Creative Services Executive

Trafford, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end creative operations, balancing priorities and resources to deliver briefs on time and to brief.

  • Workflow ownership: manage intake-to-delivery and keep stakeholders informed.
  • Cross-functional coordination: align with creative, partnerships, sales, production, finance, and logistics to enable smooth delivery.
  • Process improvement: review workflows, drive efficiency, and uphold file quality and asset standards.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage the flow of creative work across the team, balancing priorities, allocating resource and helping ensure projects are delivered on time and to brief.
  • Own the creative request process from intake to delivery, making sure briefs are complete, work is accurately tracked, and stakeholders are kept informed throughout.
  • Work closely with creative, partnerships, sales, production, finance, operations and logistics teams to coordinate activity and support smooth project delivery.
  • Review workflows and ways of working, identify opportunities to improve efficiency, and help implement practical process improvements.
  • Maintain strong quality and operational standards across creative assets, including file management, naming conventions, technical checks and LED file quality control.
  • Provide hands-on support where needed, including file conversion, resizing and other practical coordination tasks that help the team deliver effectively.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in a creative traffic, studio coordination or resource management role.
  • Strong knowledge of traffic management processes and best practice within a creative or production environment.
  • The ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities and keep a dynamic pipeline of work moving effectively.
  • Excellent organisational skills and a highly structured approach to planning.
  • A proactive mindset, with a focus on improving workflows and driving positive process change.
  • A solid understanding of motion graphics and creative production workflows.
  • A collaborative approach and a proven ability to build strong working relationships across teams.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to work with stakeholders across the business.
  • Excellent time management and a detail-focused, diligent approach to work.

Preferred

  • Experience using Asana would be an advantage.
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, including After Effects, would be beneficial.

Benefits

  • 25 days annual leave + an additional gifted day over the Christmas period
  • Full Vitality health cover including dental, optical and mental health support
  • Enhanced family leave entitlements
  • Hybrid working model with 4 days in the office and 1 at home
  • Flexible hours with core hours of 10am – 4pm
  • Electric car scheme
  • A day off for moving house
  • A day off for getting married
  • Regular social events such as summer and Christmas parties
  • Life assurance at x 4 annual salary
  • Employee Assistance Programme

SPORTFIVE

3.6 Glassdoor

At SPORTFIVE, we pride ourselves on creating innovative, engaging solutions that are worthy of the incredible sports, athletes and partners we work with, and the passionate fans who follow them.Our campaigns are built collaboratively, based on trust and transparency, and enabled by our deep understanding of the industry we work in.The result is groundbreaking sports partnerships that set and redefine standards.Our relentless desire to keep pushing forward helps us achieve our goal of being the most progressive and respected partner in sports. When it comes to sport, no one gets you closer.

Founded in 1987
1.8K employees (373 in marketing)
94% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
87.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.9%
Direct
40%
Referral
11.3%
Social
4.5%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
302 (17% of company)
Median Career Experience
9.5 years
Median Tenure
3 years

Funding

Last Raise
Debt Financing, 21 years ago