Brand & Creative Production Manager
CurrentManage creative development projects in support of marketing and brand initiatives from the initial briefing through project closing. Includes developing and managing timelines, tracking risks and issues, and communicating proactively with cross-functional teams to ensure the consistent delivery of marketing content.- Lead brand and creative agency relationships by establishing strong ways of working to efficiently deliver work on time and on brand. Coordinate the day-to-day communications between the brand, agencies, and creative production partners.- Spearhead brand initiatives (i.e., team member uniforms, packaging, restaurant music) to build the brand and generate sales from ideation through execution, with support from cross-functional partners.- Oversee the successful facilitation of briefings and creative review meetings, including managing the agenda and capturing notes and feedback.- Review, traffic, and manage creative design requests by monitoring internal design team and vendor capacity, managing project schedules, and tracking upcoming deadlines.- Support franchise system by ensuring workflows make it easy for restaurant operators to obtain promotional materials, marketing assets, and be informed of national marketing efforts.- Evaluate, onboard, optimize, and maintain key MarTech stack technologies and systems to support the efficiency and effectiveness of the brand’s marketing operations.- Directly manage, coach, and mentor Creative Production Coordinator.