Project Manager, Creative Services

Project Manager, Creative

West Elm is looking for a Project Manager, Creative. You will be responsible for planning and tracking, digital and print production, and resource oversight for projects within the Creative department. This role serves as a central point between the Creative team and other departments within the organization to ensure that projects are completed successfully. The ideal candidate for this role is a strong communicator and problem solver with an ability to motivate and rally project teams.

You will:

• Manage and prioritize multiple projects from kick-off to completion, including the creation of project schedules, tracking and ensuring all deliverables are met and regularly communicating status with all team members
• Proactively identify and discuss solutions for potential blockers or production risks.
• Organize and understand project requirements that may at times be ambiguous.
• Facilitate meetings with collaborators, circulate actionable notes, and follow up on outstanding items.
• Support in the establishment and rollout of new processes and procedures that will contribute better team communication and project documentation.
• Manage projects in a constantly evolving environment, flag risk factors as they arise and execute on solutions.
• Create strong relationships and build trust with cross-functional teams
• Provide purpose, direction and motivation to team.
• Ensure a positive, collaborative work environment for the team. Encourage the development of team mentality and a creative, innovative and masterful work culture.
• Leverage best practices and applies lessons learned from previous projects. Actively share knowledge and learning from project experiences.

You will also:

• Attend and lead briefings and design presentations with stakeholders, performing as an information source.
• Create briefs in the appropriate system and completes write ups prior to entering jobs into the studio.
• Develop and manage timelines on all projects, tracking/reporting on time delivery or alterations of the timeline to the key stakeholders.
• Manage workflows while following up on all jobs that are out for approval to process approvals in a timely fashion.
• Maintain project status reports.
• Hold weekly status meetings with print teams working on site, email, social, catalog, store collateral and signage.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS from an accredited college or university

Benefits:

We offer an extensive benefits package designed to help you grow, personally and professionally, to care for your family and to build a secure future. Depending on your position and your location, here's a look at what you might be eligible for:

• Competitive benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance; tax-free spending accounts; same-sex domestic partner benefits; commuter benefits; and more
• A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities
• Paid vacations, holidays and other time-off programs
• A generous discount on all Williams Sonoma Inc. brands through multiple shopping channels
• Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities
• Discounts on nearby gyms and other local businesses

WSI will not now or in the future commence an immigration case or "sponsor" an individual for this position (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration).

This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, or other applicable state or local laws and ordinances.

The expected starting pay range for this position is $70,000 - $80,000. Applicable pay ranges may differ across markets. Actual pay will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. In addition to competitive pay, compensation may include a variety of other components like benefits, paid time off, merit, and bonus opportunities.

Job Identification: 18072

Locations: 55 Water Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, US

Job Shift: Day