Windows Development Manager

The Team:

The Communications department is responsible for strategic deployment of Press & Influencer Relations, Special Events, Advertising and Windows across all media channels to support the growth of awareness for Hermès in the US.

Our mission is to share the rich story of Hermès, highlighting the value of creativity, commitment to quality and signature craftmanship model.

The Opportunity:

As the Windows Development Manager, you will contribute to the overall department strategy through your pivotal role in overseeing the development of qualitative window design and production for installation across multiple locations on a quarterly basis throughout the calendar year.

Developing cooperative relationships across the organization will assure that the program achieves expanded potential and superior outcomes.

About the Role:


* This position encompasses four main roles regarding the oversight of the national (multi-store) window program:
+ Project Management: This overall role focuses on effectively managing and organizing the multiple rollout projects (1-3 per quarter) by establishing a structured calendar with defined deadlines that relate to differing project phases.
+ Commitment to the schedule is vital, as projects require time for development, approval by the Paris windows team, and to assure that projects deliver qualitative results while remaining within budget guidelines.
+ Design Management: The role focuses on selecting and managing creative partners in developing window projects and in providing the necessary guidance and feedback required to successfully produce workable designs that adhere to the goals that have been supplied by the Communications department.
+ Coordination with the Paris windows team is essential to the success of these projects.

This assures that we remain in-line with the direction of the windows communication strategy of the House, and that we remain true to the storytelling that is the goal of the Hermes windows program.

In addition, providing information to key partners in the HOP Communications department and across the organization allows for productive strategies to be developed in regards to merchandising choices, activation calendars, and Communication initiatives.
+ Production Design: This role focuses on managing the design process upon completion of the initial design phase.

Working in coordination with the designers, and with production partners, the designs must be converted to working dimensional form that respects the intents of the original designs in a qualitative manner.

Material, color and graphic selections occur during this phase.

The review and understanding of 3D modeling is crucial in this phase so that the projects can be built accurately.

The review and selection of materials, colors, and graphics is equally essential, and will demand timely feedback.
+ Understanding budgets and being able to guide production part...