Studio Data Ops Architect & Workflow Lead

SanMar-Internal; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 80,170 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan and matches

Life insurance

Short/long-term disability

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Job summary

SanMar’s Seattle Studio is seeking a Studio Data Operations Administrator to design, govern, and evolve the digital production ecosystem powering Studio Operations. This role owns Creative Force configuration, workflow logic, and system performance to drive scalable production outcomes.

Based in Seattle, WA, you will partner with multiple teams to ensure accurate data, efficient routing, and capacity planning.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years experience designing or managing workflow systems, production systems, or operational platforms, or equivalent education.

Responsibilities

• Design and refine end to end production workflows with Creative Force, including task sequencing, routing rules, ownership models, and dependencies.
• Establish intake strategy and system rules that determine how work enters and flows through the studio.
• Define, own, and enforce data governance standards, including required fields, dependencies, naming conventions, and schema design.
• Make decisions on workflow configuration, prioritization logic, routing structures, and capacity implications.
• Evaluate workflow performance and implement changes to improve efficiency, throughput, and scalability.
• Configure and maintain Creative Force, including workflow builds, attribute configuration, and system optimization.
• Partner with cross functional teams and vendors to align on workflow expectations, intake rules, and operational guardrails.
• Partner with Creative, Merch Coordination, Imaging, Production, and Project Management teams to ensure confidence in the data driving studio work.
• Identify and implement automation and AI solutions, including tagging, routing, predictive scheduling, and generative workflows.
• Translate studio operations into reporting frameworks, dashboards, and insights to support capacity planning and forecasting.
• Lead continuous improvement of systems, workflows, and data models to reduce rework and support scalable production.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

Skills

Systems thinking

Independent decision-making

Attention to detail

Communication (written and verbal)

Workflow design

Education

Equivalent education

Tools

Creative Force

Job description

SanMar’s Seattle Studio is seeking a Studio Data Operations Administrator to design, govern, and evolve the digital production ecosystem powering Studio Operations. This role owns Creative Force configuration, workflow logic, and system performance to drive scalable production outcomes.

Based in Seattle, WA, you will partner with multiple teams to ensure accurate data, efficient routing, and capacity planning.