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Job Title: Marketing Manager IV

Location: Culver City, CA

Duration: 12 Months plus

Pay Range: $75/hr - $85/hr on W2 (DOE)

Role Specific Summary

Seeking a Marketing Technology Operations Manager to help power the technology behind how millions of customers Client and engage with company. In this role, you'll shape and scale a modern, privacy-first marketing technology ecosystem that enables meaningful, personalized experiences across our global digital storefront. You'll collaborate with world-class engineering, analytics, and product teams to design innovative solutions that connect data, platforms, and customer journeys. This is a unique opportunity to influence the future of marketing technology at one of the world's most iconic brands.

Description

• As a Marketing Technology Operations Manager, you will lead the strategy, implementation, and optimization of company Retail's marketing technology platforms and data infrastructure. You'll ensure our MarTech ecosystem is scalable, integrated, and designed with privacy and performance at its core. Your work will directly enable more relevant, seamless, and impactful customer experiences worldwide.
• Key responsibilities include:
• Define and evolve the MarTech roadmap, evaluating and implementing technologies that enhance marketing capabilities and customer engagement.
• Partner with engineering, product, and analytics teams to design and deliver scalable, integrated marketing technology solutions.
• Build and optimize data pipelines, integrations, and APIs to ensure accurate, reliable, and actionable marketing data.
• Manage and optimize marketing platforms and vendor solutions to improve performance, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, architecture, and continuous evolution of company Retail's global MarTech ecosystem.
• Translate business and customer needs into scalable technical solutions in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Design and implement data integrations, ETL pipelines, and APIs to enable connected marketing platforms and insights.
• Optimize platforms through configuration, scripting, and data analysis to improve performance and reliability.
• Ensure compliance with privacy, security, and data governance standards across all marketing technologies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and vendors to drive innovation and long-term capability growth.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience working with marketing technology platforms, integrations, or data systems.
• Strong experience with data architecture, ETL processes, and SQL.
• Experience implementing API-based integrations between enterprise platforms.
• Familiarity with data privacy, governance, and compliance in marketing or digital environments.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience supporting or leading enterprise MarTech ecosystems.
• Experience designing and deploying scalable MarTech or customer data solutions.
• Expertise with cloud platforms, data warehouses, or modern analytics environments.
• Experience implementing data governance and privacy-by-design solutions.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to influence cross-functional partners and senior leaders.
• Technical certifications in cloud, data, or marketing technology platforms.

Benefits Info: Russell Tobin/Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Position Title: Coordinator, Social Media

Summary: The Coordinator, Social Media supports the execution of the brand’s global social media operations. This role is responsible for assisting with content publishing, community engagement, calendar coordination, and performance reporting across key social platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, and APAC channels such as WeChat, Weibo, Redbook, and Douyin. The position works cross-functionally to support social initiatives and ensure consistent execution across platforms.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Support the day-to-day execution of the brand’s social media presence across multiple platforms
• Primary platforms: Instagram (Feed & Stories), TikTok
• Secondary platforms: X (Twitter), Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest
• APAC platforms: Weibo, WeChat, Redbook (Xiaohongshu), Douyin
• Assist with organizing and maintaining weekly social media calendars and scheduling posts using Sprout Social
• Support community management by engaging with approved content in accordance with brand guidelines, platform best practices, and cultural sensitivities across markets
• Assist with management of the Alexander Wang Broadcast Channel, including scheduling and posting
• Compile weekly social media performance reports and assist with analytics tracking
• Reporting tools include Excel and PowerPoint
• Analytics platforms include Sprout Social and Lefty
• Support the execution of social strategies by tracking performance, identifying patterns, and sharing observations and insights
• Conduct ongoing research into social, cultural, and platform-specific trends, including emerging voices, communities, and conversations relevant to the brand
• Monitor global and regional cultural moments to support timely, relevant, and inclusive content execution
• Participate in regular check-ins to review calendars, performance updates, research findings, and upcoming content
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Retail/DTC, Wholesale, Buying & Planning, PR, Design, and E-commerce teams to support business objectives
• Assist in sourcing creative talent and external imagery (e.g., Getty, earned social), ensuring alignment with brand standards, diversity considerations, and social media guidelines
• Support the ongoing evolution of the brand’s social media operations, processes, and cultural relevance
• Support the security of social media platforms by adhering to company security protocols and escalating suspected issues, including unusual activity or potential account compromise.

Position Requirements:

• 1–2 years of experience in social media, digital content, or marketing; fashion or luxury experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent relevant experience
• Familiarity with Instagram and TikTok posting tools and basic content editing
• Working knowledge of Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X (Twitter), YouTube, and Pinterest
• Exposure to APAC platforms including Weibo, WeChat, Redbook, and Douyin preferred
• Experience using analytics and reporting tools such as Sprout Social and Lefty preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Basic working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite preferred
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Clear written communication skills
• General knowledge of social media best practices and platform trends
• Familiarity with the Alexander Wang brand and its positioning preferred

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer M/D/F/V

In compliance with the New York City salary transparency requirements, the potential salary for this position is from $65,000 to $67,000 which represents a range commensurate with experience, knowledge, and skills required.

About the Role

Ariat is seeking a motivated and curious minded Footwear Development Intern to join our innovative team. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in footwear development while contributing to the evolution of industry-leading products. The intern will collaborate closely with seasoned developers to assist in bringing products to market while learning about the complete footwear product creation process—from concept to commercialization.

As a Footwear Product Development Intern, you'll become part of a team that values craftsmanship, innovation, and authenticity. Ariat is committed to helping you grow professionally while enjoying a fun, inclusive, and creative work environment. Expect mentorship, hands-on projects, and exposure to real-world product development cycles.

What You’ll Gain

Development Support:

• Complete overview of the Footwear Development process (concept to commercialization)
• Learn Centric PLM system
• Work with Development Manager on footwear projects to learn about materials, shoe construction and manufacturing processes
• Communicate with the Development team in our sourcing offices for expediting the sampling process, evaluating feedback and implementing revisions
• Participate in fit testing sessions

Technical Development:

• Gain knowledge of the complete footwear development process including tooling, pattern engineering, product construction and materials and costing.

Presentation & Communication:

• Participation in Product Development team meetings and presentation of work as required.
• Present internship goals and outcomes to the team at the conclusion of the program.

