• Manage marketing promotions from conception to completion for the assigned business unit. • Collaborate with client to assemble all necessary promotion specifications. • Communicate requirements to respective supplier teams. • Effectively bid out work to suppliers. • Create and manage production timeline.• Communicate timeline expectations to relevant client contacts, suppliers and internal personnel.• Collaborate with client and suppliers to ensure that program requirements meet legal and policy guidelines/requirements. • Manage promotion scope changes as needed while ensuring an on-time and on-budget execution. • In conjunction with supplier partners, provide client with recommendations for cost and/or time efficiencies.• Communicate with relevant suppliers to ensure that promotions are executed to completion and adequate proof of performance is provided. • Manage creation of purchase orders and corresponding invoices. Work with the brand and finance to carefully track spends, changes, monthly spend forecasting, etc. Capture and track cost savings. • Maintain strong metrics. • Responsible for on-time file closure, on-time & on-budget and audit scores.• Stay up-to-date on industry news and trends. • Build brand relationships through face-to-face/virtual meetings. • Conduct regular status meetings with clients, vendors and internal resources to ensure a flawless execution for each promotion. • Assist in the establishment and development of processes/procedures.

Managed various cross functional teams to ensure projects were delivered on time and within budget for the Kay and Kay Outlet banners.• Organized, planned, and prioritized the Creative Services Team projects for the assigned banner. • Trafficked and monitored projects through workflow to meet all deadlines. • Built out detailed project plans, task and resource assignments defining scope, resource and cost estimates, and timelines. • Monitored project status, team effort, bandwidth, and work with team leads to load-level for changes in scope and prioritization.• Proactively communicated risks/ issues to Creative/ Client Services Director.• Participated in project initiation and strategy discussions with brand marketing teams and appropriate cross functional teams. • Gathered and organized information to plan promotional period marketing needs.• Led daily production meetings with Media Services, Creative and Copywriting teams.

Managed and coordinated the procurement, sourcing, production, print and distribution process for in-store signage for Kay Outlet and Jared Vault divisions (15 – 20 packages each annually).• Developed and nurtured vendor relationships to ensure that the highest print standards are met and maintained.• Provided consideration on production cost impacts and where savings can be made. • Provided feedback for Cost Reduction Options.• Developed a detailed RFQ (request for quote) and PO (work orders).• Sourced printing and distribution business by competitively bidding projects to a minimum of 3 vendors.• Managed and performed the approval, production and distribution processes of all Outlet promotional sign packages (15-20 packages each annually).• Provided field support/marketing materials for approximately 1400 stores across 7 divisions.• Liaised between Media Services and Corporate Communications.• Managed store signage requests for each promotion.• Collaborated and interacted with Advertising, Marketing and Merchandising, across all levels of management on a daily basis to meet departmental objectives.• Sustained workflow efficiency while mitigating the escalation of problems by verifying the accuracy of signage information in advance of final distribution to store locations.• Participated in preparation / checkpoints of store promotion books for promotional signage.• Lead weekly production meetings.• Responsible for tracking, scheduling, securing approval, coordinating, producing, and distributing all marketing collateral to support outlet requests.• Lead weekly outlet status production meetings to keep senior management fully updated thru verbal communications and reporting.• Built project timelines and manages marketing projects within budget, scope and time frames.

Managed and coordinated the visual merchandising component card production, print and distribution process for Kay, Jared, Kay Outlet and Jared Vault divisions.• Direct contact for store signage requests (barricade graphics and referral signage).• Collaborated and interacted with Advertising, Marketing, Visual Merchandising, and Merchandising across all levels of management.• Organized product photography needs for program launches and advertisements.• Liaised with Stern Advertising to route broadcast advertisements (Radio and TV) for approval.• Interacted with peers, vendors and brand partners.• Set up and coordinated meetings and conferences.

Provided administrative support to Vice President of Marketing and Direct Reports to ensure efficient operation of the department.• Maintained office calendar to coordinate work flow and meetings.• Supported staff in assigned project-based work.• Interacted with peers, visitors, vendors and brand partners.• Set up and coordinated meetings and conferences.• Answered and directed phone calls.• Submitted and reconcile expense reports.• Maintained confidentiality.