Saks is hiring a Senior Manager for their Social Media team!

Who will be the lucky one…Saks needs a Senior Manager in their New York office!

Job Description:
• Design and format all creative for Saks Fifth Avenue social media outlets, including Facebook tabs, twitter graphics and SaksPOV blog postings
• Act as the social media liaison to Saks.com and SFA store creative teams, to insure all social media images and layouts are on brand and consistent with company-wide efforts
• Act as the Social Media team’s expert on design trends within the social media space to advise on best practices and emerging platforms
• Create and manage the design of all SFA social media platforms – Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr, SaksPOV, twitter, etc. – in partnership with the Editorial Director, SaksPOV and the Social Media Manager
• Manage the creative content development calendar; coordinate and format all needed assets; upload all postings to SaksPOV
• Manage and liaise with SFA’s social media agencies to establish creative project objectives, deadlines and expected outcomes
• Work with vendor community and saks.com team to create creative assets as needed (i.e. email banners, logos, images)
• Cut, edit and post video using Final Cut Pro and Flash
• Collaborate with the saks.com and store creative teams in the development of project concepts and design approaches
• Translate marketing and merchandising strategies into accurate and visually compelling designs for the upper echelon of the Fashion/Retail industry, with an eye towards social media
• Executes designs quickly and performs additional tasks as required
• Page views/month on Saks Fifth Avenue blog and blog hit pick up
• Engagement on SFA social media platforms
• Successful completion of creative projects, according to set deadlines

Skills:
Knowledge – level of education required, special certifications or licenses: Bachelors Degree in Multimedia Design, Web Design or Graphic Design experience is strongly preferred.

General business acumen, other required skills
• 4+ years experience in web design.
• Proven expertise in: Adobe Digital Suite/Photoshop CS4 or above (including Acrobat), WordPress, Dreamweaver CS5, Illustrator CS5, HTML, CSS, XML, Javascript, Quark Xpress and digital camera software.
• Experience using Flash ActionScript and FinalCut Pro/video editing is not required but strongly preferred.
• PC proficient in MS applications including: Excel and Word.
• Experience designing and producing high-caliber websites, email campaigns, and banners as well as working knowledge of designing for mobile and other emerging devices.
• Excellent typography and design sensibilities and technical expertise, coupled with an understanding of web usability, information architecture, front-end development, and SEO best practices.

Experience – level or related/unrelated work experience, number of years in prior jobs
• 4+ years of professional experience in e-commerce and/or retail brand environment.

Competencies – technical or other skills such as position specific software, financial skills, leadership, team building, training
• Strong verbal and visual communication skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to demonstrate creative and strategic problem-solving skills.
• Excellent time management, resilience, and the ability to work independently as well as in collaboration within a fast-paced team environment.
• Comfortable working under tight deadlines and on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Fashion and luxury brand experience strongly preferred.
ability to work independently as well as in collaboration within a fast-paced team environment.
• Comfortable working under tight deadlines and on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Fashion and luxury brand experience strongly preferred.

For more information and to apply, please visit Saks’ Career Page.

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