Creative Operations Manager: Drive Workflow & Delivery

NASCAR; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NASCAR is seeking an experienced Manager, Creative Operations to shape the processes powering the organization’s creative work and drive governance across Marketing and Creative Services. You will lead end-to-end project delivery, optimize resource planning, and deliver on-brand experiences that support NASCAR’s business objectives. Travel up to 5% may be required.

Based in Daytona Beach, FL. Join a team dedicated to transforming how creative projects are planned, executed, and measured to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Minimum of five (5) years of project management experience in a creative/marketing/agency environment.
• Strong expertise with Workfront or similar project management/traffic platforms.
• Experience managing complex workflows, timelines, and resource planning.
• Proficiency with Macintosh platforms, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Office and cross‑platform Mac/PC environments.
• Ability to translate complex concepts into actionable project plans and liaise between business partners and creative teams.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and conflict‑resolution skills.
• Proven ability to prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using project data and reporting to drive decision-making and process improvements.
• Ability to foster collaboration and help teams perform at a high level.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle of creative projects from intake through delivery.
• Oversee project prioritization with Creative Services and Marketing leadership.
• Serve as admin and SME for Workfront: setup, workflows, reporting, governance.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, dependencies, and capacity.
• Manage creative team capacity, identify risks and opportunities.
• Establish intake standards, briefing requirements, and approval workflows.
• Facilitate cross-functional communication on timelines and scope changes.
• Monitor scope, performance metrics, and budgets for efficiency.
• Generate executive-level insights from Workfront for decision-making.
• Identify process improvements to reduce bottlenecks and improve output.
• Travel up to 5% as needed.

Skills

Workfront

Project management

St akeholder comms

Resource planning

Cross-functional

Communication

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Workfront

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Microsoft Office

Job description

NASCAR is seeking an experienced Manager, Creative Operations to shape the processes powering the organization’s creative work and drive governance across Marketing and Creative Services. You will lead end-to-end project delivery, optimize resource planning, and deliver on-brand experiences that support NASCAR’s business objectives. Travel up to 5% may be required.

Based in Daytona Beach, FL. Join a team dedicated to transforming how creative projects are planned, executed, and measured to