Creative Operations Integration Manager - China
Kids2 · Zhongshan
At Kids2, we’re really good at what we do. And when we’re great at our jobs, we help parents be great at their jobs.
Parenting is demanding, and that’s where we come in. We want to reimagine how brands can make it easier for early stage parents – not by just selling them products, but by providing holistic solutions that transcend borders, categories and aisles.
No matter our title or department, at Kids2, our job is to create more tiny wins for parents, so they can create bright futures for their little ones. That’s a big task!
We’re serious about what we do, AND we love to have fun. Our team is hardworking, entrepreneurial, and passionate about helping families create millions, if not billions of tiny wins.
Position Summary
The Creative Operations Integration Manager is responsible for optimizing workflows, tools, and systems that drive efficiency and productivity for the Creative team across all Kids2 brands—Baby Einstein, Ingenuity, Bright Starts, and SwaddleMe. This role ensures seamless integration of creative operations into enterprise-wide processes, enhancing collaboration between creative, marketing, and cross-functional teams.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, tech-savvy, and proactive in identifying opportunities to improve systems and tools, ensuring the creative team operates at peak efficiency. This individual will play a critical role in managing the Digital Asset Management (DAM) system, overseeing operational workflows, and leading initiatives that drive continuous improvement in creative operations.
Key Responsibilities
Creative Operations & Workflow Optimization
- Develop and refine creative operations processes to enhance efficiency and productivity.
- Partner with internal teams to ensure seamless workflow integration across creative, marketing, product, and digital teams.
- Identify and implement automation tools and process improvements to optimize creative execution and project management.
- Establish best practices and guidelines for creative production, ensuring consistency across all brands.
System & Tool Management
- Serve as the administrator and strategic lead for the Digital Asset Management (DAM) system, ensuring assets are efficiently organized, accessible, and maintained.
- Oversee the intake, organization, and distribution of assets across multiple platforms and stakeholders.
- Identify opportunities to enhance existing systems and recommend new tools to improve creative team productivity.
- Train and support internal teams on system usage, troubleshooting, and best practices.
Project & Initiative Management
- Manage and support multiple creative initiatives, launches, and enterprise-wide projects, ensuring they are executed on time and aligned with business goals.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish streamlined processes that drive creative excellence.
- Lead the development and rollout of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for creative operations.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Act as a key liaison between creative, marketing, e-commerce, product development, and operations teams, ensuring alignment on processes and system tools.
- Partner with IT and external vendors to ensure the smooth integration of creative systems within the broader business infrastructure.
- Work closely with senior leadership to provide data-driven insights that inform decision-making and optimize operations.
Qualifications & Skills
- 7+ years of experience in creative operations, project management, or related roles.
- Strong knowledge of Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems and creative workflow tools.
- Experience managing creative projects, workflows, and operational initiatives at a high volume.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Strong ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and stakeholders across different departments.
- Experience in process automation and systems integration.
- Exceptional communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency in project management software (e.g., Asana, Monday.com, Wrike, Smartsheet) and creative tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma).
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Project Management, or a related field. Equivalent experience will also be considered.
Required Skills & Competencies:
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple tasks and priorities.
- Experience in creative operations, workflow optimization, or system implementation.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to analyze and optimize business processes.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work cross-functionally.
- Problem-solving mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to ensure consistency across processes.
- Knowledge of brand asset management, creative workflows, and marketing operations.
- Ability to train and support teams on process and system best practices.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- Project Management Certification (PMP, CAPM, or Agile methodologies) is preferred but not required.
- Certifications in Digital Asset Management (DAM), Creative Operations, or Workflow Automation are a plus.
Computer & Technical Skills
- Proficiency in Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems (e.g., Bynder, Adobe Experience Manager, Widen, or similar).
- Experience with creative project management software (e.g., Asana, Monday.com, Wrike, Smartsheet).
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- Familiarity with Mac operating systems and cloud-based storage solutions.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the team member is:
- Regularly required to talk, hear, sit, and use hands flexibly.
- Frequently required to reach with hands and arms, as well as stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Occasionally required to stand, walk, and use sensory perception (taste or smell).
- Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
- General office environment with occasional virtual collaboration.
We offer competitive pay, flexible hours, and generous benefits. Plus, to keep things fun (because we are all kids at heart), we offer a host of team member activities and philanthropic efforts throughout the year and company-wide awards and recognition for a job well done!
Check out our website at www.kids2.com and our social media pages on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram for more information and open positions in the career section.
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