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If you are looking to be part of a company focused on making our roads and communities safer, apply to join our team of talented individuals today!
*Please note - The pay rate will be based on experience*
What TAPCO has to offer you
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation and Personal Time (starting day one)
- Four Weeks of Paid Parental Leave with no waiting period
- 401K Plan with Employer Match (fully vested on day one)
- Company-Funded Short-Term Disability
- Health, Vision, and Dental insurance
- Quarterly Company Events and Lunches
- Have a say in TAPCO Happenings by joining the Fun or Safety Committee
What you will accomplish as an Senior Marketing Creative & Operations Manager at TAPCO:
Reporting to the Director of Marketing, this position serves as a member of the Marketing Leadership Team and owns the Marketing Operations Center of Excellence for creative production and events to contribute to lead generation growth. Responsible for defining and managing marketing workflows, resource allocation, and project plans that enable the successful execution of campaigns, creative assets, tradeshows, and virtual events.
This role acts as the steward of TAPCO's brand standards, ensuring consistency and quality across all marketing channels and customer touchpoints. The position coordinates internal teams, external agencies, freelancers, and vendors to produce a wide range of marketing deliverables, including creative design, copywriting, multimedia, video, 3D renderings, print, email marketing, marketing automation, websites, digital media, and experiential programs.
The Senior Marketing Creative & Operations Manager leads event and creative production personnel, develops team capabilities, and balances internal and external resources to optimize capacity, efficiency, and budget stewardship. The role also serves as platform owner for virtual event systems, digital asset management (DAM) and tradeshow technologies.
Working closely with the Campaign, Content, and Digital Marketing Centers of Excellence, this position develops work plans and production schedules that support campaign execution, revenue objectives, and pipeline goals while providing performance reporting and optimization recommendations to executive leadership.
Duties and Responsibilities
Define and optimize marketing operations processes, workflows, and resource planning to deliver efficient and consistent omnichannel marketing experiences.
- Lead and develop creative production and event team members through coaching, goal setting, performance management, and professional development.
- Expert in tradeshow and event planning logistics to meet demanding timelines and complexity of exhibiting at live events with booth staffing, labor, set up, shipping, QA, continuous improvement and ROI analysis
- Develop and manage sales enablement materials, including presentations, collateral, and supporting assets that improve sales effectiveness.
- Build and maintain project plans that define scope, priorities, timelines, dependencies, and delivery expectations.
- Drive project execution through clear milestones, accountability, and on-time delivery.
- Lead marketing traffic management, resource allocation, workload prioritization, and agency/freelancer coordination.
- Partner with subject matter experts to develop content, messaging, and supporting creative assets.
- Manage stakeholder review and approval workflows while ensuring alignment, quality, and timely decision-making.
- Define and maintain file management, taxonomy, and asset governance standards across marketing systems.
- Serve as platform owner for marketing technologies, digital asset management systems, and related vendor relationships.
- Manage production vendors, contracts, budgets, billing, onboarding, and performance expectations.
- Analyze and report on project management, production, and operational performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.
- Champion TAPCO's values: Safety First, Fight for the Greater Good, Get Stuff Done, Be Helpful, and Figure It Out.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Professional and positive attitude, with an energetic work ethic.
- Positive, professional attitude with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Proven leadership experience managing marketing operations, creative production, or project-based teams.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize, organize, delegate, and execute multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Effective relationship builder who collaborates across departments and levels of the organization.
- Self-motivated, highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of operating independently.
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and anticipate workflow requirements in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Experience managing agencies, vendors, freelancers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Design or a related field and/or commensurate on-the-job experience
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in marketing operations or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Excellent knowledge and design sense for multi-media, print and digital production and processes
- Prior experience using marketing project software and Adobe suite (CMS systems & HubSpot a plus)
- Experience with DAM systems and taxonomy of creative artwork and files
- Prior experience working in a fast-paced, team-based environment
About Us
At TAPCO, we aim to enhance transportation and personal safety in our communities through innovative solutions and products. We are driven to save lives! Are you looking for a career where you can earn a great wage based on experience and performance, your contributions are recognized, and you will have growth potential? Then choose TAPCO!
As an EEO Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran or disability status or other acceptable taglines in all printed employment advertisements.
If any assistance is needed with the application process, please contact TAPCO HR at 800-236-4462
8:00-5:00pm
If you are looking to be part of a company focused on making our roads and communities safer, apply to join our team of talented individuals today!
*Please note - The pay rate will be based on experience*
What TAPCO has to offer you
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation and Personal Time (starting day one)
- Four Weeks of Paid Parental Leave with no waiting period
- 401K Plan with Employer Match (fully vested on day one)
- Company-Funded Short-Term Disability
- Health, Vision, and Dental insurance
- Quarterly Company Events and Lunches
- Have a say in TAPCO Happenings by joining the Fun or Safety Committee
What you will accomplish as an Senior Marketing Creative & Operations Manager at TAPCO:
Reporting to the Director of Marketing, this position serves as a member of the Marketing Leadership Team and owns the Marketing Operations Center of Excellence for creative production and events to contribute to lead generation growth. Responsible for defining and managing marketing workflows, resource allocation, and project plans that enable the successful execution of campaigns, creative assets, tradeshows, and virtual events.
This role acts as the steward of TAPCO's brand standards, ensuring consistency and quality across all marketing channels and customer touchpoints. The position coordinates internal teams, external agencies, freelancers, and vendors to produce a wide range of marketing deliverables, including creative design, copywriting, multimedia, video, 3D renderings, print, email marketing, marketing automation, websites, digital media, and experiential programs.
The Senior Marketing Creative & Operations Manager leads event and creative production personnel, develops team capabilities, and balances internal and external resources to optimize capacity, efficiency, and budget stewardship. The role also serves as platform owner for virtual event systems, digital asset management (DAM) and tradeshow technologies.
Working closely with the Campaign, Content, and Digital Marketing Centers of Excellence, this position develops work plans and production schedules that support campaign execution, revenue objectives, and pipeline goals while providing performance reporting and optimization recommendations to executive leadership.
Duties and Responsibilities
Define and optimize marketing operations processes, workflows, and resource planning to deliver efficient and consistent omnichannel marketing experiences.
- Lead and develop creative production and event team members through coaching, goal setting, performance management, and professional development.
- Expert in tradeshow and event planning logistics to meet demanding timelines and complexity of exhibiting at live events with booth staffing, labor, set up, shipping, QA, continuous improvement and ROI analysis
- Develop and manage sales enablement materials, including presentations, collateral, and supporting assets that improve sales effectiveness.
- Build and maintain project plans that define scope, priorities, timelines, dependencies, and delivery expectations.
- Drive project execution through clear milestones, accountability, and on-time delivery.
- Lead marketing traffic management, resource allocation, workload prioritization, and agency/freelancer coordination.
- Partner with subject matter experts to develop content, messaging, and supporting creative assets.
- Manage stakeholder review and approval workflows while ensuring alignment, quality, and timely decision-making.
- Define and maintain file management, taxonomy, and asset governance standards across marketing systems.
- Serve as platform owner for marketing technologies, digital asset management systems, and related vendor relationships.
- Manage production vendors, contracts, budgets, billing, onboarding, and performance expectations.
- Analyze and report on project management, production, and operational performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.
- Champion TAPCO's values: Safety First, Fight for the Greater Good, Get Stuff Done, Be Helpful, and Figure It Out.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Professional and positive attitude, with an energetic work ethic.
- Positive, professional attitude with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Proven leadership experience managing marketing operations, creative production, or project-based teams.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize, organize, delegate, and execute multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Effective relationship builder who collaborates across departments and levels of the organization.
- Self-motivated, highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of operating independently.
