[Hiring] Freelance Creative Operations Manager @Shook

Role Description

We're looking for someone to own the production machine — starting from the blank page. This isn't about "watching videos" or shepherding someone else's idea through a pipeline. It's about developing the concept and script yourself, then managing the complex lifecycle of talent, deadlines, and technical constraints that turns that idea into a high-performing asset, every single time.

The best producers make production look calm, composed, and smooth. Not because nothing goes wrong: creators go quiet, lighting fails, briefs get read three different ways. It looks smooth because they saw most of it coming. We aren't looking for a "project coordinator" who passes messages along. We're looking for a Producer who originates the idea, leads a shoot with the next three steps already mapped, and when something does slip through, has a solution ready before anyone has to ask for one.

What you'll do:

• Own the Machine: Manage the end-to-end production workflow. You are responsible for the balance between creative "taste" and 20-day delivery speed.
• Concept & Script Ownership: Develop the creative concept and script yourself before a single frame is shot. This is the highest-leverage part of any production, and it starts with you.
• AI-Augmented Workflow: We run an AI-automated production platform and use tools like ElevenLabs for voiceover. You're comfortable working within AI-assisted systems and see them as a way to move faster — not a threat to the craft.
• Creator Partnership: Source and "ghost-proof" our creator network. You don't just hire them; you build relationships that ensure they follow the brief and hit the deadline.
• The Feedback Loop: Review raw footage with a TikTok-native eye. If a hook is weak or the energy is off, you provide the firm, direct feedback needed to fix it.
• Systems Thinking: Help us refine our modular ad structures. You'll organize hooks, bodies, and CTAs so they can be tested and iterated on at scale.

Qualifications

• Craft Ownership: You have real hands-on scriptwriting and concept-development experience — this isn't something you're hoping to pick up on the job.
• Operational Ownership: You find "messy" workflows painful. You are the person who creates the spreadsheet that saves the project.
• TikTok Fluency: You understand the platform's DNA. You know why a native-feeling "CapCut" edit outperforms a polished studio commercial.
• High Agency: You are comfortable with ambiguity. If a creator drops out on Day 12, you don't wait for permission. You've already sourced a backup.
• Direct Communication: You can give critical feedback to creators without sugar-coating it, while maintaining a great working relationship.
• Taste: You know what "good" looks like. You can spot a high-retention hook in the first 2 seconds of raw footage.
• Collaborative by Nature: You build real working relationships with your team, not just transactional handoffs — this is a genuinely tight-knit group, and we want it to stay that way.
• Resilience: You don't take it personally when a creator fails to deliver. You see a ghosting creator as a data point to be managed, not a personal crisis. You stay calm when the timeline gets tight.

Benefits

• Interesting Challenges: Work on global campaigns for leading brands.
• A paid onboarding capped at 50 hours.
• Autonomy: We hire adults and trust them. No micromanagement, just putting things together and getting things done.
• Remote Flexibility: Work from wherever you are most productive, provided you can hit the CET overlap.
• Professional Growth: Opportunity to move from "Managing Projects" to "Owning Systems" as we scale.

Compensation

• During onboarding (up to 50 hours), your hourly rate is €40/hr.
• Once onboarded, you move to flat per-project rates starting at €650, scaling with scope and complexity — plus bonuses for language match, niche industry expertise, and top-tier accounts.

How we hire

• The Brief: (20 min): A focused call to discuss our production philosophy, your experience with short-form systems, and how you approach concept development.
• The Work Trial: (2 hours, paid): A real campaign brief and a common production bottleneck. You'll show us how you'd concept it, organize the workflow, brief the creator, and ensure the deadline is met.
• Task presentation & final interview: (1 hr, unpaid): You'll walk us through the task you did, present your ideas and explain your thinking. We're looking for operational clarity, attention to detail, and creative work that's on-brief.
• Final Chat: A quick alignment on terms and start date. We move from interview to onboarding in days, not weeks.

Ready to Apply?

If you’re excited about building efficient, scalable workflows for creative production—and love collaborating with creators—we’d love to hear from you. Apply now.