Purpose
Manage major, strategic projects for Brand Design and Creative Direction
Ensure the efficient and high performance operational implementation of Brand Design projects via project and budget management on a daily, quarterly and annual basis.
Key Responsibilities:
* Pro-actively support the development of digital experience projects for Brand Design ensuring objectives, budget and timelines are met
* Manage project progress from initial briefing and schedule development to concepting, budget management and implementation
* Collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders, proactively building new relationships and developing existing partnerships
* Carry out competitor analysis and share industry best practice
* Organize freelance and agency resources and manage communication and interaction
* Estimate and manage budget for assigned brand design projects
* Support communication about adidas brand design and news in the organisation
* Support implementation of adidas brand design guidelines/strategies
* Support wider Brand Design teams in Retail Project Management eg. Retail Brand Design, where required
Key relationships:
* Brand design team/functions
* Digital teams
* Brand Marketing Operations
* Brand Communications
* Business Units
* Markets
* Product Design
* Retail
* Legal
* Design agencies and other external service providers
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
* Digital marketing experience, ideally within a design environment
* Strong abilities in project, organization, time, and budget management
* Excellent networker with the ability to influence people regardless of reporting lines
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* Client management skills
* Self-starter, self initiative
* Team builder
* Negotiating skills
* IT skills: Macintosh software, Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint: advanced
* Language: English: fluent
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
* Undergraduate degree in related field
* At least 5 years work experience design related area (agency or company)