GLOBAL PROJECT MANAGER – BRAND MOMENTS | LONDON | 12 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT

For over 35 years, Aesop has carefully cultivated an inspiring and inclusive environment in which our employees are supported and encouraged to thrive. As a global retail organisation, we offer professional development and advancement opportunities to complement career goals and aspirations.
Our approach to skin care involves meticulous attention to detail, using only the most efficacious ingredients to create formulations which stir the self and senses. The same meticulous approach is taken during our recruitment process, seeking out considered and inspired individuals with a wealth of perspectives who bring out the best in themselves and others.
We aim to strike the right balance between people, planet and profit, actively reducing our footprint on the planet that generously sustains us. So far, this journey has led us to become a certified B Corp. We are committed to building a more sustainable and inclusive society.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Open mindset and deep curiosity seeking to understand others, listen without judgement and act on diverse perspectives
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive and psychologically safe work environment
• Experience in marketing project management within the consumer goods and/or beauty industry, demonstratable skills/experience at a Manager capacity
• Hands on experience owning and driving 360 marketing campaigns, from ideation to execution, in a global organisation.
• Ideally previous experience in the beauty, or previous experience in another category for a luxury brand.
• Experience in collaborating with cross functional teams.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, with an ability to proactively drive projects
• Deep connection to customer insights & customer trends.
• Proven ability to work at both a strategic and tactical level (flexing/adapting as and when required)
• Advanced communication skills
• Scrupulous attention to detail
• Exceptional time management and project management skills
• Demonstrated proactive problem solving ability
• Demonstrated ability to manage cost/budget, scope, schedule and risk.

In close partnership with the Head of Category this role is responsible for building the strategic frame and growth plan for Brand Moments and Gifting, and ensure that the marketing plans are delivered in consistency with this frame, from ideation and strategy to campaign activation. The Global Project Manager is responsible for orchestrating the entire 360 of the marketing calendar, define the activation plan, and work in collaboration with the 360 teams to develop relevant and impactful assets, content, and guidelines ensuring an integrated engagement approach across all channels and a strategic and disruptive way to emerge.
This role works in close partnership with the Creative team to co-create concepts and innovative big ideas aligned with strategic objectives for globally Brand Moments such, ensuring that the plan and campaigns are developed and executed under the strategic frame.
This role will embody the responsibility of driving all the 360 stakeholders, ensuring consistency in all touchpoints and will lead the marketing strategy for all brand moments as well as drive the creation, production, coordination and consistency of contents online and offline.

Role responsibilities include, but not limited to –

• Support the Head of Category with creation of the strategy and 360 activation plan
• Drive, by briefing the creative team, the creation of breakthrough campaigns concept & image aligned with strategic category objectives and customer insights.
• Partner with Global Product Innovation Manager in developing creative kit and limited edition concepts, play a key role in the big idea creation.
• Have a deep knowledge and understanding of consumer and fuel the team with trend insights / notes on latest activations from competition. Keep updated of the latest communication trends and infuse them within all teams to constantly optimise the content of the category.
• Develop close partnership with the markets and zones, regularly assess local launches and market performance ensuring marketing plans are suited to their business needs.
• Define the scope of 360 assets to create for the activation (channels, touch points, assets, formats), in collaboration with the 360 teams.
• Organize the kick-off hackathon days with the whole 360 teams around the campaign concept & big idea to drive 360 assets creation.
• Orchestrate the development of the 360 content: online, offline, advocacy, education & retail.
• Ensure shooting productions, with the help of producers, and assets are delivered on time respecting drive timelines.