Jobs and Careers

Summer 2025: International Creative Operations Intern (Mid May through Mid August)

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Mar 2025

About the role

About Us

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market, and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 3,300+ associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

International Creative Operations Intern

Location: Onsite Needham, MA/Hybrid. There is no relocation or housing assistance for this position.

Our mission to positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world allows our employees to be thinkers and tinkerers, designers and doers, creators and number crunchers, makers of things they love.  As we continue to grow, we are excited to add an International Creative Operations Intern to our global Ninja team.

OVERVIEW:

The International Creative Operations Intern reports to the Senior Manager of APAC Creative Operations and is responsible for the day-to-day project management and traffic flow of International print projects. The International Creative Operations Intern will ensure that all work is assigned appropriately, inputs are strong and that the ask is shepherded from kickoff to file release. They will work closely with the Senior Manager to ensure strategic initiatives are appropriately staffed, executive timelines can be actioned on, and the team’s workload is manageable.   

In addition, the International Creative Operations Intern will be responsible for understanding the overarching project load and available resources within the International Production Team. They will regularly reprioritize and shift projects to accommodate the fluctuations of the business, while focusing on efficiency. They will collaborate closely with Production Leads, NPD PMs and CGI PM to coordinate timelines, resources and to share information.

Here are some of the EXCITING things you’ll get to do: 

Participate in weekly and daily status update meetings with key Production, Operations, and Digital Team members, business partners, and maintain daily hot lists as needed
Prepare and negotiate timelines, schedules, and resources with Product Development, Creative, CGI, Operations and other team members as needed
Communicate regularly about project progress, status, scope, risks and opportunities to team, colleagues and Associate Managers
Proactively set expectations, communicate project status, and assist internal clients
Proactively reach out to business partners to forecast work and maintain production schedules
Manage Wrike as needed to support the team’s workload and provide visibility to dates and resource constraints 
Identify inefficiencies and proactively refine and establish processes to streamline work.
Process improvements to span across inner-team dynamics, Wrike, and overall creative collateral routing

ATTRIBUTES & SKILLS:

Solution-oriented with exceptional attention to detail
Ability to work quickly and decisively
Ability to understand interdepartmental structure and dynamics; use diplomacy to balance competing project requests
Flexible with superior prioritization skills within a fast-paced environment
Comfortable in team or autonomous work situations.
Strong service orientation and interpersonal skills.
Ability to partner with clients to develop relevant, effective marketing communications strategies—scoping projects in support of business objectives. 
Friendly, calm, reliable, with a sense of humor and desire to produce amazing for the business.

  
Education and Experience 