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The American Medical Association (AMA) is the nation's largest professional Association of physicians and a non-profit organization. We are a unifying voice and powerful ally for America's physicians, the patients they care for, and the promise of a healthier nation. To be part of the AMA is to be part of our Mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
At AMA, our mission to improve the health of the nation starts with our people. We foster an inclusive, people-first culture where every employee is empowered to perform at their best. Together, we advance meaningful change in health care and the communities we serve.
We encourage and support professional development for our employees, and we are dedicated to social responsibility. We invite you to learn more about us and we look forward to getting to know you.
We have an opportunity at our corporate offices in Chicago for a Creative Operations Manager (Hybrid) on our Marketing and Membership Experience team. This is a hybrid position reporting into our Chicago, IL office, requiring 3 days a week in the office.
This role manages day‑to‑day creative workflows, coordinates assignments and tracks deadlines to ensure work moves efficiently from intake through delivery. Manages vendor and freelance coordination as well as execution on print production to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and at a high quality. Responsible for the planning, scheduling, communication, vendor management, and on‑site, white-glove customer experience service for AMA member photo shoots.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Creative Operations & Workflow
- Manages creative intake and workflow management processes, working with account and marketing managers to ensure requests are clearly scoped, prioritized and assigned appropriately based on timelines, capacity and expertise.
- Balances creative workload by managing creative team member project loads, schedules, and dependencies
- Responsible for continuous improvement of creative workflows, tools, and operational processes to improve efficiency, communication, and output quality
- Manages the CLM/PO process related to the purchase of creative materials and services
- Monitors the design/photography budget, ensuring requirements for training, travel and operational needs are met efficiently and on budget
- Manages day‑to‑day creative operations, including contracts, statements of work, budgets, freelance sourcing, licensing updates, and equipment ordering and maintenance
- Manages relationships and serves as liaison with the creative team’s external creative partners, including photographers, freelancers, print vendors, and stationery and logo store merchandise partners
- Assesses demand and trends to recommend new products for the Logo Shop and serves as primary point of contact for employees requiring branded product support.
Print Production
- Leads the production of print projects to meet cost, quality and deadline requirements
- Manages production timelines in alignment with overall creative schedules and deadline demands
- Submits written specifications to vendors for competitive bidding and manages vendor selection in partnership with creative leadership
- Facilitates internal approval processes for proofs and production deliverables
- Manages quality control, fulfillment, and delivery of print collateral, premium imprinting and event graphics
- Supports forecasting, maintenance, and communication of production schedules to ensure transparency and alignment
Photography Production & Asset Management
- Manages the coordination of photo shoots, including scheduling subjects, locations, and internal stakeholders
- Leads day‑of photo shoot execution, overseeing onsite logistics, timelines and adherence to shoot plans
- Coordinates and communicates shoot details before, during and after production, including schedules, call sheets and expectations
- Serves as a primary point of contact for photographer as well as photo shoot subjects, building positive relationships and ensuring a professional, well‑guided experience
- Maintains accurate documentation of shoot details, assets and communications
- Ensures approved photo assets are properly archived in the DAM system and shared with photo shoot subjects in a clear, timely and professional manner.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic arts, marketing, integrated communications, advertising or related discipline required. Certification in project management a plus.
- Minimum 5+ years’ work experience managing creative operations and/or creative production within an in-house creative team or advertising/creative agency required.
- Demonstrated experience with Adobe Workfront, Asana and/or other project management software required. Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud software preferred.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating printing and fulfillment of creative projects including but not limited to print and digital collateral, exhibit displays and premium imprinting.
- Experience managing creative production, vendors, and external partners.
- Experience with budgets, statements of work, negotiations, and contract processes required.
- Self-starter who is comfortable working on multiple complex projects simultaneously
- Extreme detail orientation, with excellent organizational, communications and project management skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with proven abilities to meet deadlines and appropriately handle the unexpected.
- Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships both internally and externally.
The American Medical Association is located at 330 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 and is convenient to all public transportation in Chicago.
This role is an exempt position, and the salary range for this position is $87,394 - $115,797. This is the lowest to highest salary we believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to business consideration and geographical location, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. Employees are also eligible to participate in an incentive plan. To learn more about the American Medical Association’s benefits offerings, please click here.
We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. As an EOE/AA employer, the American Medical Association will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran or disability status
The American Medical Association (AMA) is the nation's largest professional Association of physicians and a non-profit organization. We are a unifying voice and powerful ally for America's physicians, the patients they care for, and the promise of a healthier nation. To be part of the AMA is to be part of our Mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
At AMA, our mission to improve the health of the nation starts with our people. We foster an inclusive, people-first culture where every employee is empowered to perform at their best. Together, we advance meaningful change in health care and the communities we serve.
We encourage and support professional development for our employees, and we are dedicated to social responsibility. We invite you to learn more about us and we look forward to getting to know you.
We have an opportunity at our corporate offices in Chicago for a Creative Operations Manager (Hybrid) on our Marketing and Membership Experience team. This is a hybrid position reporting into our Chicago, IL office, requiring 3 days a week in the office.
This role manages day‑to‑day creative workflows, coordinates assignments and tracks deadlines to ensure work moves efficiently from intake through delivery. Manages vendor and freelance coordination as well as execution on print production to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and at a high quality. Responsible for the planning, scheduling, communication, vendor management, and on‑site, white-glove customer experience service for AMA member photo shoots.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Creative Operations & Workflow
- Manages creative intake and workflow management processes, working with account and marketing managers to ensure requests are clearly scoped, prioritized and assigned appropriately based on timelines, capacity and expertise.
