Project Specialist Flex - Marketing - HYBRID

Job Description

As a Project Specialist within the Marketing PMO, you’ll focus on the executional portion of programs and campaigns by supporting PMO Program Managers and Senior Project Managers who guide these high-volume initiatives from strategy through delivery. This role will also independently manage the delivery of multiple mid-level projects on time and within the established scope. This includes monitoring and managing the initiation of forecasted work, coordinating timelines with cross-functional partners, ensuring image and product readiness, facilitating reviews, and producing recaps for completed projects. 

For this role, a key area of focus will be providing project management support for Nordstrom’s Holiday catalog. This includes managing timelines, collaborating with cross-functional partners on milestones, ensuring product accuracy, and supporting creative and leadership reviews. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, collaborative, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. 
 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Catalog Project Management Support: 

• Lead project management efforts for Nordstrom’s Holiday catalog, ensuring all timelines and deliverables are met. 

• Collaborate with Marketing Program Manager and Print Production on timeline planning and milestone coordination. 

• Partner with Image Project Manager on the FIS process and catalog product features, ensuring alignment while tracking to overall project schedule. 

• Partner with the Merchant Team (NMG) to ensure product accuracy 

Timeline & Schedule Collaboration: 

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules, capturing key milestones from inception to delivery. 

• Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including Marketing Program Managers, Creative Merch (CM), and Merchants, to ensure alignment on deadlines and scope. 

• Proactively identify potential risks to timelines and offer solutions to mitigate delays. 

Image Readiness & Product Management: 

• Manage all aspects of image readiness, including: 

• Product verification to ensure alignment with catalog requirements. 

• Coordinating sell shot collection and approvals. 

• Gathering and incorporating buyer feedback to ensure product accuracy. 

• Partner closely with Creative Merch and Merchant teams to ensure product readiness for catalog production. 

Review Management: 

• Collaborate with Marketing Program Managers to facilitate and support all catalog review processes, including: 

• Creative Reviews (in partnership with Art Directors). 

• Leadership, Legal, and Requestor Reviews. 

• Provide consultative support during reviews on product-related questions, such as product swaps or adjustments. 

Project Planning & Lifecycle Management: 

• Assist Program or Senior Project Managers with campaign planning as needed. 

• Champion processes and workflows to safeguard consistency, while flexing when required for project success. 

• Lead executional projects across various channel deliverables from kick-off to delivery.