Creative Project Coordinator
Visual Comfort.com
63k - 73k USD/year
Office
Skokie, IL, 60077, USA
Full Time
Who we are:
Visual Comfort & Co. is the premier resource for decorative and architectural lighting, ceiling fans, system controls and automated shading solutions from the most influential designers in the world. We are proud to offer a market-leading range of premium products across categories, styles and price points, remaining committed to beautiful design and, above all, a world-class customer experience.
This role will help build and expand the Visual Comfort brand by driving awareness and inspiration through successful oversight and management of low-to-medium complexity creative projects. This role will deliver a high volume of creative and marketing projects on-time, on-budget, and on-brand. This role will foster collaboration and ensure process adherence across teams including Marketing, Product Development, and E-commerce.
Visual Comfort Offers:
• Work-Life Balance: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:30pm
• Training & Development: A comprehensive and structured training program, complemented by ongoing education and opportunities for career advancement.
• Paid Time Off: Generous vacation accrual and paid time off policies.
• Holidays: 7 paid holidays per year, in addition to 2 floating holidays.
• Compensation: Competitive compensation plan
• Health Benefits: Visual Comfort pays the majority of employees medical, vision, and dental coverage, available starting the first of the month following your start date.
• Insurance: Company-provided life insurance and short-term disability coverage.
• Retirement: 401(k) plan with company matching up to 4%, available beginning the first of the month following your hire date.
How success is defined:
• Update project timelines in Adobe Workfront, ensuring milestones and deadlines are tracked and communicated
• Review and assess new project requests, ensuring proper scoping and prioritization
• Ensure creative deliverables are reviewed, approved, and aligned with project objectives before final sign-off
• Partner closely with Creative Services, Marketing, Product Development, and E-commerce to ensure alignment on project goals and deliverables
• Foster open and collaborative discussions across teams to address project needs, risks, and roadblocks
• Organize status meetings, providing clear updates on project progress, challenges, and solutions, while maintaining alignment with stakeholders
• Proactively identify potential risks to timelines and budgets and provide actionable solutions
• Ensure all projects are executed with a high standard of quality, consistency, and brand alignment
• Function as a "go-to" resource for project status, workflow questions, and process guidance
• Work effectively with others in a team environment to accomplish organizational goals and to identify and resolve problems
• Exhibit and adhere to the established Visual Comfort Company Values
• Must demonstrate commitment, dependability, punctuality, and adherence to agreed-upon schedule Be fully present in the workplace to effectively collaborate and communicate amongst co-workers and teams
What you will bring:
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Fine Arts or similar
• Minimum 3 years of previous experience coordinating / managing creative or marketing projects in a fast-paced, high-volume setting
• In-depth knowledge of creative development and marketing principles to effectively guide projects and ensure quality output
• Strong project management abilities with a proven track record of supporting high-volume projects from start to finish including the ability to assess new project requests, prioritize tasks, and allocate resources effectively across teams
• Strong aptitude for and proficiency navigating Adobe Workfront, or similar project management software, to create dashboards, reports, and manage creative workflows
• Superior organization, planning skills, time management and prioritization with the ability to multi-task and work well under pressure in a dynamic, team environment
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to juggle multiple projects with changing priorities and deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to achieve results both independently and through others foster teamwork and collaboration with a wide variety of people, cross-functional teams and disciplines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to lead meetings, provide clear updates, and drive collaborative discussions across all contact channels, including email, chat, and phone
• Available to work a flexible schedule including weekends, early mornings, late evenings
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered for this role
Compensation Range: $63,000 - $73,000
#LI-Onsite
Qualified applicants are considered for employment, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.
To be eligible for this role, you must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this role. Likewise, Visual Comfort & Co., will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit including optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT).
Visual Comfort & Co. is the premier resource for decorative and architectural lighting, ceiling fans, system controls and automated shading solutions from the most influential designers in the world. We are proud to offer a market-leading range of premium products across categories, styles and price points, remaining committed to beautiful design and, above all, a world-class customer experience.
This role will help build and expand the Visual Comfort brand by driving awareness and inspiration through successful oversight and management of low-to-medium complexity creative projects. This role will deliver a high volume of creative and marketing projects on-time, on-budget, and on-brand. This role will foster collaboration and ensure process adherence across teams including Marketing, Product Development, and E-commerce.
Visual Comfort Offers:
• Work-Life Balance: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:30pm
• Training & Development: A comprehensive and structured training program, complemented by ongoing education and opportunities for career advancement.
• Paid Time Off: Generous vacation accrual and paid time off policies.
• Holidays: 7 paid holidays per year, in addition to 2 floating holidays.
• Compensation: Competitive compensation plan
• Health Benefits: Visual Comfort pays the majority of employees medical, vision, and dental coverage, available starting the first of the month following your start date.
• Insurance: Company-provided life insurance and short-term disability coverage.
• Retirement: 401(k) plan with company matching up to 4%, available beginning the first of the month following your hire date.
How success is defined:
• Update project timelines in Adobe Workfront, ensuring milestones and deadlines are tracked and communicated
• Review and assess new project requests, ensuring proper scoping and prioritization
• Ensure creative deliverables are reviewed, approved, and aligned with project objectives before final sign-off
• Partner closely with Creative Services, Marketing, Product Development, and E-commerce to ensure alignment on project goals and deliverables
• Foster open and collaborative discussions across teams to address project needs, risks, and roadblocks
• Organize status meetings, providing clear updates on project progress, challenges, and solutions, while maintaining alignment with stakeholders
• Proactively identify potential risks to timelines and budgets and provide actionable solutions
• Ensure all projects are executed with a high standard of quality, consistency, and brand alignment
• Function as a "go-to" resource for project status, workflow questions, and process guidance
• Work effectively with others in a team environment to accomplish organizational goals and to identify and resolve problems
• Exhibit and adhere to the established Visual Comfort Company Values
• Must demonstrate commitment, dependability, punctuality, and adherence to agreed-upon schedule Be fully present in the workplace to effectively collaborate and communicate amongst co-workers and teams
What you will bring:
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Fine Arts or similar
• Minimum 3 years of previous experience coordinating / managing creative or marketing projects in a fast-paced, high-volume setting
• In-depth knowledge of creative development and marketing principles to effectively guide projects and ensure quality output
• Strong project management abilities with a proven track record of supporting high-volume projects from start to finish including the ability to assess new project requests, prioritize tasks, and allocate resources effectively across teams
• Strong aptitude for and proficiency navigating Adobe Workfront, or similar project management software, to create dashboards, reports, and manage creative workflows
• Superior organization, planning skills, time management and prioritization with the ability to multi-task and work well under pressure in a dynamic, team environment
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to juggle multiple projects with changing priorities and deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to achieve results both independently and through others foster teamwork and collaboration with a wide variety of people, cross-functional teams and disciplines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to lead meetings, provide clear updates, and drive collaborative discussions across all contact channels, including email, chat, and phone
• Available to work a flexible schedule including weekends, early mornings, late evenings
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered for this role
Compensation Range: $63,000 - $73,000
#LI-Onsite
Qualified applicants are considered for employment, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.
To be eligible for this role, you must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this role. Likewise, Visual Comfort & Co., will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit including optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT).