Jessica Morrison is the Creative & Marketing Operations Director at Ka’Chava, one of the top DTC CPG brands on the market. Previously, she worked as the Director of Creative Projects at Nextbite, a VC-funded tech startup, and before that spent the majority of her time producing top-of-funnel creative for various creative agencies across the US.

I possess a proven track record of achieving success in strategic and creative leadership roles within both brand and agency environments. My expertise spans a range of essential functions, including team building, project management, integrated marketing solutions, and relationship management. As a strategic thinker, I consistently deliver results by establishing meaningful connections, curating exceptional experiences based on team dynamics, and prioritizing operational excellence. With a discerning eye for design and talent, I effectively navigate complex work streams across key functions, driving forward the progress of brands and businesses.

Areas of Expertise

  • Guiding teams toward achieving strategic objectives and operational excellence. Providing clear direction, setting performance expectations, and fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture. Leveraging individual strengths, promoting cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring efficient workflows to drive impactful operations and deliver exceptional results.

  • I have established multiple internal agencies for brands, successfully bringing together designers, copywriters, art directors, and project managers, who work collaboratively to support marketing communication efforts. In-house agencies, have full control over the creative process and can seamlessly collaborate with other departments, ensuring brand consistency.

  • Support the development of a well-thought-out plan to achieve marketing goals by identifying critical paths and key milestones via robust cross-functional schedules and communication protocols. Identifying channel gaps and opportunities for additional brand experience touchpoints.

  • I understand the critical importance of branding and positioning in driving project success. With my competitive analysis and stakeholder collaboration expertise, I have successfully guided teams in developing compelling brand identities and strategic positioning that resonate with target audiences, differentiate from competitors, and drive long-term growth.

  • Experienced in orchestrating and delivering successful marketing campaigns using a variety of methodologies such as agile, waterfall, and critical path methodologies.

  • Creative brief development is a core strength of mine as a project manager, as I understand the importance of providing clear direction to creative teams. By effectively gathering and distilling project objectives, target audience insights, and brand guidelines, I have developed comprehensive and inspiring creative briefs that foster creativity, guide the creative process, and deliver impactful and on-brand creative assets.

  • Extensive experience running creative productions for all stages of the coms funnel - Broadcast TV, CTV, OTT, Organic Social, and more.

  • By overseeing the content strategy, collaborating with subject matter experts, and leveraging effective project management tools, I have successfully executed content initiatives that engage audiences, drive conversions, and align with overall project goals.

  • Marketing automation is a realm that genuinely fascinates me! With a keen interest in optimizing marketing strategies, nurturing leads, and leveraging data-driven decision-making, I am deeply committed to exploring the vast potential of marketing automation to drive meaningful results and exceed business objectives.

  • Overseeing the entire lifecycle of campaigns aimed at enhancing brand awareness, engagement, and conversions. I meticulously plan, creatively ideate, and strategically allocate resources to maximize campaign impact.

  • Experience with and have used - Asana, Jira, Monday.com, Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Shopify, Google for Business, Google Analytics, Hootsuite, Agora, Buffer, Salesforce and more…

  • Ensure that every dollar is spent wisely and deliver the best possible outcomes. I strive to optimize budget utilization while maintaining high-quality standards and meeting project objectives by carefully evaluating vendor proposals, negotiating contracts, and closely monitoring expenses.

  • By carefully selecting and managing vendors, I ensure timely and high-quality deliverables, cost-effective solutions, and seamless collaboration, ultimately maximizing project success and achieving marketing objectives.

Work History

Ka’Chava
Director, Creative & Marketing Operations

2022 - Present 

My contributions lie at the heart of scaling the centralized creative function, including Product Design, Research, and Design Systems. I collaborate closely with Marketing, UX, and Product Leadership to nurture the people, practices, and processes essential for a thriving creative team. My role encompasses integrated marketing project planning, design processes, and meticulous project management. I focus on consolidating these shared responsibilities and implementing robust processes and metrics that facilitate scalable solutions.

Nextbite Virtual Restaurant Concepts
Associate Director of Creative Projects

2021 - 2022 

Jessica Morrison Creative Consulting
Freelance Project Consultant

2021 - 2022

I successfully implemented marketing-specific project management protocols and processes, ensuring seamless execution of company-wide initiatives. With end-to-end project lifecycle management, effective communication with stakeholders, and proactive resolution of workflow issues, I delivered exceptional results contributing to the launch of over 14 virtual restaurant brands on lean, expedited timelines. In addition, I oversaw the brand content team, executing regular content shoots and managing external vendors. My extensive project management experience significantly contributed to the company's overall success.

As a freelance consultant, I execute multi-level campaigns from start to finish, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure project timelines are met and deliverables are of high quality. I establish project plans, set clear objectives, and communicate effectively with clients such as Kroger, Saatchi & Saatchi X, and other team members to inform them of project status and progress. Through careful vendor selection and management, I ensure project budgets are adhered to while maintaining the highest level of output quality. In this role, I consistently demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills while being adaptable and responsive to project scope and timeline changes.

Sterling-Rice Group
Associate Director, Creative Production

2010 - 2018

While at SRG, I successfully led cross-functional teams and delivered complex integrated marketing projects for various industries. Taking a customer-centric approach, I built a track record of fostering strong client relationships while ensuring the seamless execution of projects from ideation to delivery. Through my leadership, I established processes that enabled the creative department to use agile, waterfall, and critical path methodologies, allowing us to launch multi-million dollar integrated consumer marketing campaigns annually. In this comprehensive role, I managed campaigns from concept to execution, led daily tasks, created and maintained timelines, vetted and negotiated with vendors, managed budgets, project status reporting, and tracked project assignments. My commitment to the growth and development of my team was unwavering, providing them with coaching and career growth opportunities.

ROKKAN (now Razorfish)
Senior Producer


2010 - 2018

As Senior Producer, I oversaw all aspects of digital projects, including planning, budgeting, creative design, production, deployment, publicity, and distribution. She coordinated workflows with many teams to ensure final deliverables aligned with the planned objectives and vision.

EDUCATION
Columbia College, Chicago

BFA, Advertising & Marketing

Me


Embracing the roles of a mom, marketer, and pop culture enthusiast, I find myself immersed in a world where I work to balance being impactful at work, cherishing precious moments with my family, and indulging in my passion for all things pop culture. It's a journey that challenges, inspires, and allows me to bring my personal touch to each aspect of my life. Navigating this beautifully chaotic path with authenticity and a genuine love for what I do brings me joy and fulfillment every single day.