By the end of the internship, the intern will:

• Gain an in-depth understanding of the footwear industry, including role of product development
• Learn the full lifecycle of footwear development, from concept to commercialization
• Develop a new Ariat style/SKU through the seasonal process.

About You

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Engineering, Industrial Design, Material Technology or like degrees.
• Knowledge or curiosity of materials, construction, and manufacturing is preferred
• Passionate for Western, Equestrian lifestyle or Industrial knowledge a bonus
• Passionate about footwear and eager to learn from a collaborative, fast-paced team
• Strong written and verbal communication and project management skills

About Ariat

Ariat is an innovative, outdoor global brand with roots in equestrian performance. We develop high-quality footwear and apparel for people who ride, work, and play outdoors, and care about performance, quality, comfort, and style.

The hourly rate for this position is $20.00 per hour.

The salary is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data for geographic locations. Ariat in good faith believes that this posted compensation range is accurate for this role at this location at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This contract position may be eligible for select benefits through the payrolling agency. Benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance options and 401k.

Ariat will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws. Ariat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis protected under federal, state, or local law. Ariat is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, email

Please see our Employment Candidate Privacy Policy at to learn more about how we collect, use, retain and disclose Personal Information.

Please note that Ariat does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agreement, Ariat will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter/agency placement fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed Agreement, Ariat explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted directly to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Ariat.

Backend Engineer to drive the evolution of our Go-based detection platform

Experience with YARA/YARA‑X or similar pattern engines

Experience with Kafka stream-processing

Proficiency with Docker/Docker Compose, Dockerfile optimization, and Makefile-driven workflows.

About the Role

Ariat is seeking a motivated and creative Footwear Design Intern to join our innovative Footwear Design team. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in footwear design while contributing to the evolution of industry-leading products. The intern will collaborate closely with seasoned designers to assist in the creation of trend-relevant and innovative designs, while learning about the complete footwear development process—from concept to commercialization.

As a Footwear Design Intern, you'll become part of a team that values craftsmanship, innovation, and authenticity. Ariat is committed to helping you grow professionally while enjoying a fun, inclusive, and creative work environment. Expect mentorship, hands-on projects, and exposure to real-world product development cycles.

What You’ll Gain

Design Support

• Collaborate with the design team to develop compelling footwear concepts and renderings, aligned with seasonal trends and the Ariat brand identity.
• Assist with color and trend forecasting through research, mood boards, and material palettes.
• Translate hand-drawn sketches into polished digital renderings using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Procreate.

Technical Development:

• Learn the fundamentals of footwear construction, materials, and development processes.
• Support the creation of technical drawings and "tech packs" used for sample development and manufacturing.
• Engage with 3D tools such as Vizcom to visualize outsole engineering and product prototypes through digital modeling.

Presentation & Communication:

• Contribute to the preparation of design presentations by gathering trend/market insights, competitive analysis, and layout graphics.
• Organize and update internal brand assets including the Ariat Footwear Branding Guidelines, ensuring consistency across categories.
• Present internship goals and outcomes to the team at the conclusion of the program.

By the end of the internship, the intern will:

• Gain an in-depth understanding of the footwear industry, including design strategy, trend forecasting, product development, and branding.
• Learn the full lifecycle of footwear design, from ideation and technical development to final presentation and product execution.
• Develop a personal design project or goal (e.g., an outsole concept, 3D model, or a physical prototype), supported by mentorship from the Ariat team.

About You

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Footwear Design, Industrial Design, Fashion Design, or a related field.
• Strong sketching and rendering skills—both traditional and digital.
• Proficiency or familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop), Procreate, and an interest in 3D modeling tools (e.g., Vizcom).
• Passionate about footwear and eager to learn from a collaborative, fast-paced team.
• Strong communication skills and an ability to give/receive feedback constructively.

About Ariat

Ariat is an innovative, outdoor global brand with roots in equestrian performance. We develop high-quality footwear and apparel for people who ride, work, and play outdoors, and care about performance, quality, comfort, and style.

The hourly rate for this position is $20.00 per hour.

The salary is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data for geographic locations. Ariat in good faith believes that this posted compensation range is accurate for this role at this location at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This contract position may be eligible for select benefits through the payrolling agency. Benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance options and 401k.

Ariat will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws. Ariat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis protected under federal, state, or local law. Ariat is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, email

Please see our Employment Candidate Privacy Policy at to learn more about how we collect, use, retain and disclose Personal Information.

Please note that Ariat does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agreement, Ariat will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter/agency placement fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed Agreement, Ariat explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted directly to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Ariat.

Overview:

The Solution Architect will be focused on customer data, personalization, and enterprise digital experience platforms. This person shapes the tech vision, translates business needs into technical blueprints, and guides delivery teams across marketing tech and core enterprise systems.

Must Haves:

• 5+ years of experience as a Solution Architect
• Extensive experience implementing a CDP or integrating with other MarTech
• Experience developing architecture blueprints, strategies, and roadmaps
• Experience delivering presentations to senior-level executives and technical audiences
• Ability to work with developers in an outsourced environment
• Good understanding of product management, agile principles and development methodologies and capability of supporting agile teams by providing advice and guidance on opportunities, impact, and risks, taking account of technical and architectural debt

Plusses:

• Adobe Experience Platform
• Adobe Journey Optimizer
• Adobe Real-Time CDP
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, system analysis or a related

Job Description:

The Solution Architect, Personalization leads and supports architecture activities for a portfolio of enterprise-level solutions. This includes systems such as customer data platforms, personalization engines, recommendation engines, loyalty and discount engines, promotional tools, communication platforms, CMS, DAM, mobile apps, master data solutions, in-store digital screens, ERP, HRMS, and POS systems.

