Project Manager - Programmable Spaces

At DICK’S Sporting Goods, we believe in how positively sports can change lives. On our team, everyone plays a critical role in creating confidence and excitement by personally equipping all athletes to achieve their dreams.  We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce, reflecting the communities we serve.

If you are ready to make a difference as part of the world’s greatest sports team, apply to join our team today!

OVERVIEW:

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Process & Strategy Management

• Partner with Visual Teams and Creative Teams to coordinate updates quarterly, seasonally and as business requires. These updates include Seasonal Fashion Show, Collabs, Mall Windows, Front Windows, and other programmable areas impacted by graphics.

• Serve as the subject matter expert regarding in-store communication, including the management of project deliverables and the strategy behind them.

• Responsible for high level planning and prioritizing of print production projects and managing the workflow to ensure all information and assets are included in requests before handing off to creative.

• Develop timelines for projects and implement job requests with creative team, working directly with creative directors, designer and/or outside agencies partners.

• Ensure projects are prioritized, scoped, assigned to both in-house staff and outside vendors, and delivered on time throughout the entire project.

• Ensure meetings are scheduled, productive, and documented for future reference.

Creative and Vendor Partnership:

• Work closely with creative team and production vendors to coordinate and plan all aspects of print production work as it relates to Programmable spaces (internal and vendor-produced).

• Fully understand the business partners’ objectives, roles, and concerns.

• Establish meetings to define scope, deadlines and delivery schedule of all assets.

• Work cross-functionally with various business partners or ensure cohesive athlete experiences. 

• Handle any issues that require senior-level escalation with external agencies.

Communication and Planning:

• Own the project management duties of all assigned projects, including providing tollgates, timelines, and deliverables to all required parties involved in projects.

• Facilitate required communication with internal and external partners to align on strategy.

• Drive execution and deadlines by being a leader of meetings.

• Track project resources, scopes, and risk on a daily and weekly basis. Raise any red flags related that might impact the successful execution of Programmable spaces

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Operations, Business, or closely related field

• 5-7 years experience

• Experience with a project management software (Workfront), preferred but not required

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to interface regularly with senior leadership

• Ability to work under pressure with multiple projects and/or initiatives while maintaining attention to detail

• Retail marketing, visual merchandising and/or event planning experience a plus

• Ability to proactively trouble shoot and problem solve