Automation Production & Data Manager

JOB PURPOSE

Come join our innovative Creative Automation team at DEPT®. In this role, you’ll blend design with technology, taking the lead on large-scale production of digital marketing materials (paid social media & display). You’ll manage the technical aspects, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. A key part of your role will involve working with complex spreadsheets that power our automation processes. 

Creative Automation is a niche and evolving field. If you’re excited by the overlap of design and technology, enjoy streamlining workflows, and have a knack for problem-solving within data sets, this could be the perfect fit for you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Manage Creative Automation projects through its phases, ensuring alignment with automation potential during creative stages and overseeing asset templatisation, production, QC (quality control), and delivery in technical phases.

- Create, manage, and debug data feeds using Google Sheets formulas and custom formulas. While prior experience with data feeds isn’t required, having proficiency in Google Sheets is.

- Oversee virtual asset rendering via AWS and identify and resolve any rendering-related issues.

- For smaller campaigns, apply a keen eye for detail in reviewing assets, ensuring design adherence, documenting bugs, and managing fixes. For larger campaigns, brief and manage external QC agencies.

- Ensure accurate and timely task delivery from the tech team across multiple projects, proactively managing dependencies, risks, and issues.

- Assist project managers in developing, verifying, and monitoring project timelines and budgets, ensuring efficient resource allocation across projects. 

- Support account managers in liaising with clients.

- Lead the requirements gathering process for data feeds and briefing docs, acting as a consultant to both internal and external stakeholders.

- Work with product owners and developers to flag and debug issues on our proprietary Creative Automation tool, request features to improve the tool, and test new features.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Hard skills:

- Hands-on technical and/or creative project management experience.

- Proficiency in spreadsheets, familiarity with Google Sheets formulas, and a willingness to master custom formulas.

- Detail-oriented in data management: ability to spot and fix errors within data sets and spreadsheets.

- Strong organisational skills, capable of managing and prioritising multiple projects and tasks simultaneously and effectively.

- Basic technical aptitude: comfortable learning new technical concepts, particularly related to AWS and virtual asset rendering.

Nice-to-have:

- Basic understanding of AWS and virtual asset rendering.

- Previous experience working with creative automation.

- Data modelling/relational database knowledge.

Soft skills:

- Proactive problem-solving with a solutions-oriented mindset.

- Strong communication and collaboration skills, especially in cross-functional teams.

- Adaptability: ability to reprioritise tasks and develop solutions under pressure.

- Willingness to learn by doing, take initiative, and work independently.

- High attention to detail with a focus on delivering quality.

- Honesty, integrity, and openness to admitting to and learning from mistakes—no egos, please.

- Curiosity and drive to streamline processes and adapt within a niche, evolving field.

WE OFFER

- A flexible, hybrid working policy

- The choice of medical healthcare providers (Bupa or Medicash) 

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off each year

- Company pension scheme 

- EAP scheme

- Ride to work scheme

- Enhanced family friendly policies

- Buddy Program: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®.

- A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.

- Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!

- The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.

- Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.

WHO ARE WE? 

We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating. 

Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.

DEPT® is committed to making a positive impact on the planet and since 2021 has been Climate Neutral and B Corporation certified.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION 

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.

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