You will provide architectural leadership, design oversight, and technology guidance to ensure solutions meet business requirements and comply with enterprise architecture governance. Responsibilities span five dimensions:

Responsibilities:

1. Interpret Business Needs

• Translate customer journeys and business requirements into capability maps, value streams, technical requirements, and architectural blueprints
• Collaborate with business owners, CX technology, product owners, and product managers
• Determine enterprise solution designs that support future business capabilities

2. Technical Leadership

• Guide development & engineering teams with technical expertise and architectural vision

3. Assess Technology

• Analyze current-state solutions for aging tech, misalignment, or deficiencies
• Support product lifecycle decisions (maintain/refresh/retire)
• Evaluate emerging technologies and market trends
• Identify and recommend solutions for legacy systems and technical debt
• Support product and project teams in selecting and configuring software

4. Apply Technology

• Lead evaluation, design, and evolution of solution architecture across applications
• Drive broader-scope architecture efforts across multiple projects/products
• Develop strategic roadmaps for transitioning from current to future-state architecture
• Act as a consultant across technologies, platforms, and vendor solutions
• Guide execution of architectural plans throughout the product lifecycle
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture across agile teams

5. Provide Enterprise Guidance

• Deliver reference models, standards, and architectural documentation
• Support governance, compliance, and assurance processes
• Help guide a community of practice (CoP) across technical teams
• Define principles, guidelines, standards, and patterns for enterprise‑wide architecture

Compensation:

up to $150k per year annual salary + 5% annual bonus

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary plus annual bonus
• Competitive benefits packages (medical, dental, 401k, employee stock plan, etc.)
• People Perks which allow for great discounts on food and fuel
• Work for a leading, innovative, and growing company in convenience store operations
• Fortune 500 company and a two-time Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award winner
• Tuition reimbursement of $5,000 per year
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and to evolve professionally in a fast-growing company

Job Title: Senior Manager, Data Architecture (Ref: 195759)

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina – In-Office (5 Days Per Week)

Salary: Up to $175,000 + Bonus

Contact:

We’re looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Senior Manager, Data Architecture to define and lead the enterprise data architecture strategy within a large-scale, data-driven organization. This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll shape the long-term data roadmap, modernize architecture standards, and guide the evolution of a cloud-based data platform.

In this role, you’ll lead a team of data architects and modelers while partnering closely with Data Engineering, Analytics, BI, Platform, and business stakeholders. You’ll ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing data solutions that enable advanced analytics, operational reporting, and strategic decision-making across the enterprise.

What You’ll Do

• Define and maintain the enterprise data architecture vision aligned to business and technology strategy
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of data architects and modelers, establishing best practices and standards
• Design and govern scalable data platforms leveraging Azure, Snowflake, and Databricks
• Establish enterprise standards for data modeling (Dimensional, 3NF, Data Vault), integration, and storage
• Define architecture patterns for ingestion, transformation, and cross-domain data integration
• Drive architectural consistency across analytics, BI, and operational data products
• Partner with Data Governance teams to enforce data quality, lineage, metadata, and compliance standards
• Ensure solutions meet security, privacy, and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with Engineering and Platform teams on cloud architecture and long-term technical roadmap
• Communicate complex architectural designs clearly to both technical and executive stakeholders

What You’ll Bring

• 7+ years of experience in data architecture or advanced data engineering roles
• 5+ years in a dedicated Data Architect or equivalent leadership capacity
• Deep experience designing enterprise-scale data platforms in cloud environments
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure data services
• Expert-level knowledge of Snowflake and Databricks
• Extensive experience with enterprise data modeling methodologies (Dimensional, 3NF, Data Vault)
• Experience with data modeling tools such as Erwin (preferred)
• Proven experience leading or mentoring architects or senior technical professionals
• Strong understanding of governance, security, and regulatory considerations in enterprise data environments
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years of progressive experience in data architecture, engineering, or enterprise data platform design

Sr. Manager of Application Development & Architecture - Move into this role as a Director of Application Development day one.

Location: Birmingham, AL (Hybrid: 3 Days In-Office)

Compensation: $160,000 Base + 15% Performance Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits

Ready to lead the transformation?

Are you a Software Development Manager who wants to move up to Director and can modernize an entire organization's digital footprint, let’s talk.

This is a heavy-hitter role that balances high-level strategy with deep technical roots. The focus is clearly on modernization—someone who can walk into a legacy environment and architect a path toward modern scalability (Cloud/APIs) without losing the business's trust.

We are looking for a visionary leader to own the strategy, architecture, and delivery of our web applications and backend systems. You won’t just be managing people; you will be the chief architect of our modernization journey, turning legacy technical debt into a high-speed, cloud-native engine.

The Mission

• Architect the Future: Move us from legacy environments to modern, scalable frameworks (Embrace Microservices and current environment of (Perl/PHP).NET/Cloud).
• Lead the Transformation: Act as the primary technical liaison to business leaders, ensuring our tech stack fuels our business growth.
• Build a Legacy: Mentor a diverse dev team and foster a culture of "continuous improvement" rather than "just getting it done."
• Stay Sharp: While this is a strategic role, you aren’t afraid to jump into a code review or act as the final escalation point for complex system issues.

Who You Are

• The Bridge: You have 7+ years of leadership experience and know how to translate complex technical hurdles into business wins.
• The Modernizer: You have a proven track record of refactoring legacy platforms and migrating to Azure or Microservices.
• The Technical Polymath: You are fluent in PHP/Laravel or Python, but you have the .NET/SQL Server chops to lead our next evolution.
• The Mentor: You thrive on leveling up your team and driving adoption of modern DevOps/CI-CD practices.

The Tech Stack

• Current: PHP (Laravel), Python, Perl, MySQL.
• Growth Path: .NET, SQL Server, RESTful APIs.
• Environment: Cloud-first (AWS/Azure), React/Vue/Angular.

Job Summary

The Director of Growth Marketing will own and scale Claire’s end-to-end digital growth ecosystem. This role plays an essential role in representing the voice of our consumer on our digital leadership team and aims to build lifelong relationships with her through fluency of our owned and paid communication channels.

This leader will be responsible for overseeing the strategy and measurement of all things paid media, CRM, lifecycle marketing, loyalty, and growth analytics, with a mandate to drive growth, build foundational capabilities, teams, tools, and operating rhythms.

This consumer-obsessed individual will translate data and insights to optimize segmentation, offer targeting, brand marketing messaging and continually refine our approach using deep understanding of impactful creative hooks, measurement, data and financial acumen. You will own the learning agenda to ensure continued optimization of touch points across all platforms and inspire all Claire’s girls with thoughtful messaging while delivering strong financial results and consumer lifetime value.

This role blends strategic vision with hands-on execution and is ideal for a builder who has scaled growth organizations at consumer-facing brands.

