Manager, Creative Studio

New York, USA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableManager5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive regional creative leadership for Pandora North America, translating global brand guidelines into locally resonant multi‑channel campaigns that support brand and commercial goals.

  • Must-have: 5+ years in brand creative with leadership or senior IC experience
  • Standout: Proven cross‑functional collaboration across marketing, eCommerce, and agency partners
  • Clear evidence of end‑to‑end 360 campaign work across retail, digital, and print

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive the regional creative direction across digital, print, in-store, OOH, social, and internal channels.
  • Translate global brand guidelines and campaign toolkits into locally relevant, insight ‑ driven creative that resonates with North American audiences.
  • Partner closely with brand marketing, eCommerce, trade, and media teams to develop full ‑ funnel creative that supports both brand-building and commercial objectives.
  • Lead the development and refinement of 360 campaigns across Pandora-owned retail, wholesale partners, and Disney Parks, ensuring alignment to global strategy while meeting regional needs.
  • Collaborate with the global creative agency to adapt and localize all campaign assets across cycles and key consumption periods, ensuring efficiency, consistency, and speed to market.
  • Manage and develop one direct report, providing clear direction, feedback, and growth opportunities.
  • Foster a collaborative, high-performance, and innovative design culture focused on quality, agility, and continuous improvement.
  • Delegate work effectively across internal resources and the global agency partner based on skillset, capacity, and strategic priorities.
  • Oversee timelines, workflows, and deliverables for all creative projects, ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to brand standards.
  • Review and approve creative output for internal and external use, maintaining consistency across all touchpoints.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of progressive experience in brand creative, graphic design, or visual communication, including 2+ years in a people leadership or senior individual contributor role
  • Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience
  • Compelling portfolio showcasing end ‑ to ‑ end 360° campaign development across retail, digital, e ‑ commerce, and print channels.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and elevate in ‑ house design teams and external agencies within a fast ‑ paced, deadline ‑ driven environment.
  • Deep expertise in brand systems, including typography, photography direction, layout, and visual storytelling.
  • Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, with working knowledge of creative workflow and project management tools (e.g., Workfront)

Preferred

  • Industry experience within fashion, jewelry, or consumer lifestyle brands strongly preferred
  • Creative Visionary – Brings original thinking and strong aesthetic sensibility
  • Leadership & Mentorship – Develops talent through coaching and guidance
  • Strategic Thinking – Aligns creative direction with brand and commercial goals
  • Collaboration – Partners effectively across cross-functional teams
  • Communication – Presents ideas clearly and confidently to stakeholders
  • Accountability & Ownership – Owns outcomes, timelines, and team performance
  • Adaptability – Thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments
  • Attention to Detail – Maintains excellence and brand consistency
  • Problem Solving – Anticipates challenges and delivers solutions

Benefits

  • We Dare! We offer robust compensation package including base and bonus, a 401K plan to help you secure your financial future
  • We Care! Pandora offers extensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Short/Long Term Disability, Basic Life and AD&D, anniversary gift cards, recognition program and product discounts!
  • We Dream! Pandora is fostering growth and crafting opportunities to support the business needs which learning and development programs, continuous feedback, LinkedIn learning, tuition reimbursement and more
  • We Deliver! PTO Package including: Vacation, Personal, Sick, Celebration days and Paid Holidays
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Pandora

Pandora is the world’s largest jewellery brand. The company designs, manufactures and markets hand-finished jewellery made from high-quality materials at affordable prices Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through more than 6,500 points of sale, including more than 2,500 concept stores.Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs 32,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery at two LEED-certified facilities in Thailand using mainly recycled silver and gold. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and has set science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% across its own operations and value chain by 2030. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated revenue of DKK 26.5 billion (EUR 3.6 billion) in 2022.See all our products and collections on pandora.netVisit our guidelines for this channel, and what types of post we accept here: https://pandoragroup.com/media/Corporate-social-media-principles

Founded in 1982
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, DNK
21K employees (1,278 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
341.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.8%
Direct
39.6%
Referral
16.1%
Social
9.4%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~20.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
899 (4% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$540.6M
Last Raise
$540.6M
Post IPO Debt, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • May 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $540.6M

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