Specialist, DAM and Creative Ops

StoneX Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services provider in Cape Town is looking for a skilled professional to manage and evolve their Digital Asset Management platform. This role involves leading creative operations, defining standards, and empowering teams. The ideal candidate will have experience in Creative Operations, be proficient with DAM systems, and hold a relevant Bachelor's degree. Join to nurture an environment where creativity flows and brand consistency is prioritized. This is a permanent, full-time position, working four days in the office.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Creative Operations role managing an enterprise-level DAM system.
• Expertise with DAM platforms and creative tools.
• Exceptional organizational ability and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead, optimize, and evolve the Digital Asset Management platform.
• Create intuitive metadata standards and tagging protocols.
• Define and enforce governance standards for assets.
• Manage user access and train teams on the DAM.
• Document processes and champion best practices.

Skills

Creative Operations experience

Dam platform management

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Information Science

Tools

Bynder

Adobe AEM

Jira

Job description

Overview

Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity.

With 4,500+ employees and over 300,000 commercial, institutional, payments, and retail clients, we operate from more than 70 offices spread across six continents. As a Fortune 100, Nasdaq-listed provider, we connect clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.

Whether you want to forge a career connecting our retail clients to potential trading opportunities, or ingrain yourself in the world of institutional investing, StoneX Group is made up of four business segments that offer endless potential for progression and growth.

Responsibilities

Position Purpose:We’re looking for a systems-minded creative thinker, someone who thrives at the intersection of creativity, technology, and process. You’ll take the lead in evolving our Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform, ensuring it becomes a trusted hub where content is easy to find, use, and govern. This role is about more than managing files; it’s about designing an environment where creativity flows effortlessly, brand consistency shines, and teams are empowered to create with confidence.

Key Responsibilities

Digital Asset Management (DAM)

• Own the DAM: Lead, optimise, and evolve our Digital Asset Management platform (Bynder) so it becomes one of the creative team’s most powerful tool, stable, scalable, and always improving.
• Design for Discovery: Create intuitive metadata standards, taxonomy frameworks, and tagging protocols that make every asset easy to find, use, and love.
• Protect and Govern: Define and enforce governance standards, from naming conventions and version control to rights management, ensuring every asset meets brand, legal, and licensing standards.
• Enable and Empower: Manage user access, train teams, and develop onboarding experiences that encourage adoption and self-service.
• Template Champion: Collaborate with the creatives to build and maintain branded templates that keep quality high and workflows fast.
• Optimize Requests: Evaluate creative needs and identify opportunities to fulfil them through existing assets or scalable DAM solutions, turning repeat requests into effortless workflows.

Creative Studio Operations

• Tech Stewardship: Oversee the creative tech stack, ensuring seamless integration, adoption, and evolution in line with business needs.
• Operational Excellence: Document processes, define standards, and champion best practices that balance creativity with consistency.
• Measure What Matters: Analyze usage data, monitor performance metrics, and surface insights that fuel smarter creative operations.

Qualifications

To land this role you will need:

• Experience:Experience in a Creative Operations role, combined with hands‑on experience managing an enterprise-level DAM system.
• Technical Proficiency:Expertise with DAM platforms (e.g., Bynder, Brandfolder, Adobe AEM) and creative tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, Jira).
• Organizational Skills:Exceptional organizational ability, attention to detail, and a process-oriented mindset.
• Problem‑Solving:Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on identifying and removing workflow inefficiencies.
• Education:Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Information Science, or a related field.

Working environment:

• Permanent, full‑time, 4 days per week in office.