Creative Director

This is a Full Time Job

Responsibilities
Universal Brand Development Overview:

Universal Brand Development is committed to leading transformation by attracting and retaining a diverse workforce of the highest caliber. We are committed to celebrating diversity, fostering inclusive, equitable environments by honoring the experiences, perspective, and uniqueness of each individual.

Summary:
The Design Director of Product Development is a role required to drive a diverse creative team through a creative vision anchored in contemporary consumer while aiding and owning category business growth goals. Provide creative leadership by demonstrating broad bandwidth by managing all Fashion & Living responsibilities across portfolio that include Universal Studios, Illumination Ent., Dreamworks Animation, TV and E-com. Lastly, provide a professional Creative Environment that inspires smart innovative design solutions at every level.

Responsibilities include:

Responsibilities:

• Create, develop, socialize, and deploy an informed creative vision across a 12-18 month development calendar internal and externally
• Deliver creative roadmaps across a diverse portfolio of I.P. that includes Girls, Boys, Juniors and Young Mens initiatives in mixed mediums and platforms
• Manage the Apparel, Accessories and Footwear Design team on all creative aspects of product trend-forward design, and timely development
• Create a best practice in Licensee/Manufacture top to top partner relations
• Work with Retail buying teams and licensee in the strategic and commercially viable creation of Universal product offerings
• Drive and deliver annual people performance results by setting team and individual roles and objectives, while creating a quarterly cadence of 1-1 conversations
• Mentor and create proper staff career paths at all levels
• Demonstrate the ability to understand and communicate annual creative budget management against core priority initiatives
• Track and manage a budget specific to creation of product development assets
• Partner and own quarterly to annual category business sales results with Category Leadership
• Drive informed Creative solutions while leveraging Global and Local emerging trends and consumer data
• Provide clear and concise direction on trends, graphics, character model draw-overs and creative comments that guide licensee partners through Product Development process
• Possess a well-versed knowledge of fashion, including manufacturing and printing processes, assortment planning, graphic and pattern development, branding and trim development
• Lead product concept pitch development in support of retail meetings and creative rollouts
• Develop open and transparent working relationships across all divisions and studio groups
• Lead and partner with cross-functional teams such as Retail, Category and Franchise to ensure Creative Solutions are deployed, executed, and communicated with excellence
• Demonstrates the ability to understand Licensee partner development milestones and schedule to ensure ship dates are aided and assisted in delivering against
• Demonstrates a €œflexible mindset€ that enables strong and decisive management within a fluid and fast paced environment

Qualifications/Requirements

Qualifications/Requirements:
• Bachelor Degree, preferable in fashion design, product design or related field
• At least 15 years of Design Related experience at a Fashion Company or Studio Licensor
• 5 - 10 years of Creative Team Management of team sizes from 5-20
• Experience with manufacturing of both soft and hard goods for fashion, accessories and footwear product categories; experience in branding and packaging for consumer goods
• Demonstrated leadership skills; highly organized, proactive self-starter
• Global Design Industry experience a plus
• Participate in travel €'' domestic and international
• Mac proficient with advanced skills in Adobe Suite, Keynote and Microsoft applications

Eligibility Requirements:
• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV online to be considered.
• Must be willing to submit to a background investigation.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
• Must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19 vaccination status and, if partially or fully vaccinated, submitting your vaccination record no later than 7 days following commencement of employment.
• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the commencement of employment or adhere to enhanced protocols if Company determines your job position requires accessing an NBCUniversal worksite.
• Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols.

Desired Characteristics

Desired Characteristics:
• Ability to deliver clear, concise creative direction; possess broad understanding of trend and commercial design
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a dynamic, deadline driven environment that revolves around multiple product development calendars
• Out of the box thinker