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Sr. In-Store Communications Marketing Specialist

Job title: Sr. In-Store Communications Marketing Specialist
Contract type: Freelance
Location: Portland
Industry: Marketing
Remote: No
Reference: 442855
Contact name: Rianne McDonough

Job description

24 Seven is partnering with their top global sportwear client based in Portland, OR to help them find a Sr. In-Store Communications Marketing Specialist to join their team in this hybrid opportunity! This is a full-time, 6 month contract with potential to extend. While on contract, you'd be eligible for benefits including medical, dental, vision, sick time, 401K and holiday pay.

 The ideal candidate will have these skills/exerperience:
  • 4 years’ experience managing retail creative marketing design
  • 2 years’ experience in graphic and display production
  • 2 years’ experience working in a corporate or agency environment
  • 2 years’ experience managing agencies or suppliers
  • Collaboration skills
  • Project Management
  • PowerPoint
Job Description:
Responsible for planning and managing the design, production, and installation process for all in-store seasonal displays, signage, and digital content. You will serve as the expert for in-store marketing communications to create awareness, drive engagement, and enhance the customer’s shopping experience.

Key Accountabilities:
  • Ensure operational compliance to our ISC (In-store Communications) development procedures
  • Remain current on global retail concept, ISC, visual merchandising, and brand guidelines to ensure compliance
  • Partner closely with cross-functional teams to create and maintain our ISC forecast calendar
  • Collaborate with Visual Merchandising on a frequent basis determine ISC needs in category
  • Maintain awareness of global toolkits, delivery timelines, and adaptation requirements
  • Develop ISC concept design briefs and agency presentations to tailor global ISC tools and/or create new elements to create in-store signage and seasonal displays
  • Create ISC, production, and shipping grids to guide agency partners on store segmentation requirements
  • Create installation and assembly instructions to ensure ease and compliance of installation
  • Evaluate and approve ISC production and packaging samples to ensure achievement of print and material quality
  • Frequently visit stores to install and evaluate ISC shipments to evaluate results
  • Lead and manage on-site contractors to ensure scope is maintained
  • Hold agency partners accountable for assigned scope-of-work as well as continual delivery of innovation and incremental value
  • Maintain alignment with all financial and procurement policies
  • Keep a pulse on retail trends, shopper experiences, and competitive retail environments
  • Conceptual planning and sharing ideas to support the effectiveness of the wider team
  • Leverage functional expertise and operational insights to support senior leaders in decision making
  • Proactively get involved in projects and identify opportunities to add value
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
  •  Proficiency with MS Office products. Knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop a plus.
  • Ability to translate global brand and campaign guidelines into local in-store communications
  • Understanding of print production (2-D, 3-D) methods and materials
  • Understanding of retail environments and visual merchandising practices
  • Effective at presenting creative and gain alignment to project brief
  • Be willing to give and receive honest and direct feedback to internal and external partners
  • Take accountability for successes and failures and see them as a source for learning
  • Attention to detail. Especially in the areas of grammar, spelling, and formatting.
  • Excellent project management skills, with proven ability to manage large projects in on time and to budget.
  • Ability to manage budgets and control costs
  • Ability to cope with change, make decisions and act comfortably with risk and uncertainty
  • Able to travel domestically
Who you will work with:
  • Working directly with the manager to create the graphics for each store
  • Trade Marketing team
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Digital team
  • Sales team
  • End client teams (retail stores selling their products)
Qualifications:
  • 4 years’ experience managing retail creative marketing design
  • 2 years’ experience in graphic and display production
  • 2 years’ experience working in a corporate or agency environment
  • 2 years’ experience managing agencies or suppliers
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