Specialist, Project Management, Bergdorf Goodman

WHO WE ARE:

Exemplar Luxury Group, formerly Saks Global, is the luxury collective uniting coveted brands with unrivaled customer experiences across Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman. Driven by a relentless devotion to our customers and powered by our talented colleagues, we offer expertly curated product assortments, unparalleled service and personalized experiences across our integrated retail model. Through strong partnerships with the world's most desired luxury brands and deep customer relationships enhanced by data-rich insights, Exemplar Luxury Group is committed to setting the standard of excellence for luxury retail.

Job Description:

YOU WILL BE: 

The Bergdorf Goodman Project Management Specialist is responsible for overseeing creative requests for homepage, email, narratives, sales associate emails, print and omni projects. Part of a team of project managers, reporting to the Senior Project Manager, this role lives within the creative department and works with the design team, copywriters, marketing, store team, and more. While actively assisting with daily needs and managing projects cross departmentally, the Project Manager, Specialist contributes to building Bergdorf Goodman’s creative in a timely, strategic, and collaborative manner.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Lead project calls, manage the workflow of creative requests, and ensure end to end communication with stakeholders for online marketing including: seasonal online refreshes, email, and one-off requests. 
• Collaborate cross-departmentally to traffic, approve, and ensure on time delivery of sales associate emails, store signage, and time sensitive, high profile event invites. Request creative forms from the merchants, hold kickoff calls with the design team when necessary, and build project briefs, timelines, and folders. Facilitate imagery requests, follow ups, and brand or merchant feedback.
• Manage weekly homepage assets, heroes, emails, narratives, and omni projects across all touchpoints by collaborating with cross-departmental stakeholders to ensure assets are created in a timely manner and consistent with the creative request. Oversee approvals, determine project assignments based on bandwidth, and build creative briefs. 
• Schedule large style out meetings with executive leadership and assist in the development of seasonal catalogs. Partner with the Senior Project manager, coop team, and creative team on vendor approvals for the catalogs while upholding the BG brand voice through rounds of feedback. Build final catalog PDFs and deliver to the store team prior to in-home.
• Brief in and assign projects to designers based on workload in a timeline driven environment while collaborating with art directors. Enter key information into project management systems to create project schedules and bridge transparency gaps. Partner with the photo editor to archive and organize files on a regular basis. 
• Independently (and in collaboration with project management team) iterate and develop processes to help the creative team (and cross-functional partners) run more efficiently and effectively
• Assist and support the creative team with day to day needs and/or one-off project requests.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

Required Qualifications (Minimum Requirements):

• Knowledge of creative operations and project management as it pertains to print production or digital graphic design (experience in fashion retail is a plus). Overall knowledge of creative process/workflow is ideal to advise as necessary on rotating projects and assignments.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to work effectively under deadlines and to manage concurrent projects.
• Effective and direct communicator with the ability to collaborate with internal and external teams, while ensuring adherence to established process, timeline, and budget.

Preferred Qualifications (nice to haves):

• Proficiency in Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, G Suite, and Wrike recommended
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite is recommended (specifically InDesign and Adobe Acrobat)

YOUR LIFE AND CAREER AT EXEMPLAR LUXURY GROUP:

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic fast paced environment at a company experiencing growth and transformation 

• Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across the largest multi-brand luxury retailer from retail to distribution, to digital or corporate 

• Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision and dental)
• An amazing employee discount

Benefits: We offer the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, disability insurance, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance).

Thank you for your interest with Exemplar Luxury Group. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Exemplar Luxury Group is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with Exemplar Luxury Group and would like to request special assistance or an accommodation, please contact [email protected].

Salary Range $72,000 - $89,000*

Compensation for this role varies by geographic location. The listed range reflects multiple markets, including higher-cost areas. Actual starting pay will be determined based on work location, experience, and other job-related factors.