Manager, Creative Operations

The Cricut Creative Department is a multi-faceted team of dreamers and doers who bring the Cricut brand to life through exceptional creative content. This in-house team turns business strategy into visual reality with best-in-class, forward-thinking solutions that consider the full scope of consumer touchpoints. The team is comprised of four key areas: Design, Copy, Project Design, and Operations. Together, their work helps people lead creative lives.

The Creative Department’s Operations Team is a highly-collaborative group of project managers who shepherd creative requests from inception to launch and beyond. This team ensures Marketing requests are considered fully-integrated across all consumer touchpoints, with all relevant information ready to be briefed to the respective Creative teams. They own all processes and workflows and are accountable for scoping work, building timelines, facilitating meetings, and more – all in support of enabling the Creative team to produce their best work.

Leadership

• Lead and manage a team of project managers
• Own the budgeting process, vendor management and resource management
• Act as the liaison to cross-functional partners on behalf of the Creative team
• Champion creativity within the Creative team through process and timelines
• Report to the Senior Creative Director

Project Management

• Define, streamline, own and optimize the creative processes and charters
• Build timelines and allocate resources as new projects are requested
• Prioritize incoming requests and ensure they're complete before kicking off with the working team
• Direct the team on best-in-class, global project management
• Act as project lead on some projects as needed

• 5-7 years of experience in project management and/or creative operations; at least 2 years in a manager-level role
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with ability to demonstrate integrity, maturity, and a constructive approach to challenges
• Thrives in a deadline-driven environment with the ability to manage and delegate multiple priority projects simultaneously to consistently maintain on-time deliverables
• Ability to build effective relationships internally and externally
• In-house brand experience required

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Cricut® is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. This position is contingent on successfully completing a Criminal Background Check upon hire. Cricut participates in E-Verify.