At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!
As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.
At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!
Your Role: Senior Manager, Creative Services & Creative Operations
As the Senior Manager of Creative Services & Creative Operations, you will be a pivotal leader responsible for building, leading, and scaling a modern in-house creative agency organization. In this role, you will partner with the US Pet Health and Farm Animal Marketing teams to deliver high-quality, high-velocity creative content production across all channels. You will serve as both a creative authority and a systems architect, blending creative direction with operational excellence to transform how Elanco’s marketing content is planned, produced, and delivered, and build a future-ready team that effectively integrates AI-enabled tools into everyday creative production while operating within a regulated environment.
Your Responsibilities:
Creative Leadership & Content Strategy
Content Factory & Workflow Design
Design and optimize scalable, end-to-end content production workflows (from intake and ideation through production, versioning, review, and distribution).
Technology, AI & Creative Operations Leadership
Own the creative and content operations technology roadmap, including DAM, CMS, workflow automation, and collaboration tools.
Identify, pilot, and scale AI-enabled creative workflows (e.g., ideation, copy generation, design assistance, localization, versioning, QA).
Establish governance, best practices, and guardrails for responsible AI use in partnership with legal, compliance, and IT teams.
Team Leadership & Capability Development
Lead and grow a multidisciplinary in-house team including writers, designers, content strategists, and creative operations specialists.
Stakeholder Partnership & Business Impact
Build trusted partnerships with marketing, brand, lifecycle, and channel teams to understand needs and prioritize work.
Quality, Governance & Delivery
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
Experience: 5+ years of experience in creative, content, or digital marketing roles, with proven leadership of in-house agencies, content studios, or creative operations teams. Strong understanding of digital content creation, web development processes, and lifecycle marketing.
Top Skills: Creative direction and brand stewardship across digital channels, with experience designing and scaling content production workflows and operating models with agility and speed. A tech-first approach with demonstrated ability to integrate new technologies—including AI—into creative or marketing workflows, backed by experience with marketing and creative operations technologies (e.g., DAM, CMS, MRM, workflow tools). An entrepreneurial mindset with strong stakeholder management, leadership capabilities, and excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts.
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
Additional Information:
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrecognized groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
Elanco Benefits and Perks:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
