Creative Operations Manager

Salt Lake City, UT (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableManager3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end creative operations, aligning intake, capacity planning, and delivery across multiple departments to ensure on-brand, on-time outputs for a multi-property portfolio.

  • Own the creative intake, briefs, and approval workflows to shorten revision cycles and accelerate delivery.
  • Coordinate calendars, cross-functional priorities, and vendor onboarding to keep projects flowing smoothly and transparently.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage the end-to-end creative project intake process, ensuring all requests are properly briefed, scoped, prioritized, and tracked from kickoff through delivery.
  • Build and maintain a master production calendar across all active projects for the portfolio, coordinating timelines with stakeholders in Marketing, Property Operations, F&B, Sales, and Events.
  • Facilitate weekly creative team stand-ups and project reviews to assess workload, resolve bottlenecks, and keep priorities aligned.
  • Partner with the Creative Marketing Director to triage incoming requests, manage capacity, and make resourcing decisions in real time.
  • Ensure all projects are delivered on time, on brand, and on budget — escalating risks proactively when timelines or scope are jeopardized.
  • Manage the team's project management platform (Asana), maintaining accurate task ownership, deadlines, and status across all active work.
  • Develop and refine creative intake forms, project brief templates, and approval workflows to improve consistency and reduce revision cycles.
  • Track team capacity and flag potential bandwidth conflicts; assist in identifying when freelance or agency support is needed.
  • Coordinate onboarding of external vendors, freelancers, and agency partners — managing contracts, deliverables, and invoicing in partnership with Finance.
  • Support the Creative Marketing Director in staff scheduling, time tracking, and workload distribution across in-house designers, photographers, and video producers.

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of experience in creative operations, project management, or creative traffic/production management, preferably within a hospitality, luxury brand, or multi-property environment
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Proficiency with project management tools such as Asana, Monday.com, Wrike, or equivalent platforms
  • Experience with digital asset management systems and file management best practices
  • Exceptional organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail
  • Strong interpersonal and written communication skills; able to work collaboratively with both creative and non-creative stakeholders
  • Comfort navigating ambiguity and adapting to shifting priorities with a solutions-oriented mindset
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Preferred

  • Experience working in or alongside an in-house creative studio or agency environment
  • Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud applications (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and an understanding of design and production workflows
  • Experience managing print production, vendor relationships, and procurement processes
  • Background in luxury hospitality, resort management, or multi-property brand environments a plus
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Design, or a related field

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance — effective after 60 days
  • Paid floating holidays and sick pay
  • Exclusive hotel discounts across all Grand America Hotels & Resorts properties
  • $2 employee meals at our on-property employee cafĂ©
  • Professional development opportunities and career growth within a world-class portfolio
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Snowbasin Resort

Snowbasin Resort, one of SKI Magazines top rated resorts, is 45 minutes north of Salt Lake City with one of the easiest drives from Salt Lake International Airport as well as quick access to the Park City Area and Downtown Ogden. With 3,000 skiable acres and 3,000 vertical feet, Snowbasin Resort is best known for wide-open bowls, gladed runs, manicured groomers, powder stashes days after a storm, and four terrain parks. Snowbasin has world-class snowmaking and one of the most advanced ski lift systems in the West. Enjoy award-winning cuisine including mountaintop dining with spectacular views and magnificent day lodges.

Founded in 1940
Huntsville, Utah, USA
281 employees (12 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
103.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.7%
Direct
51.6%
Referral
4.7%
Social
0.5%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~281

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (2% of company)

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