Creative Operations Manager – 12-Month Fixed Term Contract

Inspired Thinking Group (ITG)

. Manage the end-to-end delivery of marketing and creative projects, ensuring campaigns are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.

Posted 10/16/2026contractLondon • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong project management and organizational skills, effectively managing multiple projects and priorities while ensuring timely delivery of marketing campaigns across various channels. Exhibits excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities, fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams and external partners.

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Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementBudget ManagementRisk ManagementMarketing Campaign Delivery

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Hard Skills

Project PlanningCritical Path ManagementDelivery ReportingBudget TrackingAttention to Detail

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsRelationship BuildingProblem-SolvingCollaborationResilience

Tools & Technologies

Project Management Tools

Industry Keywords

Marketing Campaign DeliveryDigital ChannelsPrintPOSOOHOperational Excellence

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the end-to-end delivery of marketing and creative projects, ensuring campaigns are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.
Develop and maintain project plans, critical paths, timelines and status reporting, proactively managing risks, issues and dependencies.
Coordinate cross-functional teams, suppliers and agency partners to ensure activity remains aligned and delivery milestones are achieved.
Support the efficient running of creative workflows, maintaining project timelines, governance processes and meeting agendas.
Ensure campaign assets are delivered accurately, meet brand standards and are fit for purpose across all channels.
Provide clear communication and reporting to stakeholders, maintaining visibility of project status, priorities and delivery risks.
Support supplier performance management and budget tracking to ensure value, quality and service expectations are met.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that optimise project delivery, ways of working and operational effectiveness.
Act as the operational link between Marketing, Creative, Production and external partners.
Build strong working relationships with Brand Marketing, Creative, Art Direction, Design, Copy, Shoot Production, Instore Marketing, Digital Channels, VM, Programme Management, agency partners, and print and production partners.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong project management and organisational skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building capability.
Strong communication, coordination and influencing skills.
Effective planning, problem-solving and risk-management capability.
Commercial awareness and budget-management experience.
Highly proactive, solutions-focused and resilient under pressure.
Strong attention to detail combined with a focus on delivery outcomes.
Experience using project management tools, critical paths and delivery reporting.
Understanding of marketing campaign delivery across digital, POS, print, VM, OOH and other customer-facing channels.
Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on operational excellence.
Collaborative approach with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams.