Creative Operations - Project Management Director

ABOUT UA/UNIFORM ADVANTAGE BRANDS For over 40 years, UA Brands has been synonymous with fashion-forward specialty apparel for the medical and culinary professions. We are proud to support our valued customers - true heroes giving back with every shift. Our culture includes a long history of philanthropy and community support. Our strong values and unique culture are built on collaborating not merely as coworkers, but as family and friends. From the beginning, we provide candidates with an authentic look into how UA Brands embraces their skills and perspectives, all in ways that continue to set us apart.    ABOUT THE ROLE This is a great opportunity to join a growing, global organization. The Creative Operations (Project Management) Director leads the creative management, project management, and technical operations team of our in-house creative services organization, and its 3rd party creative vendors and resources. This role is responsible for the on-time, efficient execution and seamless delivery of all final creative design from marketing brief to delivery, production design, and copy team produces. This role is part of a dynamic apparel retail organization, supporting both corporate and global teams to deliver consumer-facing creative aligned with seasonal product and marketing strategies.

 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Own the implementation, management and compliance of the Creative Services Department software, Digital Asset Management (DAM), WorkFront and systems, including defining and optimizing workflows, processes and measurement to ensure accurate and measurable tracking and reporting of defined KPI's to monitor the utilization, capacity, volume and velocity of the total creative/marketing team.
• Apply a project manager’s mindset to drive timelines, define scope, mitigate risks, and ensure timely delivery of creative assets from brief to execution.
• Translate complex business goals into actionable project plans with measurable milestones and clear accountability.
• Provide project management and milestone support for the delivery of quality creative and production in a large marketing organization with a heavy digital presence to meet strategic business goals. Project Management, workflow and Image accuracy and excellence across Merch, Digital, Marketing and Creative milestones.
• Oversight and Management for on-time, efficient execution and seamless delivery. Coordinate and maintain detailed project plans, tasks to internal team members, maintaining efficient workflows with Creative projects Input project details into the system and ensure accurate and timely manner.
• Develops effective standard, operating standards, quality assurance, color and fit excellence, project flow and milestone management.
• High level of performance/accountability in a high volume, fast-paced environment. Develop and maintain productive relationships with internal/external core functional partners, senior leaders/exec stakeholders to ensure clear pipeline forecasting, seamless execution and deli very at scale.
• Ensure we are exploring and implementing best in class solutions on budget. Maintain the updates for our technology. Ensure it all integrates for maximum efficiency.
• Improving processes by looking at workflow, input and outputs to find efficiencies in our day-to-day delivery of work – inclusive of implementing new technology and tools to support with seamless project management.
• Motivate cross functional partners and direct reports on collaboration and deliverables.
• Partner closely with merchandising, planning, and digital commerce teams to ensure creative delivery supports seasonal apparel product launches and retail calendars.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems, analyze complex processes, synthesize data and drive toward insights and solutions.

  WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Deep understanding of online retail and delivery of Integrated Marketing/Creative Processes and Advertising digital assets.
• Executive presence, ability to earn and build trust with business leadership in running an effective and efficient Operations team; ability to influence senior leadership.
• A project management orientation with strong skills in planning, execution, resource allocation, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience managing large-scale, cross-functional initiatives with multiple workstreams and tight deadlines.
• A natural planner, detail oriented with exceptional organizational, presentation and communication skills - Exhibits strength in working in group settings.
• Ability to adapt to new strategies, proces