Creative Operations Director: Strategy to Impact

Stand Together; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% 401(k) match

Flexible time off

Health plan

Dental plan

Wellness and mental health support

Job summary

Stand Together in Arlington, VA seeks an experienced Managing Director, Creative Business Operations to lead the Creative team’s operating system, ensuring financial discipline, resources, workflows, documentation, and cross-functional coordination at an executive level.

The role bridges Creative Services, Brand Publishing, and Media Partnerships with Marketing Strategy, Events, and Finance, driving value creation and transparency across teams.

Qualifications

• Executive-level experience in creative operations.
• Ability to build operating systems, processes, and reports for executive decision-making.
• Experience managing large vendor relationships, contracts, budgets, and planning.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior business operations leader for the Creative team, owning systems, workflows, and relationships.
• Partner with leadership to operationalize creative plans and allocate resources by priorities.
• Develop reports on resource allocation, capacity planning, and spend; audit data systems for accuracy.
• Support insource/outsource decisions by assessing workload and strategic value.
• Oversee contracts and vendor engagements with clear accountability and pacing.
• Build reports showing spend, value, tradeoffs, and leadership needs.
• Prepare formal recommendations for creative investments with leadership.
• Identify learning opportunities and close gaps across Marketing & Communications.

Skills

Executive leadership

Creative operations

Vendor management

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive presence

Written communication

AI capabilities

Job description

Stand Together in Arlington, VA seeks an experienced Managing Director, Creative Business Operations to lead the Creative team’s operating system, ensuring financial discipline, resources, workflows, documentation, and cross-functional coordination at an executive level.

The role bridges Creative Services, Brand Publishing, and Media Partnerships with Marketing Strategy, Events, and Finance, driving value creation and transparency across teams.