Vice President, Creative Services/Production Operations | LGM

GLOBAL MERCHANDISE 

Recognized leaders in retail and merchandising worldwide, Legends Global Merchandise provides a fully customized, customer-centric, omnichannel shopping experience for fans. Our vertical service solution allows us to provide the latest trends, styles, designs, and brand collaborations across different categories. For in-venue, e-commerce and pop-up operations, Legends sets the standard when it comes to a unique shopping experience.  We pride ourselves in creating a customized portfolio of inventory based on each property and operating as a true extension of each client’s brand.  Different guests want different things, and we are here to build and provide a tailored retail experience.  

THE ROLE 

As the Vice President Creative Services and Production Operations, you will be a key player within our Legends Global Merchandise division, responsible for driving the management of creative initiatives, design projects, content development, and overall responsibility for production operations and delivery. Your role will be pivotal in supporting teams across the division ensuring our creative endeavors align seamlessly with overarching business objectives. 

Your expertise will be pivotal in generating innovative and impactful creative solutions tailored specifically for our partners, fans, clients, donors, and customers. With top-notch design skills and a keen eye for detail, you will set the standard for excellence, ensuring that every aspect of our creative output meets the highest standards of quality and creativity and will oversee the internal production as well at outsourced production partners delivering our products. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

• Collateral design for the Legends Global Merchandise teams as they approach various markets for opportunities. 

• Serve as the project manager for sales, service, and partnerships creative requests: ensure deadlines are met, keep projects up to date in software, communicate with team. 

• Design custom mock-ups for how a partnership space could come to life. 

• Design custom partnership sales decks that are story-driven and use multimedia. 

• Develop digital and printed sales, service, and engagement collateral and assets. 

• Create infographics and graphic design elements for outreach campaigns. 

• Identify, develop, and implement new and innovative partnership marketing opportunities and strategies focused on increasing brand awareness. 

• Communicate directly with partnerships executives, project-based teams, and internal teams to ensure the brand guidelines are met in all collateral representing Legends and our clients. 

• Manage relationships with internal and third-party vendors and resources. 

• Work with Creative team on other content needed for projects, such as outreach campaigns, one-sheeters, micro-sites, video production, etc. 

• Directly manage design through delivery to include internal production as well as outsourced production to strategic 3PL creative and production partners. 

• Works closely with merchandising and planning teams to forecast production demand across creative and production operations to optimize internal resources as well as manage delivery and costs with outsourced creative and production 3PL strategic partners. 

• All other duties as assigned. 

QUALIFICATIONS 

To perform this job successfully, the candidate must be able to perform each essential duty above at the highest levels. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 

• Degree in Marketing, Design, or a related industry. 

• 10+ years as a full-time or part-time marketing or creative professional with a strong desire to grow creative skills independently and collaboratively. 

• 5+ years as a full-time or part-time production operations vertical or with outsourced 3PL strategic partners with a strong background in forecasting, costing, and on-time delivery. 

• Understanding of sports and/or brand marketing, branding, sponsorship, and client services. 

• Advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. 

• Proficiency in Apple Keynote, PowerPoint, and Excel. 

• Video editing experience is a plus. 

• Comfortable presenting to the organization and project leadership. 

• Highly motivated self-starter, with strategic thinking and personal leadership skills. 

• Exceptional organizational skills with strong attention to detail. 

• Strong problem-solving skills and executioner. 

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and ability to communicate effectively with internal sales and management teams. 

• Excellent copywriting and proofreading skills 

• Ability to take constructive criticism and change direction based on feedback. 

• Great attitude, willingness to take on other duties that may not fall within the outlined job description. 

COMPENSATION