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About the Role

Leo Burnett is seeking an Associate Business Director - Creative Operations to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position requires a minimum of 10 years of experience and focuses on leading creative operations to ensure efficient agency functioning and timely client deliverable. The role reports to the Business Director - Creative Operations and involves close collaboration with all stakeholders to oversee creative resource capacity and utilization.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

The Associate Business Director - Creative Operations is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the creative department, acting as a key liaison between creative and account management teams. This role ensures the agency operates efficiently, akin to a profit center, by resolving production and workflow issues, defining optimal resources, and maintaining processes that support the agency's success. The position requires a proactive approach to identifying and addressing challenges within the creative workflow.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing the pre-briefing phase to assess workload implications and anticipate needs.
• Collaborating with creative resources and communications teams throughout the creative development process.
• Taking ownership of and regularly updating the capacity plan.
• Reviewing new assignment briefs to ensure alignment with forecasting and to define creative requirements.
• Evaluating available creative resources against project needs and preparing staffing solutions.
• Organizing and attending creative briefings and pit stops.
• Tracking individual creative contributions and managing all resources to ensure projects are appropriately staffed.
• Ensuring department leads review all briefs before work is dispatched.
• Managing team time, prioritizing workloads, and making recommendations for timely delivery.
• Serving as a Casting Manager, understanding employee skill sets to map talent to business needs.
• Anticipating trends and developing innovative solutions for the creative group.
• Monitoring the group for efficiencies, reporting concerns and opportunities.
• Managing workload allocations and monitoring timesheets and vacations.
• Maintaining the asset management repository and acting as a gatekeeper.
• Guiding adherence to GDPR policies.

Required Qualifications and Skills

Candidates should possess the following:

• A minimum of 8+ years of experience in a relevant operations-related job role.
• Demonstrated understanding of strategy, creative, data & analytics, and digital & film production processes and terminology.
• Exceptional organizational skills and strong negotiation abilities.
• The capacity to take calculated risks.
• An operations background coupled with a positive, 'can-do' attitude.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills to facilitate negotiation and liaison with key stakeholders.
• A problem-solving and solution-oriented mindset.
• The ability to remain calm and deliver under extreme work pressure.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to build relationships, manage conflict, and provide constructive feedback.
• A collaborative and inclusive approach to teamwork.
• Agility, flexibility, and a growth mindset to adapt to changing situations and feedback.

Company Context

Founded in Chicago in 1935, Leo Burnett Worldwide is a global agency network with a significant presence in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia. The agency is recognized for its effectiveness, having been voted #1 Creative Agency for Effectiveness in the World and holding top positions in industry rankings such as the WARC Effective 100 and MENA Effies. Leo Burnett operates under the Humankind philosophy, emphasizing creativity's power to transform human behavior by focusing on people and purpose.

Work Environment and Location

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working collaboratively with internal teams and stakeholders to drive operational efficiency and support the agency's creative output.