Project Manager, Visual Merchandising

e.l.f. Beauty•New York, NY

5d•$155,000 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager, Visual Merchandising will oversee the visual merchandising workflows from strategy through execution. He/She will also drive the creative build and execution for all events across our brand portfolio. He/She will be the project management expert to spearhead efficient process and workflow with cross-functional partners as well as within the creative team. This individual will have the global 360° view of all work in the department, identify end-to-end processes and efficiencies and enable resources to deliver on business objectives.

Requirements

Ability and willingness to work with teams in multiple time zones (CA office connection and International Team)
Communicate effectively the creative objectives of projects and partner with internal departments such as brand marketing, ecommerce marketing, social media, art directors, designers and copywriters
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and make prioritization judgements against current resources and budget while keeping bigger-picture business goals in mind
Proven experience managing omnichannel activations
Ability to anticipate team workload and establish schedules/ timelines/work flow to meet project deadlines
Complete understanding of creative process and production process to build time and action schedule from concept to project completion
Ability to work people in various disciplines: marketing, product development, sales
Superior organizational and communication skills (verbal and written)
BA or BFA preferred
5+ Years of Creative Operations and project management experience
Knowledge of computer programs including: Adobe Creative Suite, excel
Strong strategy, process, and tactical skills: Big-picture thinking with a willingness to be hands-on
Understand project goals and requirements, technical constraints, budget and schedule

Responsibilities

Conduct an analysis of current workload for the team. Based on analysis, establish and apply new process(es) and associated timelines to ensure appropriate lead times to meet expected deliverables
Establish schedule and meeting cadence for seasonal resets and key initiatives with cross functional teams (sales, visual merchandising, marketing and creative) to drive execution, approval process and collaboration
Work closely with cross-functional teams to drive the interconnected pieces of reset including assortment and line review, planograms, visual merchandising, supply & operations.
Manage reset from inception through delivery including tracking progress against established timelines and escalating issues when necessary
Drive execution of any promotional programs (in-store, retailer, pop up, etc.) from inception while steering all reviews and approvals from creative concepting through final release
Improve processes to streamline workflows, improve clarity and communication and reduce complexity
Manage large collaboration and other large-scale initiative globally