Marketing Operations Manager [AQ-13745]

Aquent is seeking a highly organized and collaborative professional to contribute to a dynamic team at the forefront of marketing operations within a prominent, innovative organization. This role offers the opportunity to drive efficiency and innovation, directly shaping how strategic marketing initiatives are planned, executed, and optimized.

Responsibilities

• Streamline critical review and approval processes, supporting ongoing governance and facilitating submissions from diverse stakeholders to ensure efficient workflows.
• Actively gather and assess use cases and feedback, exploring new platforms and capabilities to continuously enhance marketing effectiveness.
• Champion marketing-wide coordination, communications, education, and enablement initiatives, fostering a culture of continuous innovation and improvement.
• Develop and execute robust change management activities, ensuring the successful adoption of new processes and technologies across the team.
• Contribute to the development and ongoing maintenance of project portfolio governance, meticulously documenting processes, tools, standards, and templates.
• Efficiently manage intake requests by reviewing submissions, validating completeness, and collaborating with requestors to ensure comprehensive information for prioritization and strategic decision-making.
• Support essential planning and reporting activities, preparing comprehensive meeting materials, executive-level updates, and leadership-ready summaries.
• Assist with critical annual and quarterly portfolio planning, consolidating inputs and organizing materials for strategic review.
• Support the development and seamless rollout of operational tools, templates, and process documentation to enhance team enablement and ensure strict adherence to standards.
• Assist with monthly and quarterly team reporting, synthesizing accomplishments, challenges, opportunities, and risks into clear, leadership-ready updates.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2–5 years of experience in marketing operations, program management, or a related operational role.
• Proven experience supporting intake, planning, or governance processes within a marketing or technology environment.
• Strong written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to prepare leadership-ready materials.
• Comfort working across diverse teams and effectively managing multiple priorities with meticulous attention to detail.
• High flexibility and adaptability when switching tasks across disparate areas of focus.
• Highly independent, with the ability to activate with incomplete information or limited context.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• A keen interest in emerging technologies and capabilities; direct experience is a valuable plus but not a requirement.

Benefits

• Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans.
• Paid sick leave.
• Retirement plans with a match.
• Free online training through Aquent Gymnasium.

About Aquent Talent

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands. Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued.