Project Manager, Creative Services

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, heres 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.

Our Company Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of high-quality products for the kitchen and home in the United States. Our family of brands are Williams Sonoma, Williams Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, Rejuvenation, West Elm, Mark & Graham, Outward, and GreenRow. These brands are among the best known and most respected in the industry. We offer beautifully-designed, stylish and functional products for every area of the home, including the kitchen, living room, bedroom, home office, closet, laundry room and even outdoor spaces. Weve seen some big changes since our first brick-and-mortar store opened more than half of a century ago. What hasnt changed is our passion for high-quality products, functional design, outstanding customer service, and enhancing the lives of our customers and the communities where we operate. Today, were a multi-brand, multi-channel, global enterprise supported by state-of-the-art technology and some of the most talented teams in retailing - and were always looking for new energy and ideas.