Senior Project Manager

Shiseido•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Project Manager is responsible for managing projects, consisting of campaign, digital, e-com, GWP, events, in-store visual merchandising and educational materials, across both the Creative and Visual Merchandising teams. This role is a key driver in the day-to-day operations, liaising between both internal and external teams to ensure work is delivered on brief, on budget and on schedule.

Requirements

6+ years of related industry experience, preferably agency or client direct.
Experience developing and maintaining strong client relationships.
Excellent project management, negotiation, and communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to work well in teams.
Agency experience in beauty, fashion or luxury.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Ability to self-prioritize and prioritize for others the tasks associated with producing brand specific work.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Outstanding work ethic with the ability to multi-task and work efficiently under pressure.
Must possess a positive attitude and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced agency environment with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

Manage internal creative project operations from brief intake to final asset delivery, including planning, execution and managing timelines, deliverables and feedback loops across all internal creative projects.
Calendarize all project milestones, ensuring the right stakeholders are present and available to provide feedback at every stage of the creative process.
Coordinate cross-functional team alignment so that activities and deliverables are executed on time, on budget, and at the highest level of quality.
Ensure standardized processes and templates are maintained and followed correctly across the cross-functional teams (eg, Asana, statuses, deliverables, meeting agendas, summaries, etc).
Be accountable for real-time status tracking for all active projects.
Establish and maintain strong and collaborative relationships with all key stakeholders, both internal and external.
Coordinate with Production and Procurement teams to ensure needs for photo and video shoots and in-store displays are properly communicated and stay within budget.
QC all work before releasing to brand team and vendors.
Collaborate with the EMEA Region to identify opportunities to share creative assets and production runs of elements such as tester units, GWP bags, fixtures, etc. for cost savings.
Identify further opportunities for efficiency, automation, and streamlining of process, including upfront planning, and retrospective learnings.
Lead a weekly team status meeting demonstrating a comprehensive analysis of all work streams and identify weekly goals.