- Balances creative workload by managing creative team member project loads, schedules, and dependencies
- Responsible for continuous improvement of creative workflows, tools, and operational processes to improve efficiency, communication, and output quality
- Manages the CLM/PO process related to the purchase of creative materials and services
- Monitors the design/photography budget, ensuring requirements for training, travel and operational needs are met efficiently and on budget
- Manages day‑to‑day creative operations, including contracts, statements of work, budgets, freelance sourcing, licensing updates, and equipment ordering and maintenance
- Manages relationships and serves as liaison with the creative team’s external creative partners, including photographers, freelancers, print vendors, and stationery and logo store merchandise partners
- Assesses demand and trends to recommend new products for the Logo Shop and serves as primary point of contact for employees requiring branded product support.
Print Production
- Leads the production of print projects to meet cost, quality and deadline requirements
- Manages production timelines in alignment with overall creative schedules and deadline demands
- Submits written specifications to vendors for competitive bidding and manages vendor selection in partnership with creative leadership
- Facilitates internal approval processes for proofs and production deliverables
- Manages quality control, fulfillment, and delivery of print collateral, premium imprinting and event graphics
- Supports forecasting, maintenance, and communication of production schedules to ensure transparency and alignment
Photography Production & Asset Management
- Manages the coordination of photo shoots, including scheduling subjects, locations, and internal stakeholders
- Leads day‑of photo shoot execution, overseeing onsite logistics, timelines and adherence to shoot plans
- Coordinates and communicates shoot details before, during and after production, including schedules, call sheets and expectations
- Serves as a primary point of contact for photographer as well as photo shoot subjects, building positive relationships and ensuring a professional, well‑guided experience
- Maintains accurate documentation of shoot details, assets and communications
- Ensures approved photo assets are properly archived in the DAM system and shared with photo shoot subjects in a clear, timely and professional manner.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic arts, marketing, integrated communications, advertising or related discipline required. Certification in project management a plus.
- Minimum 5+ years’ work experience managing creative operations and/or creative production within an in-house creative team or advertising/creative agency required.
- Demonstrated experience with Adobe Workfront, Asana and/or other project management software required. Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud software preferred.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating printing and fulfillment of creative projects including but not limited to print and digital collateral, exhibit displays and premium imprinting.
- Experience managing creative production, vendors, and external partners.
- Experience with budgets, statements of work, negotiations, and contract processes required.
- Self-starter who is comfortable working on multiple complex projects simultaneously
- Extreme detail orientation, with excellent organizational, communications and project management skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with proven abilities to meet deadlines and appropriately handle the unexpected.
- Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships both internally and externally.
The American Medical Association is located at 330 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 and is convenient to all public transportation in Chicago.
This role is an exempt position, and the salary range for this position is $87,394 - $115,797. This is the lowest to highest salary we believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to business consideration and geographical location, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. Employees are also eligible to participate in an incentive plan. To learn more about the American Medical Association’s benefits offerings, please click here.
We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. As an EOE/AA employer, the American Medical Association will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran or disability status
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- Technology & Software17
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in creative manager jobs.
- Five or more years of creative production, campaign, or brand experience
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, or equivalent design tooling
- Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring a creative team
- Strong portfolio showing end-to-end campaign or brand creative ownership
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with marketing, product, and strategy teams
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, communications, fine arts, or a related field
Tips for Your Creative Manager Job Search
Tailor your portfolio for each application
Creative managers are evaluated on taste and range, so customize which case studies you lead with depending on the company's output. A DTC brand wants to see campaign thinking. An agency wants to see process, team leadership, and volume.
Quantify creative impact on your resume
Don't just list campaigns you led. Show what happened after. Conversion lifts, brand recall scores, or production efficiency gains give hiring managers something concrete to anchor your creative leadership against.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists creative manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target roles by creative discipline first
Job titles vary widely. Search for art director, creative lead, and brand manager alongside creative manager, since companies often use different titles for the same scope of work. Filtering by discipline narrows noise fast.
Prepare a brief for your portfolio walkthrough
Most creative manager interviews include a portfolio review. Write a one-paragraph brief for each featured project covering the business problem, your creative direction, who you managed, and what shipped. Interviewers follow that structure better than open-ended walkthroughs.
Negotiate scope before accepting a title
Creative manager roles differ sharply in actual authority. Before accepting an offer, clarify whether you own the final creative decision, manage direct reports, or sit in an execution layer. The title alone doesn't tell you which one you're walking into.
Creative Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most creative managers?
The companies hiring the most creative managers right now include TikTok, Amazon, and Robert Half, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is concentrated in large consumer brands, media companies, and agency holding groups.
How many creative manager jobs are remote?
About 61% of creative manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, which is above average for management roles. Content-focused and digital creative manager positions tend to be the most remote-friendly, while roles tied to production studios, retail environments, or in-house photo and video teams typically require on-site presence.
How do you become a creative manager?
You typically move into a creative manager role by building several years of hands-on creative execution first, then taking on ownership of projects, mentoring junior creatives, and leading a campaign or rebrand from brief to delivery. Formalizing that leadership through a documented portfolio and clear examples of team direction makes the transition easier when you apply.
Can you get a creative manager job without direct management experience?
Yes, if you can show you've directed creative output even without a formal reporting line. Freelance art direction, leading a brand refresh as a sole contributor, or mentoring junior designers all count as creative leadership. Focus your resume and portfolio on decisions you owned, feedback you gave, and work you shaped rather than titles you held.
What does the creative manager interview process look like?
Most creative manager processes run three to four rounds. The first is usually a recruiter screen, followed by a hiring manager conversation about your background and creative philosophy. A portfolio walkthrough with the broader team or a creative director comes next, often paired with a brief take-home or live whiteboard exercise. Final rounds typically include a cross-functional interview with marketing or product stakeholders.
Where can I find and apply to creative manager jobs?
You can find and apply to creative manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and creative discipline, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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