Senior Specialist Creative Concept Development (Temp FTC- 6 months)
Amsterdam - Netherlands
Job Summary
Be part of an iconic story.
TOMMY HILFIGER is one of the worlds most recognized global lifestyle brands confidently welcoming and inspiring consumers since 1985. Originally established in New York City and infused with the vibrant spirit of Americana to create the modern uniform of accessible luxury. The TOMMY HILFIGER brands consist of TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS complemented by a range of licensed product categories that extend the brand lifestyle across generations geographies activities and occasions. Tommy Hilfigers global marketing approach and communications strategy taps into culture through the world of F.A.M.E.S.: the people organizations and ideas boldly driving the future of Fashion Art Music Entertainment and Sport. Major global campaigns sponsorship platforms and disruptive activations with world-class athletes musicians and entertainers bring a constant source of energy and inspiration to the brand. Immerse yourself in TOMMY HILFIGER here! (YouTube Instagram TikTok)
The Role
The Senior Specialist Creative Concept Development plays a key role in translating global creative ideas into compelling retail design experiences across EMEA stores. This position combines creative concept adaptation retail design oversight project management and production coordination to deliver impactful seasonal windows and in-store activations.
Working closely with Creative Marketing Production and regional Visual Merchandising teams the role ensures that concepts are designed developed and executed consistently across markets while maintaining brand integrity operational feasibility and strong activation
performance.
Key Responsibilities
Seasonal Creative Concept Design & Execution
Adapt global seasonal concepts into retail design solutions suitable for EMEA store environments.
Translate creative direction into visual layouts sketches spatial concepts and
technical adaptations for window displays and in-store activations.
Collaborate with internal creative teams to refine design elements including materials scale prop composition and spatial storytelling.
Review and approve renders layouts and design adaptations before production.
Ensure concepts maintain strong design integrity while meeting operational and production requirements.
Seasonal Rollout & Production Management (EMEA)
Support the end-to-end rollout of seasonal window displays and in-store
activations across EMEA.
Coordinate with global production teams procurement and vendors to ensure feasibility and quality.
Manage supplier sampling production coordination and material selections.
Oversee ordering logistics coordination and delivery timelines to ensure on-time installation in stores.
Resolve production logistics or installation issues during rollout phases.
Support installation at flagship or high-visibility locations when required.
Seasonal Planning & Project Management
Build and manage the seasonal planning framework for creative concept development and rollout.
Maintain project timelines milestones and cross-functional workflows throughout the creative cycle.
Coordinate with internal teams to align on design development production readiness and launch schedules.
Track project progress and proactively mitigate risks or delays.
Regional Partner for EMEA VM & Store Teams
Act as the supportive regional partner for VM Leads and Brand Experience
Managers on seasonal window and in-store activations.
Provide guidance on design execution prop integration spatial layout and
installation standards.
Communicate rollout timelines launch milestones and execution guidelines across markets.
Support regional teams in resolving issues related to installation quality or delivery.
Cross-Functional Creative Alignment
Partner with Graphic Design and Consumer Messaging teams to ensure visual guidelines reflect the physical design and installation of seasonal concepts.
Review seasonal renders and campaign imagery to ensure consistency between creative assets and in-store design experiences.
Maintain alignment between concept design production feasibility and rollout timelines.
Activation Performance & Budget Tracking
Maintain a budget tracker to monitor production and rollout costs across activations.
Provide visibility into cost allocations for seasonal concepts and activations.
Track and manage ROI overview of retail activations assessing effectiveness and identifying opportunities for improvement.
Contribute to post-activation reviews to inform future creative and operational decisions.
Non-Seasonal Activations & Creative Development
Support the design and rollout of non-seasonal activations collaborations campaigns and special retail projects.
Contribute to the creative development and design adaptation of one-off concepts outside the seasonal calendar.
Ensure non-seasonal activations meet brand design standards feasibility
requirements and execution timelines.
Provide guidance and mentoring to the Creative Concepts Coordinator to support design processes and rollout workflows.
Key Requirements
5 years of experience in retail design visual merchandising creative concept
development or retail project management.
Strong understanding of retail design window displays and in-store visual
storytelling.
Experience translating creative concepts into production-ready retail executions.
Proven ability to manage multi-market retail activations and store rollouts.
Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple timelines.
Experience working with vendors suppliers and production partners.
Ability to collaborate effectively with creative marketing production and regional
teams.
Experience tracking activation budgets and ROI performance.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills in an international
environment.
Proficiency in project management tools (e.g. Asana) and standard business
software adobe suite etc.
Experience working with EMEA retail networks or global brands is a strong
advantage.
Your Wellbeing is Our Priority
In the heart of Amsterdam PVH is home to the global headquarters of Tommy Hilfiger and the European offices of Calvin Klein.
Wellbeing:exclusive onsite gym and fitness classes personal training meditation studio sports clubs in-house physio and receive access to our nutritional and wellbeing programs
Campus:extensive food and beverage offerings top-notch restaurant barista coffee bars sky bar monthly social events weekly Thursday drinks game nights and campus-themed activities that will keep your social life busy
Develop your career: whether you lead a team or contribute your own expertise everyone is a leader at PVH. PVH University curates and delivers training programs for you to continuously develop your professional and personal goals
Be at the forefront:stay closely connected to our brands CALVIN KLEIN and TOMMY HILFIGER and be a part of seasonal market launches sample sales and receive employee discounts!
Check out our Amsterdam Campus here.
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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC