Overview
Creative Operations Manager Jobs in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia at Howatson+Company
Howatson+Company is an advertising agency that’s committed to expressing creativity in all its forms to positively influence people and culture.
Put simply, we care fiercely. For the people who work here. For the brands we work on. And for the community we live in. That’s why we overinvest in training, generosity and pausing to recognise excellence and effort in our people.
It’s also why we’re 100% carbon neutral.
What's my job?
You're the Creative Operations Manager and you report to the Group Head of Operations. This is a pivotal role in our growing team, acting as the gatekeeper of process and efficiency to ensure all teams are working collaboratively and effectively across departments. You'll be the beating heart of creative operations and ensure smooth workflows and resource allocation across our Creative and Production teams.
Located in either our Melbourne or Sydney office.
A Day in the Life
- Execute best practice planning and resourcing jobs using Linear, allowing for real time visibility of resource capacity and project status.
- Monitor and manage resource allocation, ensuring that teams are appropriately staffed and workloads are balanced.
- Collaborate with project managers, business managers, and creative teams to ensure a cohesive and streamlined workflow.
- Act as a central point of contact for internal teams, providing updates on project statuses and resolving conflicts or issues that may arise.
- Partner with creative leads, with support of the Group Head of Operations, to manage the workflow of creative and design teams. Set up briefing sessions, creative reviews, internal group reviews and approvals.
- Spot opportunities to refine how we work, in order to drive intersectional creativity and collaboration.
- Ensure all briefs are approved by key stakeholders and ready in time for resource bookings for efficient flow of work.
How will we know you are the one?
- You have previous experience in traffic management, workflow management, or a related role within the advertising, marketing, or creative industries.
- Communication comes naturally to you, you’re empathetic, clear, and quick to build relationships.
- Internal relationships are your superpower, you collaborate effortlessly and thrive on teamwork.
- You’re solution-focused and light on your feet, handling challenges with an air of calm logic.
- You’re responsible, accountable, and have a knack for seeing the big picture while minding the small details.
Other things that would make you excel in this role
- You’re a pro at managing the flow of information, juggling projects, and staying detail-oriented no matter how full your plate is.
- You ensure all work, your own and your teams, is considered and delivered to a best-in-class standard.
- You have a real knack for making resource allocation seamless and efficient.
- You bring a sense of urgency to your approach and ensure teams feel at ease knowing everything’s under control.
Who are Howatson+Company?
Howatson+Company are a fully integrated creative agency that believe in the power of influence.
We believe that the magic comes from the ‘+’.
The intersection of diverse people, culture and capabilities, that create solutions that drive business outcomes for our clients and leave the world a better place.
How do we do it?
We care fiercely about the people we work with, the brands we work on and the world we live in.
We have several key values:
Be a customer
We act without judgement or preconceptions.
Diversity creates breakthrough
We embrace challenges and different points of view.
Collaboration is the only way
The intersection of our specialisms creates our magic.
Creativity is our weapon
We believe creativity can solve problems, create things people love and change the world for good.
We can only afford to be distinctive
No ‘house style’, we express creativity in all its forms.
Never walk alone
We bring everyone on the journey and it’s everyone’s job to contribute.
Values cost something
We don’t compromise on our values, ever.
Some of our most recent accolades
- Contagious Pioneers – Best and Bravest 2024
- Cannes Global Independent Agency of the Year – Good 2023, #1 Independent Agency Australia 2024
- Adnews Creative, Independent, Employer and Agency of the Year 2024
- Mumbrella Full Service Agency of the Year 2025 & 2024, Creative, Independent and Emerging Agency of the Year 2023
- B&T Independent Agency of the Year 2023
- Andy’s Global Independent Agency of the Year 2023
- Spikes Grand Prix, Independent Agency of the Year 2023
- LBB APAC Creative Agency of the Year 2022
- D&AD Global Independent Agency of the Year 2022
- LIA Grand Prix 2022, Independent Agency of The Year AU/NZ 2022
- Campaign AU/NZ Independent AOTY, AU/NZ Marketing AOTY, AU/NZ B2B AOTY 2022
Howatson+Company is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, colour, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We invite anyone to apply. Please send your details and CV to [email protected]
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let the recruitment consultant know.
Title: Creative Operations Manager
Company: Howatson+Company
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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