Creative Operations Lead – Cross-Channel Campaigns (Contract)

Saicon; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Saicon is seeking a Creative Operations - Project/Program Manager in San Francisco for a 2-month W2 contract. You will independently lead creative development across PR, social, and influencer marketing, coordinating with Creative, Brand Marketing, Production, Merchandising, and external partners to meet timelines and deliverables from kickoff to final execution.

You'll drive cross-functional alignment, manage milestones, and ensure channel-specific needs are integrated into the broader creative

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in project management, creative operations, or marketing production, preferably within retail, fashion, lifestyle, or consumer brands.

Responsibilities

• Drive Creative Project Management: Independently own project intake, timelines, milestones, and deliverables across PR, Social, and Influencer initiatives, ensuring alignment with seasonal campaigns and marketing priorities.
• Connect Cross-Functional Teams: Drive alignment with Creative, Brand Marketing, PR, Social, Influencer, Merchandising, Production, and agency teams to align on briefs, creative direction, priorities, and executional needs.
• Integrate Creative Development: Ensure channel partners are engaged early in the creative process, including ideation, campaign planning, shoot logistics, and creative reviews, to support cohesive, integrated campaign execution.
• Manage Creative Workflows: Manage the development of channel-specific deliverables, including press kits, lookbooks, social assets, and influencer content briefs, tracking progress from initial planning through approvals and final delivery.
• Coordinate Production & Asset Needs: Partner with Creative, Production, and Merchandising teams to manage shot lists, product information, image selects, retouching, sample coordination, and other production requirements.
• Facilitate Communication & Alignment: Lead project kickoffs and status meetings, document decisions and next steps, track action items, and ensure stakeholders remain informed and accountable.
• Ensure Timely Delivery: Anticipate and resolve risks, manage shifting priorities, facilitate feedback and approvals, and coordinate final asset handoffs to internal teams and external agency partners.
• Maintain Operational Excellence: Keep project tracking tools and documentation current while identifying opportunities to streamline workflows and improve cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Schedule management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Airtable

Workfront

Figma

Miro

Microsoft Office

Job description

Saicon is seeking a Creative Operations - Project/Program Manager in San Francisco for a 2-month W2 contract. You will independently lead creative development across PR, social, and influencer marketing, coordinating with Creative, Brand Marketing, Production, Merchandising, and external partners to meet timelines and deliverables from kickoff to final execution.

You'll drive cross-functional alignment, manage milestones, and ensure channel-specific needs are integrated into the broader creative