Operations Manager

This position will report to our Director of Operations and work with the entire Playboy organization ( Brand and Marketing, Print & Digital, Licensing, Legal, Finance & Accounting, and People Operations), as well as our external partners, collaborating with stakeholders to help project manage, coordinate people and resources, create and refine processes, ensure compliance, track all progress & status, and ensure timely delivery dates.

You will be responsible for supporting the project management of these day-to-day operations to ensure efficiency, cost-effectiveness, alignment with strategic vision, and legal compliance, including but not limited to, contracts and agreements for all content productions, writers, agents, photographers, models and vendors.

What You’ll Do - Job Responsibilities The essential job duties below are specific to this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Support daily business operations across editorial, digital content, marketing, events, and brand partnerships
• Help develop and implement operational systems, processes, and standard operating procedures
• Manage project timelines and resource allocation for campaigns, product launches, and events
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including creative, marketing, production, and external partners
• Track and manage departmental budgets, contracts, and vendor relationships
• Establish and monitor KPIs related to content output, audience growth, operational efficiency, and revenue support
• Improve workflows using project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Asana, Monday.com, Notion, Airtable)
• Ensure compliance with legal, licensing, and brand guidelines
• Support leadership with operational reporting and forecasting
• Help manage budgets, vendor contracts, and resource allocation
• Track and report on operational KPIs, performance metrics, and project timelines
• Collaborate cross-functionally with creative, editorial, digital, and sales teams
• Improve tools and systems used for content calendars, campaign tracking, and project management
• Support remote and hybrid team operations, scheduling, and resource planning, ensure legal, compliance, and brand standards are followed across operations

What You’ll Bring - Qualifications And Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Media Management, or related field (preferred)
• 3+ years of experience in operations, project management, or media/lifestyle environments
• Experience working in digital media, publishing, lifestyle brands, or creative industries
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong understanding of digital media production cycles, brand collaborations, and content workflows
• Experience working with cross-functional creative and corporate teams
• Ability to create and manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced, creative environment
• Analytical mindset with experience reporting on metrics and performance
• Proficiency with project management, collaboration, and analytics tools
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Preferred Skills

• Experience with influencer marketing, talent management, or live events
• Familiarity with media buying, campaign analytics, and audience engagement metrics
• Knowledge of licensing, rights management, and content distribution
• Experience with content management systems (CMS), media planning tools, and project management platforms (Asana, Monday, Airtable, etc.)
• Familiarity with influencer partnerships, brand collaborations, and e-commerce operations

Work Environment

• Corporate/office setting with hybrid work flexibility
• Occasional travel for shoots, events, or brand activations
• Fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

What We Offer

• Competitive Medical/Dental/Vision insurance plans with FSA/HSA and Dependent Care FSA options.
• Generous Family and Parental Leave Policy.
• Pet Insurance for those who need it too!
• Dedicated Health and Wellness resources including Employee Assistance Program and Equinox membership subsidy.
• Pretax Transportation/Commuter Benefits options
• Employee Resource Groups
• 401K program with Company match.
• Flexible Time Away Plan
• Professional growth opportunities
• Dynamic, inclusive workplace culture focused on innovation, impact, and employee well-being

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be $80-$100K; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

What You’ll be Part of

Playboy is one of the most recognizable, iconic brands in the world that started as a culture-driving, boundary-pushing magazine over 70 years ago. Today, Playboy is a consumer lifestyle business with digital and physical products available in 180 countries across entertainment, events, fashion, lifestyle, sexual wellness, consumer products & and more. Our mission—to create a culture where all people can pursue pleasure—is built upon decades of creating groundbreaking media and hospitality experiences and fighting for cultural progress rooted in the core values of equality, freedom of expression, and the idea that pleasure is a fundamental human right. Playboy’s sister company, Honey Birdette, is a rapidly growing luxury lingerie and sexual wellness brand with retail outlets across the US, Australia, and the UK.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Please note this job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature, level, and expectation of the work to be performed. It is not designed to cover a complete list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties and responsibilities or activities associated with this position, as they may change at any time, with or without notice.

Playboy is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. The right talent for us innately embodies our values. Come as you are.

Job Conditions

Individuals applying for this position should understand that Playboy’s brands are focused on creative freedom, artistic expression, and sex positivity. As a result, the business concept is based partly on sex appeal, nudity, and/or sexual wellness products, which means that employees may be exposed to: individuals in sexy and/or sexually provocative clothing, either in person or in photographs or videos; lewd and/or obscene language; depictions of lewd, risqué, intimate or explicit acts or behaviors; conversations and discussions about sex, sexuality and the human anatomy; conversations and discussions where vulgar language may be used, and where sexual jokes and innuendo may be expressed in their presence (collectively the “Conduct”). While individuals should not apply for this position if they find a work environment as described above to be offensive, intimidating, hostile or unwelcome, nothing herein shall prevent them from notifying the Company immediately if they are exposed to conduct of any type–and at any time–with which they feel uncomfortable.