Marketing Operations Manager

Responsibilities

• Own the content production process from intake through publishing.
• Manage the content calendar and pipeline across all channels and activities.
• Turn marketing priorities and campaign plans into clear schedules, assignments, and deadlines.
• Oversee the daily workflow of a 4 to 6 person content team.
• Set realistic capacity expectations by content type, spot workload imbalances early, and adjust resourcing as needed.
• Manage freelancers, photographers, videographers, and agencies when the team needs extra hands or specialized skills.
• Keep briefs, scopes, timelines, and approvals clear so creators can focus on making great content.
• Build and maintain QA checklists and approval steps, and keep brand voice, visual identity, and product claims consistent across everything published.
• Partner with content strategists and subject-matter experts to keep automotive content accurate and credible with enthusiast audiences.
• Prioritize content around launches, campaigns, and business goals, with an eye on what's coming (product launches, builds, events, shoots, promotions, and seasonal moments).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 5 or more years running content or marketing operations, production, or project management inside a marketing or creative team.
• A track record of managing a content pipeline across multiple channels at once.
• Experience managing people and outside resources, whether direct reports, freelancers, or agencies.
• Comfortable running project management tools like Asana, Monday, ClickUp, or Airtable.
• Experience building and enforcing quality standards, briefs, and approval steps.
• Good attitude at all times, flexible and adaptable to change.
• Experience in automotive, performance, outdoor, or another enthusiast-driven category.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles such as 5S, operational flow, and the 7 wastes.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, generous PTO, and 401(k) with company match