Key Responsibilities

Growth Strategy & Revenue Ownership

• Define and lead Claire’s digital growth strategy across acquisition, retention, and reactivation.
• Own performance against revenue, ROAS, CAC, LTV, and retention KPIs.
• ABT: Always be testing new segments, new creative hooks and smart optimizations that will deliver growth.
• Lead marketing technology requests and requirements for future Growth capability needs, stemming from opportunities identified through rigorous understanding of customer journey and current points of friction.

CRM, Lifecycle & Personalization

• Optimize and supercharge Claire’s CRM and lifecycle marketing engine.
• Own email and SMS messaging strategies, including segmentation, automation, and personalization.
• Develop customer journeys across acquisition, onboarding, retention, and re-engagement.
• Leverage data and analytics skills to deeply understand incrementality of communications and campaigns. Create reporting structure to communicate campaign success as it relates to incremental behavior, incremental revenue, and ROI of spend.
• Recommend segmentation, targeting, lifetime value, and personalization tactics to improve response & conversion and maximize marketing ROI.
• Accountable for customer file growth through strategic planning and execution while measuring effectiveness of campaigns, seeking areas of improvement and innovative thinking.
• Partner with data and technology teams to implement best-in-class CRM tools and CDP capabilities.
• Develop learning agenda to influence personalization testing in-line with overarching CRM strategy and company priorities.

Paid Media & Performance Marketing

• Oversee all paid media channels, including paid search, paid social, display, affiliates, and emerging platforms alongside agency partners and in-house team.

Loyalty & Customer Retention

• Lead the evolution of Claire’s loyalty program, with a focus on engagement, frequency, and lifetime value.
• Design loyalty mechanics that resonate with younger customers while driving measurable business impact.
• Integrate loyalty deeply into paid media, CRM, and onsite experiences.
• Accountable for loyalty KPIs & file growth through strategic planning and execution while measuring effectiveness of campaigns, seeking areas of improvement and innovative thinking.

Analytics, Insights & Infrastructure

• Define the growth analytics foundation, including dashboards, cohort analysis, and performance reporting.
• Translate data into actionable insights for executive leadership.
• Champion a culture of experimentation, measurement, and accountability.

Team Building & Leadership

• Build and lead a high-performing growth organization, including paid media, CRM, and analytics.
• Hire, mentor, and develop talent in a lean, high-impact environment.
• Model a “can-do” attitude by demonstrating willingness to get into the weeds and get the work done while the foundation is built.
• Establish operating processes, agency models, and internal workflows suitable for a scaling business.

Key requirements

• 8–10+ years of experience in digital growth, performance marketing, or lifecycle marketing. Preferably in a digital direct-to-consumer brand, with at least 3 years in a leadership role managing CRM programs E2E with proven growth track record
• Proven success scaling growth at a retail or consumer brand. Brick and mortar retail experience preferred.
• Strong quantitative background, with the ability to analyze data and solve complex problems to unlock CLTV
• A love of Gen A fashion & beauty trends, topics and interests to bring to life our brand in her inbox in partnership with our Brand Marketing partners.
• Deep expertise in paid media, CRM, and loyalty programs.
• Entrepreneurial - self starter and can work independently with minimal oversight
• Experience building teams, tools, and processes from early or transitional stages.
• Proven expertise in financial acumen with strong data analytics skills to assess the programs KPIs, forecast expected outcomes and partner with Finance on budgeting and profitability.
• Comfort navigating large company environment.
• Customer-obsession, entrepreneurial spirit, persistence, bias towards action and a well-rounded skill set.

Lead Engineer/Architect Application Development

Location: Birmingham, AL (Hybrid: 3 Days In-Office)

Compensation: $140,000- 150,000+ Comprehensive Benefits

Ready to advance your career from Lead to Manager or Manager to Director? - Help us lead our transformation and build your own - Are you a Software Engineer or Architect looking to take on more leadership as a hands on Manager or a Development Manager who wants to move up to Director and can modernize an entire organization's digital footprint, if so let’s talk.

This is someone who can walk into a legacy environment and architect a path toward modern scalability (Cloud/APIs) without losing the business's trust.

We are looking for a visionary Engineer or Architect to become a leader to own the strategy, architecture, and delivery of our web applications and backend systems. You won’t just be managing people; you will be the chief architect of our modernization journey, turning legacy technical debt into a high-speed, cloud-native engine.

The Mission

• Architect the Future: Move us from legacy environments to modern, scalable frameworks (Embrace Microservices and current environment of (Perl/PHP).NET/Cloud).
• Build a Legacy: Mentor a diverse dev team and foster a culture of "continuous improvement" rather than "just getting it done."
• Stay Sharp: While this is a strategic role, you aren’t afraid to jump into a code review or act as the final escalation point for complex system issues.

Background Required

• Around 10 years of a strong Development background and foundation in both open source and .NET , still hands on.
• At least 7+ years of increasing responsibility as an Engineer or Architect with at least of few years of lead or leadership roles
• Proven track record of refactoring legacy platforms and migrating to Azure or Microservices.
• Fluent in PHP/Laravel or Python, but you have the .NET/SQL Server chops to lead our next evolution.
• The Mentor: You thrive on leveling up your team and driving adoption of modern DevOps/CI-CD practices.

The Tech Stack

• Current: PHP (Laravel), Python, Perl, MySQL.
• Growth Path: .NET, SQL Server, RESTful APIs.
• Environment: Cloud-first (AWS/Azure), React/Vue/Angular.

We are seeking a strategic, trend-forward, and highly creative Senior Social Media Manager to lead and evolve our brand presence across all social platforms, with a strong focus on TikTok and Instagram. This role will drive the vision, voice, and performance of our social ecosystem ensuring our brand remains culturally relevant, visually compelling, and at the forefront of digital fashion. As a senior leader within the marketing function, you will own platform strategy end-to-end: from high-level campaign ideation and content direction to analytics, growth strategy, and community development. This role requires both creative instinct and analytical rigor — someone who understands internet culture, fashion storytelling, and how to scale engagement in a fast-moving environment.

