Stephanie Kline

About

Chief-of-Staff / operations leader who has scaled creative and production organizations through hyper-growth, including growing a creative team from ~30 to 200+ while improving turnaround times and protecting margins. Acts as a founder force-multiplier by installing operating cadences, dashboards, and decision systems, and has built scalable editorial and motion-graphics pipelines tied to growth metrics (e.g., ~$2 CPI and seven-figure media spend scaling).

Key Strengths

• Scaled creative org from ~30 to 200+ while maintaining delivery SLAs and margins
• Built executive alignment systems (war-room dashboards, weekly exec syncs, one-page decision memos)
• Designed and implemented end-to-end creative/editorial operations (intake, pricing, QA, SLAs, pods, traffic boards)
• Founder force-multiplier: delegation matrix, KPI founder pack, meeting hygiene to reduce exec load
• Stood up new marketing/agency line as a product (service menu, pricing, ICP, playbooks, OKRs, lightweight P&L)
• Built scalable motion-graphics pipeline (templates, asset library, version control, render queues, QC, A/B testing loop)
• Drove measurable growth outcomes (achieved ~$2 CPI, scaled spend to seven figures, 3x return, #1 launch)
• Strong confidentiality and sensitive-information management (need-to-know, redaction, code-name RFPs, secure docs)

Reference Highlights

• Strong creative vision
• Guides without stifling others’ voice
• Award-winning direction
• Effective mentor; develops others’ skills
• Brings structure and clarity to teams
• Keeps projects organized and expectations clear
• Aligns writers, editors, strategists, and client stakeholders
• Turns complex input into straightforward actionable steps
• Builds efficient processes (briefing systems, editorial standards)
• Balances big-picture goals with details
• Improves quality and turnaround time
• Calm and composed under pressure
• Solution-focused in fast-moving environments
• Clarifies needs quickly when direction changes
• Strong prioritization and alignment in tight timelines
• Protects quality even in high-pressure situations
• Clear, direct, and adaptable communicator
• Distills complexity into strategic overviews for executives/clients
• Collaborative and supportive with creative teams
• Gives honest feedback without discouraging
• Builds trust quickly; consistent and respectful
• Dependable and thoughtful
• Strong judgment
• Operational discipline and strategic awareness

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400 publications