Manager - Marketing & Creative Operations (Banana Republic)

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$119K/yr – $155K/yrManager4+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the orchestration of multi-campaign creative and marketing workflows, turning complex cross-team requests into timely, cohesive brand executions.

  • Own end-to-end campaigns and cross-functional collaboration across creative, brand, loyalty, social, and leadership teams.
  • Build and manage seasonal calendars, align show timelines with product and promo events, and drive workflow efficiencies to reduce handoffs.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage end-to-end creative and marketing workflows across multiple campaigns and projects
  • Identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce handoffs, and improve how work moves across creative and marketing teams
  • Attend key milestone meetings, provide meeting set-up, and send recaps communicating what was discussed, next steps and timelines
  • Partner with Product Ops to understand marketing intersection points within the overall brand pipeline and impacts to the seasonal calendar – i.e. ad sample timing, merch touch points etc.
  • Drive pre-season and in-season timing and offer solutions to alleviate overlap, where possible
  • Collaborate with Digital Ops team on timeline for multi-channel briefings for campaign assets and promo events
  • Partner closely with creative, brand marketing, loyalty, social, production, and leadership team to align priorities and ensure seamless execution
  • Drive operational excellence by identifying areas of workflow efficiencies, and scalable ways of working
  • Develop and manage comprehensive calendars for all seasonal campaigns, brand initiatives, and special projects, ensuring timely delivery of assets across platforms and channels
  • Lead the development of strategies and objectives for building and executing year- round brand engagement through partnerships, social media, and other marketing vehicles

Requirements

  • 4-6 years of project management experience
  • Bachelor's degree in marketing or advertising
  • Agency experience a plus
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Project management software (Wrike, Smartsheet, AirTable)
  • Figma
  • Highly organized multitasker who thrives in fast-paced environments
  • Exceptional follow-through and attention to detail
  • Positive, productive, solution-oriented mindset
  • Adaptable to shifting priorities, calendar changes, and last-minute pivots

Preferred

  • Agency experience a plus
  • Experience with Wrike, Smartsheet, AirTable (project management software)
  • Figma

Benefits

  • Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
  • One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
  • Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
  • Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*
  • Employee stock purchase plan.*
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
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Banana Republic

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Explore our amazing opportunities at jobs.bananarepublic.comBanana Republic is a global apparel and accessories brand focused on delivering modern, versatile classics designed for a life with no boundaries. Curious, connected and out in the world, Banana Republic provides a wardrobe of favorites – clothing, eyewear, jewelry, shoes, handbags and fragrances – all made for a life in motion with the finest materials and fabric innovations. Founded in San Francisco, Banana Republic is located in about 700 company-operated and franchise retail locations worldwide.But selling clothes isn’t the only thing we do. We’re committed to bettering the lives of those in the communities where we live and work. That’s why we’ve established a community outreach program through which employees dedicate thousands of volunteer hours. We’re also dedicated to supporting our employees. We provide robust on-boarding plans and programs to promote career growth like stretch assignments, mentoring, coaching and global assignments. In addition, we offer competitive benefits, including medical, 401(k) match, Employee Stock Purchase plan and employee charitable contribution matching. Banana Republic is proudly recognized as part of Gap Inc., which also operates Gap, Old Navy, and Athleta. If you’re knowledgeable about fashion and passionate about our brand, we’d love to hear from you.

Founded in 1978
San Francisco, California, USA
7.7K employees (1,323 in marketing)
62% recommend to a friend
71% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
57.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.1M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
23.8%
Direct
47.6%
Referral
4.5%
Social
22.5%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~7.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
596 (8% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
8.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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