Digital Design Project Manager London, England
Job description
Selfridges has always been much more than a shop. We’re a social space where everyone is welcome and feels a sense of belonging, a creative playground where culture and commerce collide, and an experimental hub where you can discover the most innovative and sustainable ideas in retail. We’re here to help make the world brighter. And you can be an important part of this. We’ll talk more about the role below, but before we get to that, let’s share with you the good stuff…
Rewards and benefits
Life at Selfridges is dynamic, exciting, and always evolving. As well as working with some of the most cutting-edge, iconic and boundary-pushing brands, designers and creatives, we also offer our team members opportunities to help make a positive difference through our network of communities, both within and outside Selfridges. Here are just a few of our rewards and benefits that help make our team experience that bit more extraordinary.
Flexible working options to benefit you, your family and your wellbeing that can include part-time, flexi-time, job sharing or hybrid working
Generous annual leave that increases with length of service
Up to five paid volunteering days – from beach cleans to co-ordinating food and clothing donations
Family leave that suits your set up including Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental leave policies
Defined pension contribution scheme
Generous bonus and/or commission scheme
Enviable team member discount including sale previews and double discount days
Exclusive local discounts on a range of restaurants, bars, beauticians and entertainment
Subsidised gym memberships
Annual travel pass and cycle-to-work schemes
A sustainable car salary sacrifice scheme
Several internal communities to get involved in from our Diversity Board and Green Warriors who are leading the charge on D,E&I and sustainability, to the Wellbeings who are always thinking of new ways to champion healthy minds, bodies and routines for our team members
Workplace Options, our confidential team member assistance programme for when life gets tricky or you need a little guidance
Access to a wide range of training programmes to help your career development
Read on to find out how you can play your part in Reinventing Retail…
A bit about the roleThe Digital Design Project Manager plays a pivotal role in the day to day delivery of content and other digital work. Works closely with various departments and stakeholders (Design, Marketing, Corner Shop, Trade, Editorial, Development, I.T. CRM, Fashion Direction & Graphics) you will be a key communications liaison to ensure that our day to day creative work meets the business vision and all briefs are delivered on time.
As Digital Design Project Manager you will:
- Manage the delivery of multiple projects at the same time, working to tight deadlines, managing project trafficking work-flow through a busy studio and adapting to challenges and dynamic projects
- Work alongside Project Management team to manage resource and ensure team is equipped for all BAU briefs to be worked on and deadlines met
- Validate briefs to ensure all relevant information has been captured on the brief before work to starts
- Ensure that quality of work is to the right standard, and reviewed by Design Manager/Head of Design in good time to allow for amends and feedback
- Work with the translation team to ensure all translations are ready and supplied prior to briefing in
- Ensure sign off and testing happen in a timely manner and work closely with the content team to update on any delay
- Communicate with all stakeholders to update on progress and inform of any risks or blockers
- Work with all external suppliers to co-ordinate updates of instore digital assets
- A strong communicator. Managing multiple stakeholders across the business - show strong integrity, energy and enthusiasm while also being able to motivate, inspire and lead resources in a collaborative way.
- Experienced, preferably having previously worked in an ecomm design team, you will have a strong understanding f the digital design process as well as using management and resource tools such as Trello and Float.
- A great communicator. You have excellent influencing and negotiating skills, whilst building professional, lasting relationships at all levels
- Focused and self-motivated . Have the ability to work effectively to deliver projects to deadline with minimal direction.
- Highly organised. You will facilitate focus, accuracy and quality in the relentlessly fast paced turnover of content.
- Adaptive, with the ability to multi-task effectively and switch planning due to the reactive nature of the business.
- An example of our values, a trusted and respected colleague.
Everyone is welcome
Selfridges is a place where we want everyone to feel a sense of belonging. We embrace every self and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are leading with purpose to not only increase the visibility and recognition of under-represented talent within our organisation, but the wider industry too. Here at Selfridges, everyone is welcome – irrespective of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age or disability, we stand by equal opportunities for all.
Our awards cabinet
We’re not ones to brag, but since you asked...Selfridges has won the award for The World’s Best Department Store an unprecedented four times at the IGDS awards, with an additional award for the Best Sustainability Campaign. We were also recognised as a ‘Best 25 Big Company to Work For 2020’ as awarded by The Sunday Times.
