Manager, Creative Operations

Omnicom Media; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom is seeking a Manager – Creative Operations to oversee the digital asset workflow across campaigns. You will coordinate production timelines, routing of assets between client, agencies, and media partners, and help build decks to illustrate media plans in client meetings.

The role requires solid project management, strong communication, and familiarity with digital creative specs, IAB standards, and related concepts. In-office collaboration is expected in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a creative or digital media agency.
• Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills across disciplines.
• Basic knowledge of digital media creative specs and IAB standards.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and lead creative kick-off calls with internal and external stakeholders
• Create and manage spec sheets in collaboration with media
• Provide clear daily communication on status and next steps for all items
• Manage custom programming development including production timelines and asset routing
• Perform initial QA of delivered assets for type, size, and clip length
• Coordinate with operations to ensure assets are trafficked and set live on time
• Build creative decks and discuss specs, timelines, and best practices at client meetings

Skills

Project management

Communication

Microsoft Office

Creative asset workflows

Stakeholder management

Education

Undergraduate studies in advertising/marketing

Tools

Google Campaign Manager

Google Studio

Job description

Manager – Creative Operations

As a Digital (Creative) Asset Manager, you will play a key role in working with internal media activation and operations teams and external stakeholders to manage the creative asset workflow associated with digital media campaigns. This role’s primary focus and responsibility is the management of video/custom program development, including production timelines and technical specifications, and routing of digital display, video, and other creative assets between the client, internal teams, creative agencies, and media partners. The Creative Asset Manager also plays a vital role in helping the media team build creative decks to illustrate the media plan and assists in presenting plans to the client. Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Scheduling and leading creative kick-off calls with internal and external stakeholders
• Creating and managing spec sheets in collaboration with media
• Providing clear daily communication related to status and next steps for all pending, complete, or at-risk items
• Managing custom program development, including production timelines and routing of assets between client, creative agencies, and media partner
• Performing initial QA of delivered creative assets to confirm that all expected items have been received and meet basic spec requirements (such as file type, file size, and clip length)
• Communicating with operations team to ensure creative assets are trafficked and set live correctly and on time
• Building creative decks and speak to spec needs, timelines, and best practices at client meetings

Desired Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

• Minimum 3 years of experience working at a creative or digital media agency
• Experience Supporting Clients In The Entertainment Industry Preferred
• Foundational knowledge of digital media creative specs, IAB standards, and related concepts
• Ability to manage multiple complex campaigns simultaneously—strong project management (time management, organization, and prioritization) skills are a must
• High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate (verbal and written) effectively and efficiently across disciplines with colleagues, clients, and partners at all levels
• Basic knowledge of Google Campaign Manager or Studio is a plus
• Knowledge and skills typically acquired through the completion of undergraduate studies in advertising, marketing, or a related field

New York $50,000.00 - $95,000.00

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you.

For US Job Seekers

It is the policy of Omnicom and any of its affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F., New York $50,000.00 - $95,000.00