Production and Quality Manager

StackAdapt
Summary
Join StackAdapt's Creative Studio as a Manager, Production & Quality, leading and mentoring a team of creative professionals. You will oversee workflows, resource allocation, and communication for a high-volume team, ensuring projects are completed on time and to the highest standards. This role requires at least 3 years of experience managing creative teams in advertising, strong leadership skills, and comprehensive knowledge of the industry. StackAdapt is a remote-first company, offering a competitive salary, benefits, and a supportive culture. The ideal candidate will possess a curious and analytical mindset, proficiency in project management software, and exceptional communication skills. This position is open to candidates located anywhere in the United States.
Requirements
- Minimum of 3 years experience in a people manager role within the creative or advertising industries, ideally specializing in digital executions or creative resourcing
- Proven track record of managing creative teams and delivering successful projects on time and within budget
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate a diverse team, while mentoring and developing team membersβ skills
- Possess a curious and analytical mindset with proficiency in project management software and digital advertising platforms, enabling data-driven decisions to optimize production processes
- Comprehensive knowledge of the programmatic and advertising industries, technologies, and processes
- Proven experience managing client and vendor relationships
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills including ability to convey complex ideas clearly and persuasively to various stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with team members, clients, and senior management
Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and mentor a team of creative professionals including graphic designers, motion designers, developers, and other creative roles
- Set clear performance expectations, provide regular feedback, and conduct performance reviews
- Effectively forecasting, allocating, and monitoring staff resources based on skills, interests, and workload to ensure all projects are completed on time, on spec, and to the highest quality
- Overseeing and proactively improving workflows for briefing, creative development, resourcing, scheduling, quality control, reviews, sign-off, and asset delivery
- Oversee and streamline communication, manage rush requests, and handle escalations for a high-volume creative team, ensuring efficient workflow and timely project completion
- Sourcing, evaluating, negotiating rates, and managing vendors to fulfill production needs or expand services
- Monitor and motivate through the impact of change initiatives and adjust strategies as needed
Benefits
- Highly competitive salary + commission structure
- 401K matching
- 3 weeks vacation + 3 personal care days + 1 Culture & Belief day + birthdays off
- Access to a comprehensive mental health care platform
- Health benefits from day one of employment
- Work from home reimbursements
- Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office
- Robust training and onboarding program
- Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, etc)
- Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
- An awesome parental leave policy
- A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
- Our social and team events!