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute comprehensive social media strategies across TikTok, Instagram, and emerging platforms, ensuring cohesive storytelling and consistent brand identity.
• Lead the evolution of our TikTok and Instagram presence — driving platform-native content that is innovative, trend-responsive, and culturally relevant.
• Establish long-term growth strategies while identifying short-term viral opportunities.
• Stay ahead of platform updates, algorithm shifts, and competitive movements to maintain a leadership position in the digital fashion space. Creative Direction & Content Execution
• Conceptualize and oversee high-impact content across video, photography, Reels, Stories, and feed posts in collaboration with creative, design, and content teams.
• Translate seasonal campaigns, product drops, and brand initiatives into compelling social-first narratives.
• Ensure content reflects a strong point of view and elevated aesthetic aligned with brand DNA.
• Build and manage structured content calendars to ensure consistency, timeliness, and performance optimization. Performance, Growth & Optimization
• Own platform performance metrics, including engagement, reach, follower growth, and conversion impact.
• Analyze insights and trends to refine strategy, test new formats, and continuously optimize content performance.
• Provide regular reporting and strategic recommendations to leadership. Community & Brand Voice
• Lead community engagement strategy across all channels, ensuring authentic and timely interaction.
• Maintain a cohesive, elevated brand voice that resonates with our audience while fostering meaningful community connection. Cross-Functional Leadership
• Partner closely with Marketing, Creative, E-commerce, and Influencer teams to align social initiatives with broader campaigns and business objectives.
• Mentor junior social team members or content contributors as needed, providing direction and feedback to elevate output quality and consistency.

What You'll Bring

• 4+ years of experience managing social media for a fashion, beauty, or lifestyle brand, with proven growth results.
• Demonstrated expertise in both TikTok and Instagram strategy, including content optimization and audience development.
• Strong understanding of platform algorithms, analytics, paid amplification considerations, and performance tracking tools.
• Proven ability to lead creative campaign development from concept through execution.
• Deep understanding of fashion culture, Gen-Z digital behavior, and emerging internet trends.
• Strong visual eye with experience in video, photography, or creative direction.
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
• Highly organized, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Passion for fashion, culture, and digital innovation.

Benefits Include

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance, plus 401(k)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Hybrid schedule: Monday–Thursday on-site at our Arts District HQ, Fridays remote
• Employee discount
• Salary range: 95,000-105,000

Role Overview

The Vice President of Engineering is a senior technology leader responsible for driving J.Hilburn’s digital product architecture, engineering strategy, and execution. This role combines strategic vision, people leadership, and delivery discipline to ensure technology is a growth enabler across all business functions.

The VP partners closely with the Product Management organization to translate business strategy into scalable, secure, and high-performing technology solutions - including the next-generation Stylist iOS App, eCommerce platform, and enterprise systems.

Core Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Define and execute J.Hilburn’s technology strategy aligned with corporate goals and long-term growth initiatives.
• Collaborate with the CTO and executive leadership team on system modernization, scalability, and security.
• Provide architectural oversight across all digital systems to ensure reliability, maintainability, and integration.
• Set measurable OKRs that link engineering delivery to business outcomes.
• Build a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and accountability across all engineering disciplines.

Stylist App Vision & Execution

• Partner with the Product Manager to define and execute the roadmap for the Stylist App, ensuring it supports Stylist productivity, order management, and client engagement.
• Lead engineering execution to deliver scalable, performant, and feature-rich App experiences aligned with stylist needs and company goals.
• Mentor the UI/UX Designer to ensure success in creating creative, guided, and intuitive user experiences that reflect the Stylist journey from client onboarding to order completion.
• Collaborate with the Product Manager and Designer to ensure every release balance creativity, usability, and technical feasibility.
• Drive data-informed iteration — incorporating Stylist feedback, analytics, and usability insights to continuously refine the experience.
• Oversee technical architecture to ensure App reliability, security, and scalability for future features and integrations.
• Partner with the Product Manager to monitor key performance indicators (adoption rate, order efficiency, and Stylist engagement).
• Champion cross-functional collaboration between Product, Design, and Engineering to deliver seamless and Stylist-first digital solutions.

Product Partnership & Sprint Management

• Partner with the Product Owner to lead IT sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and iterative delivery.
• Ensure Agile ceremonies and sprint cycles are data-driven and outcome-focused, improving velocity and delivery consistency.
• Balance the development of new features with technical debt reduction and infrastructure improvements.
• Maintain alignment between product priorities and engineering capacity to ensure predictable delivery.
• Lead sprint performance reviews to evaluate velocity, defect rates, and completion metrics (targeting 90%+ sprint completion).
• Drive cross-functional communication to manage risks, dependencies, and changes proactively.

Engineering Management & Organizational Leadership

• Lead and scale a multidisciplinary team including software engineers, DevOps, QA, IT operations, and UI/UX design.
• Mentor engineering leaders to strengthen their management, planning, and technical leadership capabilities.
• Implement frameworks for performance reviews, growth planning, and technical development.
• Build a culture of continuous learning, ownership, and cross-team collaboration.
• Oversee IT resource planning, budgeting, and vendor management to support delivery excellence.

Operational Performance

• Ensure the reliable and secure operation of all technology platforms with 99.9% uptime.
• Drive system modernization, cloud migration, and automation initiatives to improve scalability and resilience.
• Oversee CI/CD implementation, automated testing, and monitoring best practices.
• Define and enforce coding standards, documentation practices, and architectural frameworks.
• Manage risk and compliance through proactive IT governance, security, and incident management.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong strategic thinking and business acumen — able to translate company vision into technical execution.
• Deep understanding of Agile delivery and sprint-based workflows.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven track record of leading modernization, architecture evolution, and scaling technology organizations.
• Committed to fostering collaboration, mentorship, and an inclusive engineering culture.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5+ years in engineering management or executive leadership roles.
• Proven experience managing Agile/Scrum teams and collaborating closely with Product Owners and Designers.
• Expertise in .NET / .NET Core, Swift, RESTful APIs, SQL Server, and cloud-based infrastructure.
• Experience leading mobile-first and eCommerce platform development at scale.
• Demonstrated success in building and maturing high-performing engineering organizations.

Travel

• Minimal; occasional travel for leadership meetings, conferences, or vendor visits.

*** WE ARE NOT SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM ANY STAFFING AGENCIES. ALL RECRUITMENT FOR THIS ROLE WILL BE DONE IN-HOUSE***

*The company name and full role details will be disclosed to applicants who advance to the interview stage

Location: Los Angeles / South Bay Area, CA (Corporate HQ)

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

Position Overview:

The Director of Ecommerce will be responsible for the overall strategy, performance and growth of a large, omnichannel retail company. This role is highly hands-on and execution-oriented in areas such as site performance, merchandising, conversion, and operational coordination across teams.

