Senior Director, Creative Operations and Production

Find out exactly what skills, experience, and qualifications you will need to succeed in this role before applying below.

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are

When we say, the stuff dreams are made of, we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next.

WB Games is a leader in the games industry across all game platforms and mobile devices. Our diverse and inclusive workforce creates and brings to life the most beloved characters, franchises, heroes, and wizards in the world.

A newly created position to lead the mobile and console / PC creative operations for Warner Bros. Games Global Marketing.

This role is tasked to build the creative productions operations model leading a team of internal creatives and project managers, working alongside internal teams for external agency management.

This role is suited to someone proactive, resilient, intuitive, and patient.

You care passionately about what’ creative is needed, driven by who’ it’s for and where’ it will live. Your expertise comes to life in providing solutions for how’ creative can be produced driving world class content we can be proud of, with efficient and effective production that delivers for the platform, brand and local team requirements.

You are a proven builder of global creative operations with a deep understanding and track record implementing and using creative and ad technology to support high-velocity, quality creative native to the channels.

You understand and can develop processes to identify content needs bringing together common needs, efficient delivery of assets, metadata, localized materials, on time and on budget.

Experience building and managing creative organizations that are made up of FTE, freelance, and agency resources is key, as is delivering for internal teams across brand, channel, growth, international and social.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Partner with the EVP of Global Marketing to define the roadmap for the creative department focused on efficient production of world class creative that supports our business, brand and local market needs.
• Partner with internal teams (brand, social, channel, growth and international) for creative needs assessment, planning for optimal delivery.
• Determine best approach for creative development and localization focused on pace, scale and cost efficiency.
• Manage the creative team - resource planning, making career development and training a focus.
• Determine and work with tech team for the introduction of relevant creative / ad technology.
• Develop processes and tools for creative needs intake and workflow.
• Be always on’ for optimization and innovation ensuring workflow, tools, and quality are delivered.
• Be planning focused to anticipate workload spikes, ensuring creative quality and on-time delivery.
• Proactively identify business-critical issues and opportunities and lead problem solving for optimal creative delivery.
• Manage resourcing, forecasting business needs, contributing to long range resource planning.
• Act with the highest level of integrity and confidentiality.

Experience :

• 10+ years experience directly leading a team of creatives and project managers with demonstrated ability delivering omnichannel creative.
• Hands-on experience and leadership in building and optimizing creative operations.
• Proven experience building creative teams and launching creative technology.
• Demonstrated success bringing together and refining siloed operations.
• Excellent communication abilities including to the executive level.
• Deep experience managing external partners alongside internal creative teams.
• A problem solver who thrives in changing and complex environments.
• Mobile, console / PC games experience is a plus.

How We Get Things Done

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us.

Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit.

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required.

Actual salaries will vary based on several factors. Pay Range : $168,000.00 - $312,000.00 salary per year.

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