Hybrid Creative Marketing Operations Manager

aKube; Culver City (CA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

aKube in Culver City, CA is seeking a Manager of Creative Marketing Operations for a short-term contract. The role is hybrid (3-4 days onsite) and focuses on coordinating creative workflows across digital, print, video, and motion platforms.

Responsibilities include managing schedules, budgets, and resources, while aligning with marketing stakeholders and external agencies. Candidates should have 3–5 years in creative production and strong Excel/Mac skills.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in creative production, marketing operations, creative services, or related fields.
• Hands-on experience managing creative projects from concept through final delivery.
• Strong understanding of digital, print, video, and broadcast production workflows.
• Experience managing creative schedules, deliverables, resources, and project timelines.
• Experience coordinating designers, editors, producers, and other creative teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Mac environments.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in creative production, marketing operations, or creative services.
• Experience independently managing multiple creative projects from planning through delivery.
• Working knowledge of digital and print production processes.
• Basic understanding of non-linear video editing systems.
• Experience managing project schedules, budgets, and creative deliverables.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced production environment.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experienbce.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily creative workloads across designers, editors, writers, producers, and production teams.
• Develop and maintain project schedules to ensure timely delivery.
• Coordinate project kickoffs, creative reviews, presentations, and approvals.
• Track project budgets, timelines, deliverables, and resource allocation.
• Assign resources based on project priorities, team capacity, and deadlines.
• Coordinate with production teams and freelance creative professionals.
• Manage creative assets, ensuring quality standards, technical specifications, and delivery requirements are met.
• Improve workflows covering creative briefs, development, production, quality control, and final delivery.
• Maintain project documentation, work orders, meeting notes, and action items.
• Coordinate communication between creative teams, marketing stakeholders, and external agencies.
• Identify production risks, resolve scheduling conflicts, and manage changing priorities.
• Support multiple creative marketing projects across digital, print, and motion platforms.

Skills

Creative project management

Workflow optimization

Communication

Organizational skills

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Mac OS

Job description

aKube in Culver City, CA is seeking a Manager of Creative Marketing Operations for a short-term contract. The role is hybrid (3-4 days onsite) and focuses on coordinating creative workflows across digital, print, video, and motion platforms.

Responsibilities include managing schedules, budgets, and resources, while aligning with marketing stakeholders and external agencies. Candidates should have 3–5 years in creative production and strong Excel/Mac skills.