Assistant Project Manager, Marketing Operations

at  Sephora

JOB TYPE:

Function: Marketing
Address: 160 Bloor Street East, 11th Floor, Toronto, ON
Work Option: Hybrid
At Sephora Canada, we’re passionate about finding and sharing beauty in the world. Our constant innovation, our ability to see and lead trends, and our focus on providing an outstanding customer experience make us the most-loved beauty community and top of mind for every Canadian. We find beauty in our communities, in our differences, our experiences, and in the spirit of our employees.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As the Assistant Project Manager, Marketing Operations you will be responsible for supporting the standing up and leading end-to-end execution of marketing programs,from strategy phases through creative execution and implementation. You’ll also lead program schedules across initiatives and pro-actively communicate expectations and turning points to all team members. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Project Management, you will deliver campaigns end-to-end that drive both online and store sales for Sephora.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Leads the management of end-to-end execution for omni-channel marketing programs, seamlessly integrating online and offline channels to improve reach and impact.
• Develops schedules, setting interim milestone meetings and integrating traditional and digital media touchpoints to ensure adherence to deadlines and achievement of results.
• Champions strategic partnerships with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Merchandising, Creative, Production, Resourcing, and Delivery Management, encouraging collaboration and alignment towards common objectives.
• Actively communicates requirements, deliverables, timelines, and budget status throughout the program lifecycle, ensuring transparency across all partners.
• Partners laterally with Creative Resourcing for timely execution of core assets and collaborates with Delivery Management on the execution of derivatives, versions, and translations.
• Leads day-to-day program planning and execution, presenting strategic milestones and brief due dates to marketing partners and ensuring comprehensive meeting agendas for planning, kick-off, pre-pro, and review meetings.
• Supervises schedules, updates reports, and communicates program status to key partners through weekly status meetings, ensuring product delivery for photography aligns with program schedules.
• Facilitates the routing of creative to marketing partners, ensuring clear, actionable feedback is received on time and facilitates the passing off of core assets to delivery management/production for versioning.
• Ensures completion of all assets on the asset list, tracking final hand-offs, development, QA, and live dates, while proactively identifying program risks and discussing mitigation strategies with management.
• Monitors and advocates for process improvement, identifying gaps and proposing improvement ideas to improve efficiency and effectiveness.