CREATIVE OPERATIONS MANAGER

About the role

The Creative Operations Manager oversees the planning, resourcing, and execution of all creative work across Sierra Nevada. This role ensures the right mix of in-house talent, freelancers, and vendors are deployed against business priorities to deliver high-quality, on-time creative outputs.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain master project templates that cascade into tactical content projects, ensuring alignment between strategic initiatives and creative production.
• Provide clear and regular updates to stakeholders on project status, resourcing, and timelines.
• Leverage our resource management tools to forecast creative capacity needs and make recommendations for optimized execution.
• Support creative leadership to align resourcing and project plans to creative priorities and business objectives.
• Oversee our in-house creative team providing coaching, support and connection to resources.
• Manage the end-to-end production process, from intake through delivery, ensuring work is delivered on time, on budget, and at the highest quality standards.
• Serve as the central point of contact for creative resourcing, balancing internal bandwidth with external vendor partnerships (freelancers, agencies, photographers, printers, etc.).
• Partner with brand managers, innovation managers, and integrated marketing channel leads to clarify project scope, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Develop and maintain vendor relationships, negotiate estimates, and ensure efficient use of external resources.
• Maintain visibility into workload and capacity across the creative team, proactively solving for resourcing gaps.
• Lead by example, embracing creative conflict and transforming problems into additive solutions.
• Select, supervise, and obtain cost estimates from outside vendors such as photographers, designers, paper suppliers, or printers as needed.
• Ensure all deliverables meet Sierra Nevada’s brand standards and quality benchmarks through strong collaboration with creative leadership and creative contributors.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, creative or project management or similar discipline, or any combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
• 7 years project management, creative operations, or production management experience in an agency or in-house environment (CPG preferred).
• 4 years leadership experience.

Skills

• Basic knowledge of Adobe Creative suite; ability to check and maneuver creative files.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with a track record of managing multiple, complex projects simultaneously with experience in production planning, vendor management and budget oversight.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey plans and updates across creative and commercial teams.
• Familiarity with creative workflows and production processes (print, digital, packaging, photography, video and html).
• Proficient in project management tools (i.e. Wrike, Workfront, Smartsheet) a plus.
• Ability to foster cross-functional relationship and influence without direct authority.
• Thrives in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment.

Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation package, including a starting salary range of $98,279 to $153,315, a generous 10% company match on 401(k) contributions, learning and development opportunities, and ongoing trainings, state-of-the-art equipment, and preventative care. We also provide medical, dental, and vision insurance, an onsite medical clinic, mental health and well-being benefits including paid sick leave, and foster a culture of work-life balance with paid time off.

Pay

$98,279 to $153,315 base compensation for this role. Individual offers are based on skills, experience, and qualifications.

Schedule

Not specified.

Qualifications

To apply, you must be at least 21 years of age to work for Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Selected candidates must pass a pre-employment, post-offer background check. Before applying for this role, please review the full job description, including the physical demands and working environment: https://sierranevada.jdxpert.com/ShowJob.aspx?EntityID=2&id=3794.