About the company
Ardmore Home Design (AHD), founded in 2008, is a privately owned, fast-paced, founder-led entrepreneurial company where we value people with strong skills to make our products and processes better every day. We design, sell, and distribute luxury home décor globally to interior designers and boutique/luxury retailers. The AHD family of wholesale brands includes Made Goods (flagship furniture made from unique materials), Pigeon & Poodle (home and bath accessories), Blue Pheasant (handcrafted tabletop products) and Burton James (seating home furnishing).
About the Role
At Ardmore Home Design (AHD), we believe in the power of beautiful, intentional design. As a leader in luxury home furnishings, our brand is built on craftsmanship, sophistication, and elevated living. We're looking for a detail-oriented and highly organized Sr. Marketing Operations Manager to join our team and bring our visual storytelling to life.
In this role, you will oversee the end-to-end production of all marketing assets-ranging from photoshoots and catalogs to digital content and packaging-ensuring they are executed flawlessly and in alignment with Ardmore's brand identity. You will collaborate across product development, sales, and e-commerce teams, managing timelines, budgets, and vendor relationships to deliver exceptional, on-brand materials that support our strategic initiatives. This individual embraces and supports our in-person/on-site work culture and embodies our company values of Ownership, Collaboration and Respect.
What you can do for us:
- Plan, coordinate, and manage all marketing production projects from concept through completion, including seasonal photoshoots, lookbooks, marketing collateral, showroom signage, and digital assets.
- Partner with art directors, stylists, photographers, and external vendors to ensure creative output meets Ardmore's elevated aesthetic standards.
- Own production timelines, budgets, and deliverables, ensuring all assets are delivered on time and within scope.
- Oversee post-production workflows, including retouching, proofing, and approvals, maintaining accuracy and quality control throughout.
- Develop and manage a detailed production calendar in alignment with marketing campaigns, trade shows, and product launches.
- Serve as the central point of contact between internal teams and outside vendors to streamline communication and production processes.
- Provide daily leadership and direction to the Marketing team, guiding project prioritization, facilitating problem-solving, and managing cross-functional expectations.
- Ensure accountability for meeting deadlines, maintaining quality standards, and adhering to budgets.
What we can do for you:
- Play a pivotal role in our company's transformation and growth
- Maintain work/life balance with day shift work schedules and no weekends, in a wholesale distribution business (no manufacturing)
- Align with a growing company that operates in the luxury market
- Mentor and develop rising employee stars
- Provide training and career development opportunities
- Offer 3 weeks paid time off and 6 paid holidays per service year
- Enjoy a high-paced and collaborative work environment
- Receive up to 6% 401k employer contributions
- Participate in competitive benefits and incentivizing programs
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Visual Arts, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in marketing production, creative operations, or project management-preferably in a luxury or lifestyle brand environment.
- Proven experience leading and mentoring marketing or teams, with a strong ability to prioritize work streams, manage expectations, and drive team accountability in a deadline-driven environment.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to lead multiple creative projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
- Proficiency in production tools and platforms such as Adobe Creative Suite or similar platforms
- Experience managing photoshoots and creative vendors, including stylists, photographers, printers, and packaging suppliers.
- Solid understanding of print and digital production processes, including file formats, color management, retouching, and proofing.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative mindset and a sharp eye for design and brand consistency.
- High attention to detail, organization, and problem-solving capabilities.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that are required by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; as well as reach with hands and arms.
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to work in open environment with fluctuating temperatures and standard lighting.
- Ability to work on computer and mobile phone for multiple hours; with frequent interruptions.
- Required to use stairwells to attend meetings and engage with employees on multiple floors throughout building.
Other Considerations:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the role.
Compensation
Starting annual salary: $105,000-120,000. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.