
Jes Labampa
@jeslab
I build creative operations systems that help studios deliver brand and product work at scale.
What I'm looking for
I've built creative operations infrastructure for studios and product teams, from intake and routing to resourcing, governance, and asset delivery.
In my independent consulting practice, I support early-stage product and design teams with workflow design, operational infrastructure, and creative production.
At All Turtles, I was the first dedicated operations hire for a multi-client brand and product studio. I standardized briefs, resource allocation, budget tracking, asset governance, and knowledge management; led Runn, Asana, and Jira rollout; and supported campaigns including Carrot, Cloaked, mmhmm, and Sora Union.
Previously, I led integrated campaign delivery at Code & Theory for clients including Intel, Cisco, Fitbit, and BrandUSA, where I helped generate a 15% increase in revenue over contract fees. I also produced Toyota and Lexus campaign assets at Saatchi & Saatchi LA and earned a 2023 Silver Anthem Award as Design Operations lead for the Sora Union SaaS website launch.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Design Operations & Creative Production Consultant
Independent Consulting
Mar 2026 - Present (6 months)
Independent consulting practice supporting early-stage product and design teams on operational infrastructure, workflow design, and creative production.
Project Management Consultant | UX Program Manager
Purple, Rock, Scissors
Sep 2024 - Sep 2025 (1 year)
Contract Program Management supporting the Google Search Discovery UX team. Owned creative request intake, routing, and approval workflows for 40+ designers and multiple product managers across the US, India, and Europe. Facilitated review cycles and maintained delivery visibility across concurrent creative workstreams.
Design Operations Manager
All Turtles
Feb 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 10 months)
First dedicated operations hire for a multi-client brand and product studio. Built the creative operations infrastructure from the ground up, standardizing brief intake, resource allocation, budget tracking, brand asset governance, and knowledge management across concurrent client workstreams. Served as primary operational liaison between the studio and client stakeholders.
Senior Design Program Manager, Product and Brand
All Turtles
Dec 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 1 month)
First dedicated operations hire for a multi-client brand and product studio. Built the creative operations infrastructure from the ground up, standardizing brief intake, resource allocation, budget tracking, brand asset governance, and knowledge management across concurrent client workstreams. Served as primary operational liaison between the studio and client stakeholders.
Senior Project Manager, UX Design
EPAM Continuum
Nov 2019 - Jan 2020 (2 months)
Senior Project Manager for UX design projects with clients McKesson and Dignity Health.
Sr Digital Producer, Product Design | Brand Design | Creative Production
Code & Theory
Sep 2015 - Oct 2019 (4 years 1 month)
Served as primary client and studio liaison for integrated brand and marketing campaigns across Intel, Cisco, Fitbit, Verifone, Morton Salt, and the deYoung Museum. Partnered with client marketing stakeholders on go-to-market timing and cross-channel asset requirements while running brief intake, prioritization frameworks, and review cadences from brief through post-launch delivery.
Associate Director, Integrated Production
Digitas
May 2015 - Aug 2015 (3 months)
Associate Director of Integrated Production for client eBay.
Interactive Producer, Creative Operations
Walmart.com
Apr 2014 - Nov 2014 (7 months)
Interactive Producer in Creative Operations.
3D Associate Producer, Creative Production | Creative Operations
Saatchi & Saatchi LA
Sep 2010 - Jan 2014 (3 years 4 months)
Produced photography, video, and motion design assets for Toyota and Lexus national campaigns, managing production partners including The Mill and Armstrong & White. Enforced embargo workflows and brand color and product-correctness standards across pre-launch vehicle assets.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Academy of Art University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Motion Pictures & Television
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Motion Pictures & Television with a focus on post-production.
Design Operations Assembly
Emerging Leaders Lab Certification, Design Operations
Completed the Emerging Leaders Lab Certification.
Professional Certificate, UX Design
Completed the Google UX Design Professional Certificate.
Anthropic
Certificate, AI Fluency
Completed the AI Fluency for Small Businesses Certificate.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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