Global Digital Brand Creative Operations Manager

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$112K/yr – $147K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize the creative operations lifecycle, leading multi–workstream programs, process improvements, and cross‑functional alignment to ensure on‑time, on‑brand campaigns.

  • Lead operational optimizations for the channel creative function
  • Manage complex, multi‑workstream programs from brief to delivery
  • Partner with Creative, Production, Brand Management, and Digital teams to ensure high‑quality execution

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead operational optimizations for the channel creative function, inclusive of creating new processes and methodologies, enabling efficient workflows, and driving adoption.
  • Develop and implement operational tactics to enhance organizational efficiency via process mapping, RASCIs, standardized initiative tracking, and building new systems, SOPs, and tools.
  • Lead complex, multi-workstream projects and seasonal initiatives from brief development through creative execution, production, and delivery.
  • Develop and manage an integrated program inclusive of multiple project timelines, milestones, dependencies, budgets, and stakeholder communications to enable on-time and on-budget delivery.
  • Facilitates resource planning, prioritization, workload management, capacity tracking, and portfolio reporting across multiple initiatives and teams.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams, leadership, and external agencies to drive alignment, facilitate decision-making, and enable successful execution.
  • Identify project gaps, dependencies, and risks early, escalating issues and developing actionable mitigation plans to keep workstreams on track.
  • Manage projects through the creative lifecycle, ensuring clear briefs, aligned requirements, efficient review cycles, and seamless handoffs between teams.
  • Coordinate closely with Creative, Production, Brand Management, and Digital (Product Management & UX) partners to ensure high-quality execution of seasonal campaigns and evergreen initiatives.
  • In partnership with their manager, build, own, and continuously improve processes, tools, governance, and ways of working that increase efficiency, visibility, consistency, and operational excellence across the function.

Requirements

  • 8-10 years of experience in project management, creative operations, brand operations, marketing operations, digital creative, or related disciplines.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement capabilities, with a focus on operational effectiveness and continuous improvement.
  • Experience managing complex cross-functional programs within retail, apparel, e-commerce, consumer brands, creative agencies, or production environments.
  • Demonstrated experience leading projects through both creative & UX/UI development and operational execution.
  • Strong project management skills, including budget management, resource planning, timeline development, risk mitigation, and stakeholder management.
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and shifting priorities while maintaining a positive and solutions-oriented mindset.
  • Proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively across functions and levels of leadership.
  • A genuine passion for brand creative, experiences, and operations, with a track record of enabling teams through scalable processes and ways of working.
  • Must be a self-starter, critical thinker, and team player who thrives in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
  • Experience working with Microsoft Teams, Excel, Smartsheet, and other project and resource management tools.

Preferred

  • Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
  • Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
  • Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
  • Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
  • Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
  • Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take yourself too seriously.

Benefits

  • Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
  • Paid time off
  • Savings and retirement plan matching
  • Generous employee discount
  • Fitness & yoga classes
  • Parenthood top-up
  • Extensive catalog of development course offerings
  • People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)
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If you are seeking a job opportunity with lululemon, please note that our recruiters will only contact candidates using an @lululemon.com email address. -- lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) is a healthy lifestyle inspired athletic apparel company for yoga, running, training, and most other sweaty pursuits, creating transformational products and experiences which enable people to live a life they love. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional designs, lululemon works with yogis and athletes in local communities for continuous research and product feedback.

Founded in 1998
Vancouver, BC, CA
24K employees (1,938 in marketing)
82% recommend to a friend
84% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$112K/yr – $147K/yr

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Funding

Last Raise
Post IPO Secondary, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2021
    Post IPO Secondary
  • Aug 2014
    Post IPO Equity
  • Dec 2005
    Private Equity

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
32.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.3M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41.1%
Direct
51.9%
Referral
4.1%
Social
1.9%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~24.6K

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Global Digital Brand Creative Operations Manager

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