Skechers is looking for a passionate, creative, experienced Marketing and Visual Director to join the Retail Team to elevate the marketing plan to support the aggressive retail store growth and develop traffic driving initiatives for new and existing stores.

JOB REQUIREMENTS/CHARACTERISTICS

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Must have a strong command of Microsoft Office and understanding of retail calculations.
• Must have the ability to analyze data, provide insights, and make recommendations.
• Must possess strong organizational and time management skills, with attention to detail and ability to prioritize multiple projects and priorities with minimal supervision.
• Must have the ability to manage another person and support their growth and development.
• Must demonstrate a high degree of expense awareness and control.
• Strives for creativity and innovation. Looks to continually improve on past performance and looks for new and better ways to increase store traffic.
• Creative thinker with good design sense. Understands advertising vehicles and how messaging and imagery should be adapted to the medium.
• Ability to problem solve. Finds solutions to complex problems.
• Deep understanding of customer buying behavior, especially in the big box environment.
• Flexibility to frequent changes and ability to react quickly.
• Ability to develop strong interpersonal relationships and work with outside vendors, field staff, and other departments cross-functionally on projects to success.
• Self-starter with high level of initiative and a strong sense of ownership and urgency.
• Must display a high degree of professionalism, tact and diplomacy.
• Travel as required to effectively learn and develop strategy.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have at least 5-10 years of successful experience in a corporate retail visual and marketing position, opening new stores and developing visual and marketing plans to drive traffic, increase brand market share. and hit sales and financial targets
• Supervisory experience.
• Experience working either in-store or at the corporate level for a big box and performance-based retailer is preferred.
• Advertising experience including both traditional, grassroots, and digital advertising.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Impeccable attention to detail.
• Highly Proficient in MS-Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator a plus.
• BA, BS or Master’s degree in business, marketing, design and fashion or related field is preferred. Ability to perform detailed quantitative analysis on marketing campaigns to judge effectiveness.
  The pay range for this role is $150,000-$185,000/yr USD.

JOB PURPOSE

Skechers is looking for a passionate, creative, experienced Marketing and Visual Director to join the Retail Team to elevate the marketing plan to support the aggressive retail store growth and develop traffic driving initiatives for new and existing stores.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for the strategy and execution of the retail marketing plans for Skechers Big Beautiful stores and existing Skechers stores. This person should have a proven track record for developing a plan that incorporates all facets of visual and marketing, including but not limited to, in-store graphics and signage, local advertising, grand opening plans, direct mail, radio, digital, in-store visual presentation.
This new role will report to the Senior Director, Retail Marketing and Visual Merchandising.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee a Marketing and Visual team. The Retail Marketing and Visual Director will ensure the team meets deadlines, performs at a high level, and contributes to the growth and development of all team members.