Creative Operations/ Trafficking Specialist-HYBRID
New York, USA (Hybrid)
Posted 3 months ago
Top 1% of applicants do these two things.
The other 99% submit and hope. You're about to do something different.
Job Description
The Opportunity
Supports the fast‑paced creative team behind all owned and licensed brands within the Designer Brands portfolio. Manages the flow of creative work—from early concept through production—ensuring ideas move smoothly and efficiently across teams. Develops workflows that strengthen day‑to‑day operations, supports photoshoots on set, and helps keep creative projects aligned with timelines and brand expectations. Builds strong connections across the organization to ensure creative projects land with clarity, consistency, and impact.
What You’ll Be Doing
Project & Workflow Management
- Support the full lifecycle of creative projects, including ideation, planning, execution, and delivery.
- Maintain project timelines, track deadlines, and communicate updates to keep work moving seamlessly.
- Traffic creative marketing project briefs within Adobe Workfront and coordinate daily scheduling needs.
- Intake and assign project briefs to the creative team, ensuring direction, scope, and objectives are clear.
- Act as a liaison between creative teams and internal partners to align priorities with business needs.
- Work closely with designers, copywriters, and other team members to coordinate assignments and resource needs.
- Communicate clearly across departments to maintain strong alignment and visibility into project progress.
- Serve as an on‑set production assistant for photo and video shoots, supporting photographers, stylists, and creative leads.
- Assist with shoot logistics such as preparing call sheets, facilitating talent communication, and supporting post‑production needs.
- Help ensure shoots run smoothly by anticipating needs and problem‑solving in real time.
- Identify bottlenecks and recommend solutions that improve workflow efficiency and project delivery.
- Track current and upcoming creative projects, monitor timelines, and report progress to senior leadership.
- Proactively identify roadblocks and take steps to keep projects on track.
- Continuously evaluate and refine creative processes to support high‑quality output.
- Stay informed on fashion, creative operations, and project management trends.
- Integrate new insights into workflows to support innovation and efficiency within the creative team.
Required Skills
Project & Creative Operations Experience
- 3–5 years of experience in creative operations, project management, or production management—preferably in the fashion or creative industry.
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously while balancing timelines, resources, and shifting priorities.
- Experience with project management software; Adobe Workfront experience is a plus.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to partner across creative and non‑creative teams.
- Ability to communicate status updates, challenges, and solutions clearly and confidently.
- Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to keep track of many moving pieces.
- Strong organizational skills to support complex, fast‑moving production environments.
- Understanding of creative workflows, design processes, and brand consistency needs.
- Proficiency with digital asset management systems and design‑related tools (e.g., SharePoint, Bynder).
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to anticipate and address issues early.
- Degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Fashion Marketing, or a related field.
Minimum Experience
- 3–5 years of experience in creative operations or project management within the fashion industry.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, or a related field.
- Your Sole Well-Being: Our benefits package is crafted with our associates in mind! We support you with benefits like free virtual health care, robust family/fertility benefits, 401(k) w/ match, and more. Explore our offerings at https://mymobilewalletcard.com/dbi.
- Stride with Flexibility: We offer hybrid and remote work opportunities, giving you the freedom to stay connected, productive, and inspired—wherever you do your best work.
- Stepping Up Your Career: Take advantage of training programs, professional development, and education assistance to advance your career with a company that celebrates bold ideas and fresh perspectives.
- We are Shoe-Obsessed: Because we know a great pair of shoes can change your day, you’ll enjoy 30% off at DSW & com, plus discounts across our family of brands.
Designer Brands
Designer Brands is one of the world's largest designers, producers, and retailers of the most recognizable footwear brands and accessories, transforming and defining the footwear industry through a mission of being shoe-obsessed. With a diversified, world-class portfolio of coveted brands including Topo Athletic, Keds, Vince Camuto, Kelly & Katie, Jessica Simpson, Lucky Brand, Mix No. 6, Crown Vintage and others, Designer Brands designs and produces on-trend footwear and accessories for all of life's occasions delivered to the consumer through a robust direct-to-consumer omni-channel infrastructure and powerful national wholesale distribution. Powered by an approximately billion-dollar digital commerce business across multiple domains and over 650 DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Co., and Rubino stores in North America, Designer Brands delivers current, in-line footwear and accessories from the largest national brands in the industry and holds leading market share positions in key product categories across women's, men's, and kids'. Designer Brands also distributes its brands internationally through select wholesale and distributor relationships while also leveraging design and sourcing expertise to build private label products for national retailers.Designer Brands is committed to being a difference maker in the world and the footwear industry. By leading with our corporate values of We Belong and We Do What's Right, Designer Brands supports the global community and the health of the planet by donating more than eleven million pairs of shoes to the global non-profit Soles4Souls since 2018. Important NoticeWe’ve recently become aware of individuals falsely claiming to represent Designer Brands and its affiliated companies. To help you identify legitimate communication from our Talent Acquisition team, official email domains we use include: @dswinc.com; @designerbrands.com; @designerbrandscanada.com; @camutogroup.com.