This is a highly visible leadership role with regular interaction with executive leadership and significant influence on enterprise strategy, investment decisions, and customer experience priorities. The Director of Ecommerce will be expected to help develop the digital strategy and translate it into results, manage teams and vendors, and drive measurable ecommerce growth. This role will serve as a central architect of the company’s omnichannel evolution, integrating Ecommerce, Stores, Marketing, Merchandising, and Fulfillment into a seamless customer experience.

Responsibilities Include:

Ecommerce Operations & Performance

• Define and execute the multi-year ecommerce growth strategy aligned with company objectives and priorities.
• Own the day-to-day performance of the ecommerce channel, including traffic, conversion, AOV, revenue, operating expenses and profitability.
• Manage site operations, merchandising execution, promotions, and content updates to ensure consistent and effective customer experience.
• Lead complex, cross-functional Ecommerce initiatives using strong project and program management discipline, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Provide strategic leadership as the Product Manager for the Ecommerce web application, including features, functions, and new capabilities to increase revenue and profitability.
• Partner with Marketing to execute digital acquisition, retention, and promotional strategies.
• Monitor site health, uptime, and performance, working closely with internal technology teams and external vendors.
• Support the rollout, testing, and scaling of new omnichannel capabilities, tools, and process improvement, such as Buy Online Pick Up In Store (BOPIS), Ship-from-Store, Endless Aisle and vendor Dropship.
• Develop SEO content strategies to improve product page descriptions and ensure SEO tagging is audited for organic discovery in search engines and AI search platforms.
• Partner with the Distribution Center to optimize delivery method, timing and cost.
• Collaborate with the Legal department to ensure the website maintains legal compliance, including ADA, CPRA, and PII/Privacy Guidelines.

Merchandising & Customer Experience

• Act as the omni-channel lead, thinking through various customer entry points and experiences, collaborating across Brick-and-Mortar, Ecommerce, Buying, Logistics, Marketing and Technology, to bring the best of omni-channel customer shopping.
• Champion the customer experience across the full Ecommerce journey, from landing page through checkout and post-purchase; conduct analysis to identify customer friction points and site opportunities to improve conversion, AOV and profitability.
• Partner with Buying and Allocation to execute Ecommerce merchandising strategies aligned with company-wide product, pricing, and promotional priorities.
• Optimize onsite navigation, category structure, product presentation, product recommendations, personalization, and search to improve discoverability and conversion.
• Monitor and optimize omnichannel KPIs such as fulfillment speed, order cancellation rates, substitution rates, and customer satisfaction.
• Work with Customer Service to develop policies, reduce fraudulent orders, increase repeat customers, and minimize returns.

Team & Vendor Management

• Lead and develop a growing Ecommerce team. Establish clear KPIs, operating rhythms, and accountability across the Ecommerce team.
• Create clarity around roles, decision rights, and accountability across the function. Continuously improve the way the team works, including assessing resourcing, building capabilities, and improving processes.
• Operate at the intersection of Marketing, Merchandising, Stores, Supply Chain, and Technology; be a highly collaborative leader across the organization.
• Manage agency and vendor relationships across Ecommerce platforms, analytics, UX, and marketing support.
• Coordinate with IT and external partners on platform enhancements, integrations, and ongoing optimization.
• Design, manage and execute an Ecommerce calendar of key events and deliverables.
• Present Ecommerce performance, strategy, and investment plans to executive leadership.

Qualifications Desired

• 15+ years of progressive Ecommerce experience is required.
• 5+ years of experience directly leading/supervising an Ecommerce team is required.
• Significant Ecommerce experience at a large, omnichannel retailer is required.
• Proven experience transforming and scaling a large, high-volume Ecommerce website.
• Strong understanding of Ecommerce KPIs, digital merchandising, and conversion optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large, multi-workstream initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of systems and technology
• Hands-on experience leading or partnering on Ecommerce re-platforming, major upgrades, or modernization initiatives is a strong plus.
• Experience implementing omnichannel capabilities a plus; experience with Order Management Systems a plus.
• Experience with retail math, financials and ROI / capital allocation a plus.

About Us

This iconic Australian brand has stayed true to its original vision: sophisticated femininity, a passion for detail and a love of colour and print. Sisters Nicky and Simone ZIMMERMANN founded their namesake brand in Sydney in 1991.

Early in its evolution, ZIMMERMANN took the bold step of fusing fashion with swimwear and presented it to the world. It immediately found its following with the fashion elite, creating a new point of reference in flattering, feminine and stylish swimwear. While the swimsuit thrust ZIMMERMANN on to the international stage, it has been its optimistic, feminine and consistently desirable collections across its ready-to-wear and resort that have propelled it to greater global appeal.

While based at home in Sydney, ZIMMERMANN present their ready-to-wear collections each season at Paris Fashion Week. Working with the highly acclaimed designer and long-time collaborator, Don McQualter, ZIMMERMANN maintains a number of stand-alone stores across Australia, UK & Europe, China, The US, and the Middle East.

Position Purpose

An exciting opportunity exists for an Associate Store Manager, to join our Bal Harbour team. The Associate store Manager will work with the Store Manager to lead a team of passionate brand ambassadors whilst embodying the ZIMMERMANN brand: brining optimism, creativity, and sophistication in everything they do. Inspiring the team by leading by example to create a collaborative and motivating environment that fosters a shared brand vision.

Role Responsibilities

• To consistently provide strong leadership, lead by example and present as a role model for all team members.
• Maximize sales by striving to be the best at providing excellence in Client Service, Visual Presentation and creating a memorable brand experience.
• To ensure that all team members achieve a superior standard of excellence in client service, brand knowledge and product knowledge.
• Promote an enjoyable and collaborative working environment which promotes passion, focus and discipline.
• Drive the recruitment process in line with Zimmermann’s Diversity and inclusion vision.
• To successfully lead and develop a high performing team that achieves individual and team sales results, builds strong team morale and a positive workplace attitude.
• To identify the succession plan required to develop strong career paths for all team members in collaboration with Store Manager.
• Providing consistent feedback for the team’s development and training and following company guidelines when team member performance does not meet expectations.
• To ensure that a consistent high standard of Visual Presentation is achieved and reflective of the brand directive.
• Oversee store operations including stockroom management and leading the Stock Coordinators through the stocktake in accordance with Zimmermann policy and procedure.
• To promote and always uphold the non-negotiable standards of the work health and safety policies and procedures.
• Effectively managing store rostering including timesheet management and roster creation.

