardless of source

• Manages therights, reuse, and modular adaptation discipline within the assigned production stream; partners with the Director on portfolio-level asset value strategy

People Leadership & Development

• Manages a team of five direct reports, including two Content Operations Managers, two Content Analysts, and one Data and Systems Coordinator

• Leads the growth and development of team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning, and creating clear career progression pathways

• Modelsstrong leadership principles for direct reports and the broader team, ensuring a highly engaged and collaborative team environment

• Establishes performance expectations, provides regular feedback, and is accountable for the overall success and well-being of the team

Investment Stewardship

• Manages production budgets at the brand or portfolio-cluster level; tracks pacing, flags risks, drives cost discipline through better briefs, smarter sourcing, and modular reuse

• Works with internal and external partners toidentifyreturn on production investment within assigned scope

Operating Model Stewardship

• Runs the production operating model the Director has set — and surfaces what’s working,what’snot, and where the model needs to evolve

• Partners with the embeddedMarTech& Workflow Manager and Product Owner on the workflow and tooling improvements the team needs

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.