Responsibilities

• Assess creative briefs, establish and enforce timelines and budgets, and coordinate comprehensive client stakeholder reviews.
• Drive proactive, transparent communication with cross-functional client teams. Provide clear updates on project status, anticipate and mitigate risks, and expertly articulate priorities.
• Analyze and refine processes. Maximize efficiency and team well-being within the client’s retail producer team and their retail creative group.
• Lead the retail creative development process with client teams and/or agency partners in the following areas: creative resourcing, timeline management, budget management, creative project team management, cross-functional communication, creative strategy, regional share outs, legal approvals, and production hand-off.
• Ensure client teams consider customer experience, retail presence and brand integrity in every decision. Have a keen eye for design, always push for innovation and highlight the magic of the products.
• Proactively anticipate and manage project complexities to create “space” and set up the client’s retail creative team to do their best work.
• Own clear and timely communication to cross-functional client POCs regarding project status, obstacles, and priorities. Proactively identify, communicate, and manage risks.
• Develop schedules for deliverables partnering closely with client Traffic and Production Managers to ensure accuracy.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience
• 4-8 years of experience managing the creative development and execution from creative brief through launch
• Background in developing and executing marketing strategies for retail stores
• Experience overseeing campaigns and projects with multiple executive stakeholders
• Ability to manage cross-team collaborations with clear communication for optimum results
• Ability to proactively establish rapport, credibility and influence
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify solutions that work for multiple stakeholders
• Excellent leadership, written/verbal communication, and presentation skills
• Highly motivated, determined, and organized problem-solver with rigorous attention to detail
• Effectively navigate and operate in a deadline driven, rapidly changing work environment