About you

• Proven experience in a similar leadership role in luxury retail.
• Excellent organisation skills and high attention to detail.
• Passion for the brand and Fashion retail industry
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build strong, genuine relationships with team members and clientele.
• Desire for a long-term and fulfilling career journey.

Why join our team?

Bespoke career development plans and access to strong mentors and industry leaders.

Opportunity to grow within an Australian luxury fashion brand with opportunities to work globally.

Competitive package, seasonal uniforming and team member discount

Be part of a responsible fashion house with a focus in leading in sustainability

Compensation

Zimmermann utilizes the advertised salary range as a benchmark to offer candidates competitive compensation in the market. This approach also allows for flexibility to account for differing levels of experience and to reward both performance and tenure.

Although the published salary range is a genuine estimate of the intended pay for the role, Zimmermann maintains the discretion to offer compensation outside the range provided.

At Zimmermann, we are committed to recognizing and rewarding excellence. Our Associate Store Manager bonus structure is designed to incentivize and acknowledge your leadership in driving store-wide performance. You’ll have the opportunity to earn a bonus based on the achievement of store goals each month, allowing you to increase your earnings by meeting and exceeding targets.

Diversity Statement

Zimmermann is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications ensuring a strong corporate commitment to diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.

Head of Production | Daily Drills

Full-time, on-site (Mon–Thu in office, Fri remote)

Daily Drills is seeking a Head of Production to own the end-to-end product lifecycle, from initial concept and assortment strategy through product development, launch, and post-launch performance. This role is for a strategic, production leader who thrives on full accountability, operational excellence, and brand impact. You will also manage and grow the production team, guiding their development and ensuring smooth execution across bi-weekly collections and seasonal launches. With planning happening a year in advance, this role requires strong leadership, operational excellence, and the ability to own the end-to-end product lifecycle.

Product Planning & Production Calendar

• Lead all product planning and execution, including bi-weekly collections, seasonal core launches, and Friday Surprise & Delights.
• Maintain and drive the master production calendar, coordinating cross-functional deadlines, purchase orders, and inventory buys to guarantee timely launches.
• Manage the entire product journey—from initial ideation, concept development, and storyboarding to sample creation, approvals, production, and final launch.
• Oversee all production milestones—including collection moodboard, CAD creation, first sample, second sample, TOP and photoshoot samples—anticipating potential delays and multiple rounds required to achieve perfection.
• Strategically curate product assortments that tie into the brand’s storytelling, color story, seasonal narratives, and historical collections, creating cohesive collections that allow customers to build upon previous purchases and deepen brand engagement.
• Analyze consumer behavior and sales data to inform assortment decisions and ensure each collection meets market and customer needs.
• Plan and lead R&D and testing of new fabrics, materials, and styles in advance, collaborating closely with the Production Coordinator and founders to drive innovation.
• Build on core offerings while ensuring alignment with the brand’s vision for continuous evolution and growth alongside our customers.
• Ensure all CAD files and timelines are consistently updated and accessible, and communicate changes immediately, so all teams have accurate design information at their fingertips.

Vendor & Manufacturing Oversight

• Own all vendor and manufacturing relationships, ensuring partners consistently meet quality, cost, and timeline expectations.
• Provide strategic guidance and oversight to proactively address production challenges, including material delays, quality issues, or freight interruptions.
• Lead negotiations with existing and new manufacturing partners to secure competitive pricing, favorable lead times, and capacity for growth.
• Collaborate with the Production Coordinator to manage day-to-day vendor communication while maintaining full accountability for product outcomes.
• Monitor and evaluate manufacturing performance, identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements, cost savings, and innovation in materials, processes, and product capabilities.
• Drive innovation by partnering with vendors on new fabrics, finishes, and production techniques that enhance product differentiation and support R&D initiatives.
• Ensure vendors understand and execute the brand vision, storytelling, and design specifications across every product, maintaining consistency and quality from first sample to final production.
• Build long-term strategic partnerships with key vendors to ensure reliability, scalability, and alignment with business growth goals.

Inventory & Pricing Strategy

• Partner with Finance and demand planning to manage inventory across core and seasonal products, balancing availability, preventing stockouts, and enabling upsells.
• Alongside VP of Finance, ensure buys align with financial goals and scale appropriately with the company’s intended growth.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to make data-informed purchasing and replenishment decisions, ensuring alignment with campaigns, launches, and peak demand.
• Set competitive, profitable pricing in coordination with leadership, continuously optimizing assortment and margins to support overall business objectives.

Product Performance & Analysis

• Track post-launch product performance, analyzing sales data, customer feedback, and KPIs to inform future assortment and buying strategies.
• Adjust product assortment or pricing based on performance metrics and customer demand.
• Collaborate with marketing and sales leadership to adjust campaigns and promotions for maximum customer engagement and revenue impact.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and empower the growing Production Team, fostering accountability, operational excellence, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ensure smooth start-to-finish product workflows across design, operations, marketing, and manufacturing teams.
• Provide strategic input and decisive problem-solving while supporting your team to manage day-to-day production operations.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years leading a production team in fashion with deep understanding of product development processes.
• Proven experience owning the end-to-end product lifecycle, from concept and assortment planning to launch and post-launch analysis.
• Strong leadership managing cross-functional teams and overseas vendors, ensuring quality, cost, and timelines.
• Expertise in assortment strategy, balancing core products with innovative, trend-forward styles.
• Skilled in fast-paced production cycles, making data-driven decisions under tight timelines.
• Experience negotiating, monitoring, and improving vendor performance across global supply chains.
• Analytical and strategic, using trends, customer insights, and performance data to guide product decisions.
• Excellent communicator and collaborator across teams and departments.
• Passionate about innovation, continuous improvement, and delivering high-quality products on time.
• Strong professional references demonstrating credibility, past performance, and leadership in production and product development roles.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Job Title: Executive Restaurant Chef

Location: Philadelphia

Employment Type: Full Time

Start Date: ASAP

Position Summary

A flagship, high-profile restaurant in Philadelphia is seeking an exceptionally talented Executive Restaurant Chef with a strong Michelin background to lead its culinary vision. The incoming chef will take full creative and operational ownership of the kitchen with the goal of achieving a Michelin Star.

