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Description

The Amazon North America Creative (NASC) Ops team drives operational excellence by combining innovation, technology, and strategic resource management. Our mission is to empower creative teams to deliver exceptional, performance-driven work that not only inspires customers but also exceeds our ambitious marketing goals. As we embrace emerging technologies like Generative AI and automation, we are revolutionizing our operational model while upholding the highest creative standards.

We are seeking a highly analytical, strategic, and results-oriented Sr. Creative Ops, Budget Manager to join our team. This role is critical in leading creative budget management, optimizing supplier and agency relationships, overseeing contingent workforce strategy, and enabling operational efficiency through data, tools, and emerging technologies. You will partner closely with Resourcing Management, Project Management, Tools & Systems, and Creative Production to build scalable mechanisms that fuel creative excellence and surpass marketing goals.

Key job responsibilities

* Lead the strategic planning, allocation, and management of creative budgets to ensure financial efficiency and maximum business impact.

* Prepare and present budget reports and insights for senior leadership and finance to guide decisions.

* Establish and measure KPIs that drive alignment to organizational goals.

* Work closely with teams and senior managements to collaborate on budget activities, roadmap prioritization, project tiers, resource optimization, and strategic initiatives such as AI & automation.

* Lead partnership with creative agencies, internal global studio, and contingent workers suppliers; conduct rate reviews and onboard new agencies in collaboration with Procurement.

* Provide high-level oversight of contingent workers workflows, classifications, resourcing frameworks ensure compliance and efficiency.

* Synthesize financial, resourcing and operational data to guide staffing plans and business strategy.

* Oversee creative and project management tools such as DAM, Airtable, Smartsheet, and Figma in partnership with Tools Operational Manager, ensuring continuous optimization.

* Lead initiatives to streamline tools, workflows, and budget mechanisms; audit inefficiencies and drive scalable solutions.

* Champion adoption of new processes and initiatives through clear communication, targeted training, and ongoing support to drive organizational alignment and impact.

About the team

The Amazon North America Creative team is responsible for crafting bold, efficient, and breakthrough marketing content to reach and resonate with today's audience. We aspire to meet customers wherever they may be—on social media, on their phones and devices, across the site, in their inboxes—and provide easy ingresses to the site via beautiful, inclusive, inspiring, and innovative content. We believe in creative that speaks to our customers, reinforces the Amazon brand promises (selection, value, and convenience) and highlights our best offerings—be that top brands, offers, member benefits, etc.—while driving the business forward and exceeding our marketing goals.

Basic Qualifications

- 6+ years of professional non-internship marketing experience

- Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements

- Experience with Excel or Tableau (data manipulation, macros, charts and pivot tables)

- Experience building, executing and scaling cross-functional marketing programs

- Experience communicating results to senior leadership

- Bachelors Degree

Preferred Qualifications

- MBA

- High proficiency in financial budget management for a marketing, creative team or creative agency

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $112,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $186,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.