Careers
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New York
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Ecommerce Director
The Ecommerce Director will be responsible for strategic direction in launching and growing the ecommerce business for a premium luxury brand. Individual must have proven experience growing an ecommerce business to $100 million on a global platform.
Responsibilities:
- Develop eCommerce strategy with luxury brand managers and agency’s experts for aggressive growth
- Support ecommerce operations
- Manage relationships with key stakeholders
- Meet and exceed sales revenue targets for eCommerce
- Create strategies and make recommendations for launching new product lines
- Deliver weekly status and forecast reports along with insight and direction for the ecommerce business
- Monitor the financial performance and forecasts of the eCommerce business
- Analyze sales ad site performance regularly and make recommendations to improve performance
- Ongoing analysis of KPIs to assess progress
- Achieve total understanding of brand positioning and objectives to develop successful online programs
- Remain in touch with all new technologies and trends
Experience Required:
- This person should have at least 7 years experience in ecommerce with hands on experience in ecommerce and digital marketing
- Be obsessed with staying on top of new technologies
- BA/BS degree required
- Must understand luxury brand values
- Complete knowledge of ecommerce best practices and marketing methodologies
- Outstanding organization, communication, and presentation skills with the ability to present to the client’s senior level stakeholders
- Ability for working with website technologies and analytic tools (i.e. website analytic tools, content management systems, databases; knowledge of web development technologies (i.e. flash, html, dhtml, css, and various multimedia technologies)
Compensation is commensurate with experience.
Please send resume to jobs@createthegroup.com.
CREATETHE GROUP is the digital commerce leader for the world’s most elite brands. The company delivers luxury experiences online through its unique combination of interactive agency services, a flexible e-commerce platform, and premier fulfillment and customer service solutions. Headquartered in New York City with offices in London and Milan, CREATETHE GROUP’s clients include Burberry, Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, David Yurman, Donna Karan, Dunhill, eLUXURY, Fendi, Juicy Couture, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta, Tom Ford, and St John.
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Art Director
CREATETHE GROUP is the digital commerce leader for the world’s most elite brands. The company delivers luxury experiences online through its unique combination of interactive agency services, a flexible e-commerce platform, and premier fulfillment and customer service solutions. Headquartered in New York City with offices in London and Milan, CREATETHE GROUP’s clients include Burberry, Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, David Yurman, Donna Karan, Dunhill, eLUXURY, Fendi, Juicy Couture, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, New York Times, Oscar de la Renta, Tom Ford, Stella McCartney and St John.
Responsibilities:
CREATETHE GROUP, is seeking a full-time Interactive Art Director to join our New York team.The Art Director is responsible for the concept, design, and execution of all interactive projects including large scale web sites, ecommerce sites, online media campaigns, social media and mobile projects. The Art Director position is a heavy client facing role, and candidate should love spending face time with clients.
Qualifications:
- At least 5 years of interactive design experience, 2 of those years as an Art Director
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- Ability to communicate and present to clients and internal teams
- Multi-task many projects and clients’ needs
- In-depth understanding technologies is essential
- Experience managing a project design team from concept to completion
Additional Key Requirements:
- Love of all things technology and fashion
- Positive attitude and charisma that keeps client and team wanting more
Email resume and cover letter to jobs@createthegroup.com.
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Director of Online Marketing
CREATETHE GROUP is looking for a creative, intelligent and proactive Director of Online Marketing to join our team and play a pivotal role in the development and growth of the leading interactive agency for luxury, fashion, and retail brands. Reporting to the CEO, the Director of Online Marketing will be primarily responsible for growing and managing our Media business.
Responsibilities:
- Drive revenue growth through new business development and serve as a Media expert for interactive marketing programs.
- Manage media team and workflow across a number of client accounts.
- Demonstrate expertise in and knowledge of SEM, SEO, display, affiliate and email marketing, media planning/buying, and industry trends.
- Work cross-functionally to collaborate with client teams (i.e. Account Directors, Account Supervisors, Associate Media Directors, Media Supervisors and Planners), and provide strategic direction to team members on Client assignments.
- Work collaboratively cross-functionally with other senior level managers in the organization (e.g. Account Management, Strategy, Technology, Creative, etc.) to identify and resolve any business issues.
- Maintain accountability for the quality, strategy and integrity of media plans/strategies/ services delivered to their clients; resulting in the cultivation of client loyalty and retention. This includes the planning, buying and execution processes; and managing/guiding the media staff in the continuous evaluation of, and improvement upon, media opportunities for our clients.
