Sr. Director, Production

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POSITION SUMMARY:

Calvin Klein is seeking a Senior Director of Production who will report to the Senior Vice President Executive Producer. Senior Director will work in partnership with VP Production on all strategic seasonal and annual plans all shoot productions (video/ photo and digital/social) and all budget allocations supporting priorities outlined by leadership team. Senior Director Production will creatively solve and support Calvin Klein brand execution of the content and deliverables while proactively manage the running of day-to-day operations of the Integrated Production team. This individual will have a broad responsibility to ensure operational excellence of the day-to-day operations for photo/video shoot production art buying post-production functionalities. Responsibilities include increasing overall efficiency visibility and communication across the department and cross-functionally resource planning and budget management. This role will support the established strategies for 360 seasonal advertising marketing campaigns merchandising storytelling social media e-commerce multi-brand corporate initiatives and strategic partnerships and ensure strategic planning superb on-brand execution and timely and on budget delivery of creative assets. This individual will be responsible for working in partnership with VP Production on managing and reporting the annual monthly and quarterly production budgets /estimates /actuals to SVP Executive Producer and division finance partners for all photo shoots post productions and advertising fulfillment and other related production expenses.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE JOB:

Planning:

• Provide leadership and ensure department plans are in alignment with creative and production goals and the business planning process.

• Manage a highly effective team that demonstrates consistently exceptional performance and are seen as key resources to the brand.

• Direct the planning and production and schedules for content creation used in all forms of visual communication mediums including but not limited to print video online website PR and social media.

• Responsible for planning from the start of a production function including creating a calendar outline channel specific planning prioritizing tasks from the start of production through the creative concept development stage to the final release.

• Responsible for keeping teams aligned on strategy and priorities.

Execution:

• Direct the teams to operate in a creative innovative executions and an efficient manner to uphold the integrity of the Calvin Klein branding standards.

• Responsible for assuring all necessary usage rights are negotiated and secured for all asset creation and art buying initiatives via marketing creative digital social and PR needs.

• Oversee the creative development of all production and campaign program timelines and tracking development to ensure deadlines and final delivery dates are met.

• Oversee asset content production related to Global Regional POS Social Media PR and Events initiatives.

• Oversee video print and live stream events coverage.

• Ensure that a high quality of creative production is upheld consistently and dynamically applying brand standards to all print materials and to all digital based projects and communications tools throughout all channels.

• Liaison for evaluating external vendor services and budgets including photographers directors editors stylists hair/makeup printers comp vendors retouchers pre-press and broadcast/print/digital ad fulfillment services.

• Responsible for the operational and creative excellence of the department.

Budget:

• Responsible for the planning monitoring and monthly forecast reporting of the creative services production budget for all owned shoot creative and post production executions.

• Responsible for addressing any foreseeable budgetary conflicts that may arise in a timely manner.

• Implement effective/proven enhancements/processes for production work flow and finance/budgeting procedures.

INTERNAL & EXTERNAL CONTACTS:

Internal: Creative Marketing and Project Management Integrated Production Fashion Office Finance Legal PR Visual Merchandising and Regional offices.

External: 3rd party suppliers

BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manage/negotiate costs of projects as necessary. Ensure actual expense is within allocated budget and forecast any foreseeable budgetary conflicts. Communicate budget updates on a weekly monthly and quarterly basis.

DECISION MAKING:

Vendor selection budgetary team management production and operations planning and schedules.

RESOURCEFULNESS/CREATIVITY:

Ideal candidate processes detail-oriented/innovative traits. Must be able to find best solutions and develop methods to improve efficiency and has the ability to handle multiple tasks/projects with adherence to deadlines. Must be flexible and solution oriented with a positive attitude toward teamwork. Ability to work in a fast paced environment and adapt quickly to quick changes requests and deadlines.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Experience:

• 8 years professional experience working as an agency or in-house producer with expert knowledge in production operations and proven management experience. Must have experience managing photo shoots for print broadcast and digital as well as post-production. Experience managing large volumes of work skillful negotiations and production timelines and cycle planning. Past responsibilities include overseeing large multi-disciplinary production budgets and schedules. Experience with budget estimates and closing monthly and quarterly forecasts and actuals. Proven management skills for building and maintaining highly effective teams and financial management required.

Education:

Bachelors Degree required preferably in the arts or communications fields.

Skills:

• Must possess strong operational and organization skills.

• Must have the ability to simplify complex processes for efficiency.

• Capable of managing a large number of concurrent high priority projects with ease.

• Strong communication skills (both verbally and written).

• Effective communicator with approach of transparency and clarity.

• Professional demeanor and proactive approach.

• Leadership skills with ability to inspire motivate and activate team members.

• Strong project management skills with strong ability connect cross-functional teams to keep projects moving.

• Strong ability to problem solve and make strategic recommendations to management.

• Ability to communicate and interface with all levels within the organization with ease and confidence.

• Must be a power user of Excel/google docs or smart sheets and have proficiency in PowerPoint and Word as well as Adobe Creative Suite.

Your Wellbeing is Our Priority

At PVH we offer competitive cost-effective and comprehensive benefit packages. We strive to provide options when it comes to your health finances and work-life balance. This includes:

• Pay & Insurance: Competitive pay bonus programs best in class medical insurance vision insurance dental insurance life insurance disability insurance and more.

• 401(k): An above-market 401(k) contribution to help our eligible associates save for retirement.

• Flexible Workplace: Generous company-paid holidays paid time off hybrid working arrangements volunteer opportunities seasonal hours and flexible work schedules.

• Wellbeing Support: A variety of wellbeing tools and programs such as Headspace membership reimbursement for fitness memberships and/or digital meditation subscriptions and the opportunity to earn up to $200 a year in rewards for exercising and participating in healthy activities.

• Services: Access to services for childcare elder care adoption preparation pet care plus reimbursement for backup care when your regular plans fall through.

• Education Assistance: Receive support for continued education including tuition reimbursement.

• Associate Discount: Shop at our company outlets and e-commerce sites at a discount.

Please note eligibility depends on employment status location and length of time employed with PVH and our benefits may be subject to change. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

About PVH:

We are brand builders who focus our passion and creativity to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and at the same time position PVH as one of the best-performing brand groups in our sector. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach we are driving fashion forward for good as one team with one vision and one plan. Thats the Power of Us thats the Power of PVH.

One of PVHs greatest strengths is our people. Our collective desire is to create a workplace environment where every individual is valued and every voice is heard and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. Learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at PVH here.

PVH Corp. or its subsidiary (PVH) is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race ethnicity color sex gender identity or expression age religion national origin citizenship status sexual orientation genetic information physical or mental disability military status or any other characteristic protected under federal state or local addition to complying with all applicable laws PVH is also committed to ensuring that all current and future PVH associates are compensated solely on job-related factors such as skill ability educational background work quality experience and potential.

To achieve these goals across the United States and its territories PVH prohibits any PVH employee agent or representative from requesting or otherwise considering any job applicants current or prior wages salary or other compensation information in connection with the hiring process. Accordingly applicants are asked not to disclose this salary history information to PVH.