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and anticipate workflow requirements in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Experience managing agencies, vendors, freelancers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Design or a related field and/or commensurate on-the-job experience
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in marketing operations or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Excellent knowledge and design sense for multi-media, print and digital production and processes
- Prior experience using marketing project software and Adobe suite (CMS systems & HubSpot a plus)
- Experience with DAM systems and taxonomy of creative artwork and files
- Prior experience working in a fast-paced, team-based environment
About Us
At TAPCO, we aim to enhance transportation and personal safety in our communities through innovative solutions and products. We are driven to save lives! Are you looking for a career where you can earn a great wage based on experience and performance, your contributions are recognized, and you will have growth potential? Then choose TAPCO!
As an EEO Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran or disability status or other acceptable taglines in all printed employment advertisements.
If any assistance is needed with the application process, please contact TAPCO HR at 800-236-4462
8:00-5:00pm
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Retail
- Education
- Manufacturing
- Staffing & Recruiting
- Technology & Software
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in creative operations lead jobs.
- Five or more years of experience managing creative production or marketing operations workflows
- Proficiency with project management platforms such as Asana, Monday.com, or Workfront
- Experience overseeing digital asset management systems and creative resource allocation
- Strong cross-functional collaboration with creative, marketing, and product teams
- Background in budget management and vendor or agency relationship oversight
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, design, business, or a related field
Tips for Your Creative Operations Lead Job Search
Quantify your throughput and delivery metrics
Creative operations roles live and die on output. List how many campaigns, assets, or productions you managed concurrently, turnaround times you improved, and budget ranges you controlled. Numbers make your resume stand out against candidates who describe responsibilities without results.
Tailor your resume to in-house versus agency roles
In-house creative operations leads own tooling, process, and team structure long-term. Agency roles demand faster pivots across multiple clients. Adjust your resume's language to reflect the environment each employer operates in, so your experience reads as directly transferable.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists creative operations lead openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight your ATS and project tooling stack
Job postings for this role almost always list specific tools like project management platforms, digital asset management systems, and workflow automation software. Mirror the exact tool names from each posting in your resume so your application clears automated screening before a human ever reads it.
Prepare a portfolio of process improvements you built
Interviewers for creative operations roles ask for concrete examples of broken workflows you fixed. Document two or three before you start interviewing: what the problem was, what you built or changed, and what the measurable outcome was.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
Creative operations leads often inherit under-resourced teams or outdated tooling. During offer discussions, clarify headcount authority, budget ownership, and technology decision rights before you accept. Scope gaps create friction fast, and they are easier to resolve before your start date than after.
Creative Operations Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most creative operations leads?
Whatnot, The Estée Lauder Companies, and TikTok are hiring the most creative operations leads right now, with openings concentrated in New York, California, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand tends to be highest at companies scaling their in-house creative functions or consolidating agency work internally.
How many creative operations lead jobs are remote?
About 78% of creative operations lead openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the role's heavy reliance on digital collaboration tools rather than physical production. Sub-areas focused on content operations and marketing workflow management tend to have the highest remote availability, while roles tied to studio or broadcast production typically require on-site presence.
How do you become a creative operations lead?
Start by building hands-on experience in a creative production, project management, or marketing operations role where you own workflows end to end. Develop fluency in project management platforms, digital asset management systems, and cross-functional communication. Move into positions where you manage other coordinators or producers, then position yourself for a lead role by demonstrating measurable process improvements and budget ownership.
How do you get hired as a creative operations lead with little experience?
Focus on roles titled creative operations coordinator or creative project manager, which share the same skill set at a lower seniority level. Build a portfolio of process work: document a workflow you redesigned, a bottleneck you resolved, or a production system you built from scratch. Employers care more about demonstrated operational thinking than years on a resume.
What does the creative operations lead interview process look like?
Expect a recruiter screen followed by a hiring manager conversation focused on your operations philosophy and tool experience. A second round typically involves a panel with creative directors or marketing leads who test your cross-functional collaboration skills. Some employers include a practical exercise asking you to audit a fictional workflow or prioritize a backlog, so prepare to walk through your reasoning out loud.
Where can I find and apply to creative operations lead jobs?
You can find and apply to creative operations lead jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your experience level and specialization, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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