- Develop, implement, and manage customer learning plan and strategy recommendation process; identify needs and resources. Define key performance indicators for each initiative.
- Help cultivate and develop media/vendor relationships, and monitor the progress of agency relationships and contracts.
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 6+ years of prior media experience specifically within the digital/interactive marketing and advertising industry.
- A minimum of 3+ years of business development and staff management.
- A solid understanding of advertising, marketing and strategic brand management and how to best leverage these in a digital environment.
- Knowledge of the digital marketing and advertising landscape, the unique technical aspects of the medium and their impact on the development and execution of media strategies.
- Ability to delegate efficiently and manage internal media teams in the development and execution of effective plans for clients.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment and take proactive initiatives.
- Superior oral, written and interpersonal communication skills, and presentation skills.
- Possesses energy, integrity, a strong work ethic and appreciation for luxury and fashion.
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Experience managing and building teams.
Email resume and cover letter, along with salary requirements, to jobs@createthegroup.com
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Junior Flash Developer
CREATETHE GROUP is the leading full-service interactive agency for luxury, fashion & retail brands. We are experts at delivering effective and highly creative interactive solutions: world class brand and eCommerce websites, strategic online marketing campaigns, and cutting-edge technology tools. We are proud to partner with our clients in the US and Europe including: Another Magazine, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, David Yurman, Donna Karan, Estee Lauder, Frette, Gucci, Inter Parfums, Interview Magazine, Krug, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu, Movado, Nicole Miller, Paper Denim & Cloth, Stella McCartney, St Regis, Tom Ford, and YSL Beaute.
Job Description:
We are seeking an inspired and motivated junior flash developer to join our incredibly talented team of developers and programmers. You may not possess all the skills yet, but you have an incredible thirst to learn and have an amazing ability to quickly soak up new processes and techniques. You are also excited about the prospects of working for amazing brands and developing beautiful user interfaces targeted towards the luxury consumer.
You will be responsible for utilizing Flash to develop and animate applications for cutting-edge websites and other multimedia outlets. You would work closely with designers and senior developers to create stunning visuals and reusable code while being able to adhere to the developmental requirements of a project, such as deadline and cost.
Requirements:
- 1+ years experience with ActionScript 3.0
- experience with ActionScript 2.0 a plus
- ability to work with designers to create rapid Flash prototypes and animations
- familiarity with speed and size optimizations in Flash
- some experience of how to integrate Flash with server technologies (XML, Web Services).
- experience encoding and optimizing flash video a plus
- time management and organizational skills
- position is full-time, onsite
Email resume and cover letter to jobs@createthegroup.com.
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Design Intern
As a Web Design Intern, you will assist in creating, editing, and producing layouts and artwork for the Web.
- In school/formal education, with classes or relevant experience in graphic design.
- Immediate experience with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator -- be prepared to show portfolio, schoolwork is ok.
- Detail-oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Interest in fashion and luxury industry.
- Experience with HTML is a big plus.
- Experience with Flash a plus, but not necessary.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products.
Email resumes and cover letter to jobs@createthegroup.com
Internships available for current, summer and fall positions.
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Production Artist - Retoucher
This position requires familiarity with image production for the web. The ideal candidate must balance attention to detail with fast-paced production for a multitude of sites.
Candidate will possess 2-3 years of digital image production experience, with an emphasis on web/interactive work.
Responsibilities
- Assist Design and Production teams with preparation of web-ready assets from design to launch
- Retouch and color correct images for in-house studio photography as well existing client photography
- Support creative process with design and production abilities
- Assist in creation of style guides for internal and client usage
- Organize digital files and assets
Qualifications
- Proficiency in Mac OS X-based software using Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat; Experience in MS Office and basic understanding of web design is a plus
- Strong grasp of image optimization and production processes. Above all, Photoshop skills must be top-knotch. Understanding of Actions, Batch Processing, and Color Management are key
- Willingness to work cooperatively on a team, as well as to learn new skills on the job
- Ability to manage multiple project deadlines and schedules
Email resumes and cover letter to jobs@createthegroup.com
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Interactive Production Intern
As a Interactive Production Intern, you will assist the project manager in all areas including identifying work requirements, scheduling, task delegation, site updates, QA, documentation, and training.
- In school or recently graduated with a degree.
- Energetic and self-motivated, with a willingness to learn.
- Detail-oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Interest in fashion and luxury industry.
- Internet savvy
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products.
Email resumes and cover letter to jobs@createthegroup.com
Internships available for fall and winter positions.
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