Purpose
The Project Manager Design acts as the support of the BU Core/Neo Design Head office / Senior Project Manager Design and collaborates with the VP of Design, Design Directors and marketing counterparts on supporting the creative process, milestone process, builds a creative network and sourcing of external creatives and open source/collaboration partners.
Key Accountabilities
* Supports the design directors with the BU milestone process and pre-season BU creative process
* Act as a creative partner to VP of Design for all BU creation for collaboration and open source projects. Research, evaluate and provide creative input into collaborations and partnerships and support the onboarding of new partners.
* Build and sources an extensive network of freelance creatives
* Collaborates with legal and procurement concerning contracts for freelancers and open source partners
* Drives all administrative duties relating contracting and vendor registration
* Research and prepare creative decks as input documents for both internal and external partners.
* Support the design directors on specific projects
* Deliver high quality process and project management for respective design directors, implement and lead creation process, providing clear meeting agenda, time management and action steps all based on the global process.
* Develop and manage internal and external team events and creator workshops
* Oversees open source freelance budget
Knowledge, Skills and Capabilities
* Knowledge of the sports industry, deep passion for Fashion and Streetwear trends
* Strong project and process management skills
* Strong market and industry awareness
* Good interpersonal and influencing skills
* Driven to succeed and deliver against expectations
* Strong conceptual understanding of brand / sub-brand / label building
* In-depth understanding of quantitative and qualitative research
* Ability to translate market research & consumer insights into concrete objectives
* Strong communication and presentation skills
* Lateral thinking and challenge status quo
IT skills
* Design relevant tools/ Adobe Creative Suite
* Communication and Presentation Tools
* Microsoft Office: advanced
* Power Point : advanced
Language Skills
* English: excellent
Qualifications
* Bachelor in Design, Art or Design management
* > 3 years industry or related experience
* > project management experience is a pro