--- title: 'Operations Lead at Nen Creative' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/operations-lead-nen-creative-new-york-yjvv7x47z4vp' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-29' --- # Operations Lead at Nen Creative - **Company:** Nen Creative - **Location:** New York, NY - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-10-21 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-29 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/nen-creative/8a76c981-a5d4-493c-af72-980563cf09f1 ## Job description ## About Nen Creative Nen Creative partners with tech startups to launch bold ideas into the world, creating the brands and stories that fuel their growth. We've partnered with some of the world's top founders and institutions, including Amazon, Andreessen Horowitz, Cursor, Mercor, Listen Labs, Tech Week, Cartesia, and many more. We're one of the fastest-growing studios, and we're looking for ambitious people who want to help build the company with us. ## About the Role We're looking for an Operations Lead to own and improve the day-to-day business operations at Nen Creative. We work closely with founders and fast-growing tech companies, and we operate with the same speed and ambition ourselves. This is a hands-on role spanning finance, contracts, people operations, and internal systems. We're looking for a natural problem solver who thrives in fast-paced environments, takes initiative without waiting for direction, and is excited to build and improve the systems that help our company scale. ## What You'll Do Financial Operations & Planning: Own accounts payable and receivable, client invoicing, vendor payments, and expense reconciliation. Manage financial reporting, budgeting, cash flow tracking, and forecasting to support leadership decisions. Contracts & Compliance: Review, redline, and manage client and vendor agreements, NDAs, and other contracts. Identify risks, coordinate negotiations, and oversee business compliance, insurance, and administrative requirements. People Operations & Administration: Manage employee and contractor onboarding and offboarding, documentation, policies, and vendor management. Systems & Process Improvement: Build and improve internal workflows, reporting dashboards, and operational systems. Identify inefficiencies, automate repetitive tasks, and proactively implement solutions that help the company scale. ## What We're Looking For - 3–5 years of experience in business operations, finance operations, or similar roles. Experience at a fast-growing startup is a major plus. - Thrives in a fast-paced, demanding environment. This isn't a traditional 9-to-5 role. We're looking for someone who is highly driven, adaptable, and willing to go above and beyond when needed. - Extremely proactive and resourceful, with a strong sense of ownership. Anticipates problems, takes initiative, and drives solutions independently without waiting for direction. - Exceptionally organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to juggle competing priorities and consistently follow through. - Experience reviewing and redlining contracts, identifying risks, and negotiating commercial terms is a strong plus. - Actively keeps up with AI tools, with an eagerness to leverage AI and automation to improve workflows and productivity. - Excellent communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently with leadership, employees, clients, and vendors. ## Why Join Us - Work directly with company leadership and get exposure to how a fast-growing creative business operates - Help build the systems and processes the company will use as it scales - Work alongside a team creating brands, products, and stories for some of the most ambitious companies in tech - Grow into broader ownership across business operations as the company expands - Remote-friendly, flexible, and entrepreneurial environment - Healthcare coverage, PTO, and company holidays ## About Nen Creative ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: A design studio that partners with early-stage tech companies to build brands, products, and stories through strategy, design, and video. - **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped) - **Headquarters**: New York City, New York, United States - **Founded**: 2022 - **Founders**: Jason Zhu (Co-Founder, Partner) and Michael Zhu (Managing Partner, Co-Founder) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Design services (brand identity, product design, video production) for technology startups - **Target customers**: B2B – early-stage startups, venture capital firms, and tech companies - **Mission or purpose statement**: “We build brands, products, and stories that move bold ideas forward.” (About page) ## Products & Services For each major offering: - **Brand Identity & Strategy**: Logo design, brand guidelines, deck design, collateral, iconography, art direction, illustration. - **Website Design & Development**: Full web design and development (likely using Webflow), interactive prototypes, design systems. - **Product (UI/UX) Design**: User research, UX architecture, interface design, interactive prototyping for digital products. - **Video Production**: Launch videos, testimonial videos, scripted content, product videos, animation, motion design, cinematography. - **Pitch Deck Design**: Specialized decks for fundraising, built to help startups tell their story to investors. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available - **Key Metric**: Total headcount of 16 employees (as of mid-2024) with 68.8% year-over-year growth (+11 people) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Clients include Pear VC, Andreessen Horowitz, LA-Tech Week, Wildr, Mantis VC (from LinkedIn) - **Growth Signals**: - 32 active job postings (monthly job postings up +88.2%, quarterly up +113.3%) - LinkedIn followers: 3,724 (+162.1% year-over-year) - Monthly website traffic: 6,381 visits (+64.0% monthly growth) - Expanding presence: New York City headquarters with job postings in San Francisco and Jersey City ## Competitive Advantages - **Full-service capability**: Offers brand, product, and video under one roof – a rare combination for a small studio. - **Startup empathy**: Founders and team have backgrounds in building and scaling products, so they understand the pace and constraints of early-stage companies. - **Speed and precision**: Described as “disciplined, fast, and precise” – moving like a startup while crafting like a studio. - **Strong client roster**: Already working with top-tier VC firms and high-growth startups, signaling trust and quality. ## Strategic Focus - **Current priorities**: Scaling the team across multiple disciplines (design, motion, production, account management, strategy) to meet growing demand from tech clients. - **Direction for growth**: Likely expanding into new geographies (San Francisco, Jersey City) and deepening capabilities in video and motion design. ## Why Work Here - **Culture highlights**: Creative, startup-like environment that values discipline and craft. The studio’s name is inspired by *Hunter × Hunter*, reflecting a focus on mastery and energy. The team is young and growing fast. - **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Many roles are listed as “In-Office or Remote” – offering flexibility. The company has offices in New York City, San Francisco, and Jersey City (Built In listings). - **Notable perks or engineering culture**: - Opportunity to work on high-impact projects for top VC-backed startups. - Roles span design, motion, production, strategy, and operations – variety of creative paths. - Active hiring with 32 open positions, indicating strong growth and career advancement opportunities. ## Sources 1. [nencreative.com (Homepage)](https://www.nencreative.com/) 2. [nencreative.com/about](https://www.nencreative.com/about) 3. [LinkedIn - Nen Creative](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nencreative) 4. 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