Creative Operations Specialist II
Cars Commerce · Greater Chicago Area · 1 wk ago
RemoteRemoteManagement$73k–$89k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Process Support & Improvement
- Assist in maintaining and refining design processes, workflows, and best practices to support consistency and quality
- Identify improvement opportunities and recommend solutions using standard frameworks and tools
- Help document processes and maintain operational resources
- Workflow Management (Wrike)
- Support end-to-end workflow coordination from intake to delivery
- Monitor timelines, task progress, and resource allocation
- Ensure work is routed correctly and follows established processes
- Collaboration & Communication
- Collaborate with designers, copywriters, compliance, and cross-functional partners to ensure alignment
- Communicate project updates, timelines, and requirements clearly
- Help resolve workflow questions and escalate risks when needed
- Metrics & Reporting
- Track basic performance metrics and assist in compiling reports
- Participate in retrospectives and help identify patterns or improvement areas
- Share insights with leadership to inform decisions
- Training & Knowledge Sharing
- Support onboarding and process training for team members
- Maintain documentation and knowledge-sharing resources
- Reinforce established best practices and brand compliance standards
- Quality Support
- Aid with quality checks using pre-flight checklists and established standards
- Flag issues and partner with leads to resolve them
- Participate in design critiques to support continuous learning
- Continuous Improvement
- Contribute ideas to improve workflows and efficiency
- Support implementation of new tools or process updates
- Embrace agile ways of working and iterative improvements
Requirements
- 2–5+ years of experience in creative marketing, marketing operations, project coordination, or design operations
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field required
- Fundamental understanding of design principles and workflows
- Basic understanding of production processes across creative, content, and marketing to support timelines and resources
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey timelines, priorities, and updates to peers and stakeholders
- Collaborative mindset with willingness to support cross-functional partners
- Resourceful problem-solver who can navigate established processes and guidelines