Creative Integrated Project Manager

With over 59 stores and the largest avocational cooking program in the US, Sur La Table offers an unsurpassed selection of exclusive and premium-quality goods for the kitchen and table – and the culinary expertise and inspiration to go along with it. Whether the job entails interacting with our customers, driving digital growth, or providing vital behind-the-scenes support, we’re all here for the same reason – to roll up our sleeves and create happiness through cooking and sharing good food.

The CreativeIntegrated Project Manager is responsible for proactively planning, organizing, and managing long-lead Sur La Table creative projects end to end including concept development, content production, and design for omnichannel- ensuring they are on time, on budget, and within scope. Reporting to the Senior Creative Operations Manager, you will collaborate with leaders across Creative, Brand, Marketing, Merchandising, E-commerce, Visual Merchandising, and outside vendors.

This position will report into the Senior Creative Operations Manager

• Proactively create full funnel project plans and workback schedules based on the company go to market plan.
• Facilitate up front strategic thinking, concept development, and photography planning for key merchandising moments such as Mother’s Day, Anniversary, and Holiday.
• Partner with cross-functional internal teams to ensure creative briefs are submitted on time, with clear goals & objectives, and the project meets the brief requirements.
• Utilizing Wrike software, manage projects end-to-end, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and resources adhere to project objectives.
• Maintain line of sight on full project timeline, understanding where timelines can give to accommodate process challenges or unexpected blockers.
• Monitor project progress; establish reporting cadences to deliver updates; handle issues and escalations that arise; document and follow up on critical actions, decisions, issues, risks; and send out meeting recaps in a timely manner.
• Manage overlapping timelines for multiple long-lead projects at different stages of production. 

• Bachelor's degree (in marketing, business, or related field), Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, and/or 5+ years of on-the-job experience equivalence. Omnichannel retail experience preferred. 
• Strong business acumen with exceptional strategic thinking, analytical, project management skills, including a bias for action
• Organized, self-starter who excels at prioritizing and planning multi-stakeholder initiatives and competing priorities.
• Change Management experience. Comfort working in an environment that is experiencing transformation and growth.
• Proven ability to manage multiple competing projects in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to create effective relationships, influence, and collaborate at all organizational levels.
• Comprehensive understanding of the full funnel creative process, including concept development, photo production, store signage, digital marketing, and social channels.
• Proven track record partnering with designers, producers, agencies, and vendors.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to lead, facilitate, and present to large groups and senior leadership.
• Examples of proactive problem-solving, both technically and creatively.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and various project management tools; Experience in Wrike, a plus. 

• PTO
• Medical/Dental/Vision and a variety of supplemental policies available
• Company 401K match
• Company Health Spending Account (HSA) match
• Company provides group life insurance at no cost
• COBRA reimbursement for salaried employees until health insurance eligible
• Paid Holidays
• Birthday off with pay!
• Pet Insurance
• Generous employee discounts

• Depending on the position, our application and interview process may vary, but here are some of the ways we get to know you better:
• 📞 Step 1: Match most of the requirements and qualifications for the position? We want to chat. A recruiter will reach out to you via email to schedule some time to learn more about our company and get to know you better. Remember, you’re also interviewing us!
• 📝 Step 2: Our assessments (if applicable to the role) measure your analytical and business acumen. We use them to better understand your expertise. Each person interviewing for the same role receives the same assessment, which helps us evaluate candidates equally and consistently.
• 👩🏽‍💻Step 3: Virtual or in-person interviews depending on your location. Our hiring team will learn more about your prior experience and challenges you’ve faced. Be prepared with detailed examples. Concise and well-organized answers are ideal.
• ✍🏽 Step 4: Offer! This is where things get really exciting. We gather all data from your interviews and conduct a final review. If qualified for the position, your recruiter will connect with you via phone to present a verbal offer we know you’ll be excited about.

This posting is intended for candidates that reside in the following states:

AZ, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NV, NJ, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WV, WI, WY.   [AL1] #LI-remote

This position may not be performed, in whole or in part, in New York City (whether from an office, in the field, or remotely from the candidate's home).

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