Overview

This role is responsible for scheduling and resource planning of projects. Manages feedback and revision process to ensure quality is upheld and projects remain in scope and within budget. Executes design documentation, procurement, and construction of project.

Responsibilities

• Heading brand campaigns, including submitting ideas for projects and overseeing the development of all creative content
• Own project intake and studio planning & resourcing. Specifically responsible for delivering scenarios against the Brand Marketing calendars for how the creative organization can deliver the work. Develops all cost estimates, manages freelance recruitment and contracts & owns agency sourcing, contract negotiations and partner on-boarding.
• Own and lead the Creative Operating Model for the Planning team; gather feedback and continually optimize.
• Act as the liaison and key contact for cross functional partners (Brand Management, Brand Operations, Digital, Product, Community, Social, Styling, Casting)
• Support definition of Global resourcing standards, tools and reporting frameworks. Responsible for resourcing inputs into project management software.
• This role owns related efficiency models, resourcing escalations, risk management and reporting/hours tracking.
• Support development of a robust & aligned on Global agency & freelance roster across art direction, design, copy editorial, digital, and motion editing, in addition to styling and casting and creative operations.
• Oversee Global creative resources to ensure right creative talent is in place to execute against business initiatives (both internal & agency partners) – incl. monitor/adjust due to scope and timing shifts.
• Owns creative capacity mapping and escalates risks to Sr. Director of Marketing
• Agency and freelance on-boarding, process and co-owners of creative agency relationships and mgmt. (in partnership with Studio teams)
• Manage freelance business needs on behalf of Brand Creative Studio (source, manage freelance, secure and manage contracts and payments, tech set up).
• Must develop and scale talent list, agency and creative partner pipelines and expand the diversity of our creative teams.
• Support development of Annual Operating Plan against marketing calendar and Brand Creative priorities
• Demonstrates a committment to Kirkland's Values

Qualifications

• 4 years marketing/advertising/design experience
• 2 years’ experience managing a creative team and providing art direction across multiple media types (print, digital, social, etc.)
• Confident presenter of creative work in front of project stakeholders
• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Advertising or Communications preferred
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office and creative production processes
• Possess a sense of marketplace trends, fashion, curiosity and persuasiveness
• Comfortable providing direction to cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time
• Ability to travel periodically based on business situation needs