Brand Operations Manager

Position: Brand Operations Manager Location: Hybrid – Seattle, WA (4 days in office to start, moving to three after 12 months.) Rate: $100,000 – $115,000 The Role: The Brand Operations is responsible for intake, prioritization, and trafficking of creative work across Outdoor Research's DTC and Wholesale marketing functions. The role serves as the primary operational partner to the Design and Production teams keeping work moving, briefs clear, and timelines honest. The role is not campaign ownership but sets up infrastructure for a brand team. It requires commercial literacy to understand sell‑in/sell‑through cycles, collaboration across brand, sales, finance, and planning, and knowledge of Outdoor Performance categories. What you’ll do Serve as the first point of contact for all creative requests from DTC & Wholesale stakeholders. Own, maintain, enforce adoption of, and evolve the team’s project management system. Support GTM planning by maintaining the master brand calendar and ensuring all workstreams align with launch dates. Assist in briefing seasonal creative needs across photo/video, design, and content with the Production team. Own DTC intake (email, web, paid social, promotional). Traffick wholesale creative (seasonal, sales tools, buyer events). Communicate with stakeholders across both teams. Maintain awareness of sell‑in/sell‑through calendars. What this role is not

• Does not own campaigns, set brand strategy, manage athletes, or direct creative work.
• Not a substitute for clear stakeholder briefs or acting as an external agency account manager.
• Not an entry‑level coordinator nor a stepping stone to creative director or brand strategist.

What success looks like High brief quality and completeness at intake. Optimized team capacity with sequenced work. On‑time delivery across DTC & Wholesale workstreams. High stakeholder satisfaction regarding responsiveness and process clarity. Project management system adoption and accuracy. Qualifications 4–6 years in a brand, agency, or marketing operations environment managing multiple concurrent workstreams. Strong project management instincts; built systems rather than just follow them. Creative literacy to write clear briefs, give feedback, and spot off‑brief issues. Familiarity with wholesale and retail commercial cycles, aligning sell‑in/sell‑through timelines with creative production. Experience in both wholesale/retail and DTC contexts is a genuine advantage. Comfortable working in fast‑moving, resource‑constrained environments where priorities shift. Low ego, high ownership, keen on improving others’ work rather than seeking credit. Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Asana) and creative production workflows. Benefits 11 paid holidays each year and 3 floating holidays. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.

PTO/PSST.

Transportation benefits. Paid volunteer time. 401(k) with discretionary company match. Bouldering wall and workout rooms. Annual out‑door benefit with Ron Gregg. Product discounts. Employee interest groups (various sports activities). EEO Statement OR is committed to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in an unlawful manner. Employment-related decisions are made based upon an individual’s qualifications without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or military status, genetic information, political ideology or other applicable protected class status. All employment decisions are based upon the qualifications of the individual and the job requirements. OR supports this commitment with an affirmative action program, updated annually, to ensure diversity reflective of the local community. This position is currently accepting applications. #J-18808-Ljbffr Outdoor-Researc