This opportunity is ideal for a current Executive Chef with Michelin-rated experience or a highly skilled Sous Chef from a Michelin-starred kitchen who is ready to step into their first major leadership role.

The position also oversees a high-volume, three-meal-period dining operation, requiring exceptional leadership skills, refined technique, and the ability to manage a large and dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all culinary operations for a flagship restaurant with Michelin ambitions
• Drive menu development, culinary innovation, and the execution of sophisticated, high-standard dishes
• Maintain Michelin-level precision in technique, consistency, and presentation
• Oversee and mentor a large kitchen brigade, fostering a culture of excellence and professionalism
• Manage a high-volume, multi-outlet, three-meal-period dining environment without compromising quality
• Create and enforce culinary SOPs, recipe standards, and quality control systems
• Collaborate with senior leadership on brand vision, menu evolution, and guest experience enhancements
• Ensure strict compliance with food safety, sanitation, and hygiene standards
• Train and develop sous chefs and junior chefs to support long-term talent growth
• Manage food cost targets, ordering, and supplier relationships
• Maintain strong communication between BOH and FOH leadership teams
• Represent the culinary identity of the restaurant with creativity, discipline, and passion

Qualifications & Experience

• Michelin-rated restaurant experience required (1, 2, or 3 star kitchens strongly preferred)
• Background as an Executive Chef OR a Sous Chef ready to step into a first Executive Chef role
• Expertise in modern, refined cuisine and advanced cooking techniques
• Proven leadership experience in high-volume, fast-paced environments
• Strong interpersonal, coaching, and team-building skills
• Ability to remain composed under pressure and deliver consistent excellence
• Strong organizational abilities and attention to detail
• Business and financial acumen including food cost management and vendor negotiations
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Ambitious, Michelin-driven, and eager to lead a restaurant toward its first star
• Hands-on leader who thrives in both fine dining and high-volume service settings
• Confident communicator with strong emotional intelligence and team leadership skills
• Creative, disciplined, and committed to continuous growth and innovation
• Ready for a transformative next step in their culinary career

**This role is hybrid requiring in-office work based in Irving, Texas**

The Director - Visual and Merchandising Presentation executes the brand’s merchandise presentation strategy to maximize sales, optimize inventory turnover, and improve store labor efficiency. This role leads the end-to-end development of store planograms and drives the testing and refinement of visual initiatives designed to increase customer engagement and profitability. Serving as a key bridge between the field and executive leadership, they align visual standards with corporate business objectives. The director manages the visual merchandising budget and expense forecasting while staying at the forefront of industry trends. This role oversees strategic vendor partnerships and leads the development of innovative store fixtures to enhance product storytelling and durability. In collaboration with Real Estate and Store Floor Planning, they optimize store layouts and remodels to ensure every physical touchpoint delivers a high-impact brand experience and a seamless customer journey.

Responsibilities

Visual & Merchandise Presentation

• Lead the Visual Innovation Lab, serving as the primary architect for physical brand storytelling. Orchestrate the development of immersive product presentations that bridge the gap between creative vision and in-store execution for all retail locations.
• Direct the end-to-end visual merchandising strategy to maximize top-line sales and margin performance, leveraging data-driven presentation standards to optimize inventory productivity and operational efficiency.
• Manage the creation and maintenance of store planograms for all store formats, overseeing new and existing product merchandising and presentation direction
• Ensure accurate execution of new product introduction and product exit strategies through creation of merchandising direction, including strategic placement of product and supportive presentation elements
• Direct the development and implementation of visual merchandising standards to drive brand consistency. Establish high-performance benchmarks that balance premium brand aesthetics with strategic space optimization to maximize square-footage productivity.
• Develop, test, launch, and refine new initiatives to drive store engagement and profitability
• Build and sustain key relationships with executive leadership teams and communicate effectively with stakeholders throughout all levels of the organization to drive alignment and understand their strategic business initiatives to support with visual merchandise presentation
• Be the conduit between Merchandising, Marketing, and Digital to ensure a frictionless omni customer experience
• Oversee the capital investment strategy for fixture innovation to support future seasonal sets and long-term retail evolution.
• Responsible for planning and forecasting expense budgets associated with everyday product presentation, as well as any new fixtures needed for future sets
• Maintain a current and thorough understanding of best-in-class practices and trends in visual merchandising, presentation, and décor
• Collaborate with store floor planning and real estate on refinement of layouts of merchandising aspects of new stores and remodels
• Proactively identify operational improvements and work to formulate, propose, influence, and implement necessary changes
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Microsoft Office Suite; including PowerPoint and Outlook
• 10+ years of retail leadership experience
• Experience in customer experience design and visual merchandising development
• Proven ability to influence change across the organization by developing collaborative relationships with others, anticipate barriers to progress and proactively reroute, and build a brand through a culture of service and operational excellence
• Strong leader with strategic business management skills, who can appropriately shift between tactical and strategic perspectives
• Results oriented, comfortable with ambiguity and possess versatile communication styles
• Ability to manage, engage, and develop a diverse team, working collaboratively with business partners and customers, sharing ideas and developing plans in line with the company mission and merchandise strategy
• Ability to influence, lead, motivate, establish project schedules, and execute within specified timeline
• Success with interpreting data, turning insight into action, delivering on budgets and expense control

Preferred

• Passionate customer advocate with strong leadership presence
• Experience developing executive presentations and storytelling
• Initiative-taker, elevated level of energy, motivated, and is able to work independently
• Ability to mobilize teams into action and manage multiple projects with demanding platforms
• Forward thinking, challenges the status quo and innovates to find a better way
• Creates environment where team members enjoy being on the team

Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.

At The Michaels Companies Inc., our purpose is to fuel the joy of creativity and celebration. As the leading destination for creating and celebrating in North America, we operate over 1,300 stores in 49 states and Canada and online at and . The Michaels Companies, Inc. also owns Artistree, a manufacturer of custom and specialty framing merchandise. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, Michaels is the best place for all things creative. For more information, please visit Michaels, we prioritize the wellbeing of our teams by providing robust benefits for both full-time and part-time Team Members. Our benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), paid time off, tuition assistance, generous employee discounts, and much more. For more information, visit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are here for all Team Members and all customers to create, innovate and be better together.

Michaels is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with this commitment, Michaels will assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the job, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Customer Care at 1-8 MICHAEL).

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