Creative Operations Project Manager

About LOVB (League One Volleyball):

League One Volleyball (LOVB, pronounced "love") is reimagining the sport of volleyball, and is the only professional league that has a youth-to-pro ecosystem. We believe in the power of sport to create better life outcomes for those who play it.

Launched in 2019, LOVB today has the largest youth volleyball community in the U.S., with over 14,000 youth athletes across twenty-six states. LOVB is launching its pro league in January 2025 from the grassroots up, built from its foundation of junior volleyball clubs and led by the world's best professional players. The idea behind LOVB is championing athletes through their entire volleyball journey, from getting introduced to the sport and developing as youth players, to supporting their recruitment to college programs, to creating pathways for athletes to play professional volleyball here in the United States.

It is a groundbreaking time for volleyball, with record audiences viewing the college game, volleyball the #1 most played girls' U.S. youth team sport, and 38M current and former players across the country today. Through LOVB, we are focused on driving both participation in the sport and its fandom, while actively supporting youth and professional players. In this role, you will join a mission-driven, roll-up-your-sleeves team of innovators and builders who have come together to change the paradigm of professional volleyball and women's sport.

The Role:

As the Creative Operations Project Manager, you will have a strong background in building and maintaining workflows, managing creative resources and capacity, and driving cross-functional campaigns. Our ideal candidate is a critical thinker who is collaborative, autonomous, proactive and thrives in a fast-paced environment. This person will own creative projects from creative briefing to asset delivery while continuously finding ways to improve creative output and processes.

Responsibilities:
• Lead organizational marketing operations including defining cross-functional and pro to club operating model, ways of working and an approach to collaboration.
• Oversee all aspects of marketing operations, including budgeting, resource allocation and performance management.
• Work with the Marketing leader to create roadmaps, targets and KPIs, and monitor to measure the success and impact of marketing initiatives and enablement.
• Continuously track, measure and analyze marketing capability performance, leveraging industry trends, best practices and insights as a key input to both continuous improvement and the future strategy and roadmap.
• Lead strategic analyses around our tentpole events and campaigns
• Lead project management and reporting for the marketing team
• Work with the Heads of Marketing to identify opportunities and pain points across the customer journey pathways
• Partner with our Commercial team to identify, capture and strategize on opportunities to optimize our e-commerce channels
• Oversee data, analytics and emerging market trends to strategize ways to increase market share
• Continually raise standards and create/improve the internal marketing process to increase the team's efficiency and quality of execution.

Requirements:
• 5+ years of creative operations and/or project management experience.
• Proven ability to confidently lead projects, ask questions and remove obstacles.
• Comfortable engaging with stakeholders at various levels and across different teams.
• Experience in Marketing, Advertising and/or Consumer Goods is preferred.
• Possess the ability to navigate ambiguity and find solutions independently.
• Be comfortable to voice concerns and advocate for balance amidst changing priorities and team capacity.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, along with strong organizational skills.
• Lead with compassion, understanding and a positive attitude.

Personal attributes:
• Optimization-oriented, with an eye for detail
• Enjoy and thrive working in a busy and dynamic environment.
• Ability to think on your feet and handle competing priorities.
• Solutions-oriented knowing when to escalate potential issues and challenges.
• A collaborator with excellent communication skills.
• A clear and friendly communication style with strong listening skills, both written and verbal.
• Must be a positive, proactive and organized team player.
• A deep passion for women's sports and female empowerment.
• A creative and 'out of the box' thinker who can challenge traditional sports/pro/media norms.
• Highly energetic and scrappy approach and strong willingness to roll up the sleeves and bias towards action.

Compensation & Benefits:

The pay range listed reflects the pay range for this position. The annual base salary for this role is $70,000-85,000, plus our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level, among other things.

Salary offers are made based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. Individual pay is adjusted as performance is demonstrated and sustained at increasingly competent levels over time. With approval, experienced employees with critical skills may be hired above this guideline.
• Location Agnostic: We're a 100% remote team, so you can work from any location where LOVB is registered to do business in the United States. Preference is given to candidates located in one of our Pro cities: Atlanta, Austin, Houston, Madison, Omaha, Salt Lake City.
• Goal & Performance-Based Culture: Work from anywhere while pursuing your professional goals. Your success is measured by your contributions and impact.
• Competitive Salary: We provide competitive base salaries with additional earning opportunities based on your role and performance.
• Comprehensive Coverage: Enjoy health, dental, and vision insurance with competitive company contributions to support you when you need it most.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability: We offer 100% employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance to provide financial protection in case of illness or injury.
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance: LOVB provides basic life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance at no cost, offering peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance: For additional coverage, we offer voluntary life and AD&D insurance options to suit your personal needs.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Take advantage of pre-tax benefits with our healthcare and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access support for personal or professional challenges through our comprehensive EAP.
• Innovation & Personalization: Your growth is at the heart of our growth. We collaborate with you to create Individual Success Plans for your development.
• Amazing Teammates: Join a fun, super-smart team spread across 32 states. Our community thrives on diversity, creativity, and mutual support.
• Core Values in Action: We embody Community, Courage, Trust, Transparency, and Openness in everything we do, achieving something bigger together.

LOVB is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team.

Pay Range: $70,000 - $75,000 per year