F5 Creative Partnerships Manager 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

37404697

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community whereeveryonecan thrive.

We are currently searching forCreative PartnershipsManagereCorporatearketingteam in our Seattle headquarterswho willorchestrateand oversee creative projects that align with F5 brand identity and businessobjectives, acting as a bridgebetweenstakeholders, the internal creative team,and external creative agencies

Creative Partnerships Manageron theCorporateketing team, you willensure projects can be communicated,createdand deliveredthe needs of stakeholders with those of the internal creative team and external creative agencies. You will translate complex business requirements into clear, actionable creative briefs, and ensure that all parties have a shared understanding of project goals, timelines, and deliverables. You will be a detective, asking the right questions to help stakeholders better plan for incoming projects.You will embrace a support and leadership mindsetknowing how and when to balance each at the highest level.Your success in this role will be measured by delivering high-quality creative projects that drive business results, fostering strong internal and external partnerships, and contributing to the company's overall growth.

You Will:

• Have a leadership mindset, exhibitingBeF5 andLeadF5 principles

• Embrace both support and leadership mindsets, knowing how and when to balance each at the highest level

• Think and act strategically, looking around corners and taking a broad perspective toidentifyand recommend solutions

• Embrace challenges as opportunities to learn, adapt, grow, and elevate our individual and team capabilities

• Communicate openly, listening with focus and intent andseekingfirst to understand

• Have an owner mindset, work withagilityand focus on positive customer outcomes, and create an inclusive and collaborative environment in which all people can thrive

• Ownthestakeholderrelationships,the communication, and the process forcreative projects

• Understand F5’scorporate andmarketingprioritiesand ensure measurement mechanisms reflect performance against benchmarks

• Act as the primary point of contact for key stakeholders, managing communication, expectations, and deliverables

• Support strategy, communication, and deliverables to, for, and with agencies with a focus on efficiency, value, and clarity.

• Manage the day-to-day interactions with agencies, ensuring smooth workflows andtimelydelivery of services

• Identifyand mitigate potential risks, includingstakeholdersatisfaction, off-target work,or project delays

• Identifyopportunities for process improvements and work with the internal team and agencies to implement changes.

• Uphold F5’s Business Code of Ethics and promptly report violations of the Code or other company policies

• Perform other related duties as assigned

Your knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Ability to build relationships, credibility, and trust, balancing multiplestakeholderneeds effectively
• Understanding of brand identity and marketing principles
• Ability to analyze and interpret businessobjectivesto inform creative strategies
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into clear, actionable creative briefs, discovering project requirements and potential challenges
• Familiarity with creative project management methodologies
• Excellentproject management and organizational skills
• Effectivecommunication and interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Negotiation and conflict resolution abilities
• Ability to adapt communication style for different audiences (e.g., creatives, executives, clients)
• Ability to manage timelines and resources efficiently

You have:

• A track recordof successleadinginternal and external creative partnershipsfor a brand or product with meaningful results in the market
• 5+yearsofrelevantexperience
• Bachelor’s Degree