The collectibles project manager will coordinate between all departments on the behalf of item design and development within the collectibles business. The project manager will oversee and maintain updates on current projects and their progress to ensure they are on track for timely delivery, as well as maintaining alignment across key lines of business. They will also ensure submissions, notes, updates, etc are being addressed by production, licensing, design, or marketing. This position will act as support within the collectibles team, communicating priorities and updates and coordinating responses and feedback. This position will have visibility of and maintain the entire development pipeline - from inception to production. The project manager will work with the teams for continued process improvement so the department can keep ahead as much as possible.
Responsibilities include:
Monitor and maintain status of all ongoing collectibles projects
Coordinate feedback, updates and next steps within the appropriate teams within the development process. Including design, licensing, sales, production and marketing
Developing weekly project status report and communication to align on priorities across Collectibles.
Monitor Monday (project tracking system) for delays and items sitting without activity to push forward.
Utilize existing tracking & coordination tools as well as providing recommendations or developing improved tools to communicate.
Work with sales and leadership on new requests to apply realistic delivery timelines based on workflow.
Coordinate delivery dates with sales & production. Ensure notes and reviews are happening in a timely manner to deliver against sales windows. If not, elevate the missed deadlines and effect on delivery dates.
Coordinate event, convention and DTC collectibles (artist collaborations) development to maintain deliveries across production, marketing, licensing, and design.
Coordinate package design within workflow, including PDQ trays and other secondary packaging.
Coordinate with marketing team (and licensing) to ensure marketing has all materials needed ahead of marketing pulses.
Help to develop and manage a detailed project schedule for the collectibles team
Communicate problems before they cause delays in development
Qualifications:
strong project management experience
strong communication and organizational skills
ability to collaborate effectively cross-functionally
passionate about collectibles and toys
familiar with tracking software and project management sites (Monday.com, excel, google sheets)
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