Marketing support - Manager (Freelance)

About Calvin Klein
At Calvin Klein, we believe in fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture by celebrating different perspectives, backgrounds and beliefs to truly connect with our associates and consumers. Join us and have a meaningful impact on the world - and - endless opportunities to design your future. Calvin Klein is a fashion lifestyle brand with bold, progressive ideals and a sensual aesthetic that is recognized worldwide. Our modern and minimalist approach to design, provocative imagery and authentic connection to culture has resonated with customers for over 50 years. Founded in 1968 by Calvin Klein and his business partner Barry Schwartz, we have built our reputation as a leader in American fashion through the distinct Calvin Klein brand lines and a licensed range of products. Global retail sales of Calvin Klein brand products exceeded $9 billion in 2019 and were distributed in over 110 countries. Calvin Klein employs over 11,500 associates globally. We were acquired by PVH Corp. in 2003.

The Team:
The role is part of the Omni-channel Brand Marketing department responsible of strategizing and executing all global campaign across Europe. You will sit at the interaction between Brand Marketing, Ecommerce, Comms & influencer, Media, Creative Studio, CI, CRM, analytics, local teams and external partners.
The CK Brand Marketing department has 3 key objectives:

• Increase visibility to drive engagement and brand desirability in the markets
• Leverage data / insights to drive traffic and conversion at full price and for wholesale partners
• Be a pro-active business partner with all stakeholders, internal and external
   

The Marketing Department is consumer driven and value led, focused on delivering impact and incremental profits for the corporation. The team adds value by smart, scalable, consumer centric initiatives, while leveraging data and insights to validate our approach.

In everything we do we want to create the best experiences for consumers online/offline and to be the most desired fashion brand where consumers shop. Whether it is through impactful in-store experiences, clear navigation and storytelling. We deliver data driven and insight-based consumer journeys that our markets want to activate in order to win at the point of purchase while strengthening our global brand.

The Position:
The team manages all our consumer facing sales channels; ecom, retail, outlet, franchise, marketplace and wholesale activations for all marketing campaigns that are rolled out globally and local activations upon request. Your main focus will be on our DTC channels and in close contact with all our local teams. 

Key responsabilities: 

• Support the Snr Brand marketing manager in implementing the global campaigns locally. 
• Leading local markets' annual and seasonal strategies, to ensure they are holistic (consumer-first) and ladder up to regional marketing priorities and global brand priorities.
• Lead and project manager bigger 360 activations across internal stakeholders 
  (ecom / retail / wholesale / media / coms / studio / local teams) and external (agencies / vendors) 
• Be the main POC for designated markets for local marketing briefs and ensure they would deliver against the EU regional needs and priorities
• Cultivate relationships with local marketing teams and internal stakeholders
• Manage the dedicated budget for local omnichannel activation 
   

The Ideal Candidate:

• A minimum of 5-6 working experience in fashion or luxury industry
• At the minimum a Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Communications
• Strong proven project management skills + track record
• Demonstrated success in driving projects from concept to implementation and measurement of results, in close partnership with cross-functional teams
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments and self-starter to improve efficiencies and processes.
• Experience in EU markets, other languages a plus
• Experience in (EU) retail & wholesale marketing
• Collaborative; able to liaise closely across different levels of the organization
• Pro-active and hands-on and independent
• Creative, open minded and resourceful
• Strong aesthetic eye and taste level
• Attention to detail
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken form
• Strong communication skills
• Team player and flexible
• Responsive and service minded
• Pop culture and fashion lover
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs; Excel, PowerPoint and Keynote
• Ability to manage multiple projects with challenging lead-times at the same time