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 partners in meeting budget demands is vital in this role, while preserving quality and design generosity.
  • Production Management: This role focuses on managing the actual production process. Consistent review of the production process will be essential, as will providing feedback based on that review. This phase will require close cooperation with the Windows Logistics Manager in understanding the realities of the design production and how that relates to the installation process.
  • Enlisting productive feedback from the Windows Logistics Manager regarding the window designs and the installation process will be vital to improving the production process and avoiding mistakes in future projects.
  • All other duties assigned by supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• NO

Budget Responsibility:

• YES

About You:

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in windows design, prop production, or experience in a related field (exhibition production, theater production)
• High level of attention to detail
• Proven excellence at meeting long and short-term deadlines and adherence to budget goals
• Strong technical background, including a familiarity with 3D modeling
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills

The salary range for this position is $96, 706.50 - $114, 289.50. Actual rates are determined based on the job, location, and individual experience.

We are looking for a candidate that has a combination of the above attributes and can perform the key functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodations.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Since 1837, Hermès has remained faithful to its artisan business model and humanist values. We place people at the heart of what we do and aspire to make a positive impact on the world. The freedom to create, the constant search for beautiful materials, the transmission of a savoir-faire of excellence and the aesthetic of functionality define the singularity of Hermès, a house dedicated to making highly-crafted, beautiful objects made to stand the test of time.

An independent, family-owned company, Hermès is dedicated to keeping production in France through its 42 workshops, The Hermès organization is also a truly global community with a network of 310 stores in 49 countries. Hermès employs more than 15, 000 people worldwide with over 6, 000 of the workforce being Hermès craftspeople engaged in making artisanal products, nurturing a 180+ year tradition of creativity and innovation.

At Hermès, our actions for sustainable development and corporate social responsibility are founded in values passed down by generations of humble artisans who have shaped the story of our house and the integrity of our objects. The roots of Hermès' success and longevity lie in a sense of responsibility; a quest for authenticity and respect for time and preservation of natural resources. All at Hermès wish to leave a positive footprint on the world, a mission that's at the heart of our commitment to progress. This narrative can be experienced in a series of short films "Footsteps Across the World" available on our website.

OUR COMMITMENT

Family is at the heart of Hermès. At Hermès of Paris, we are committed to being a Maison for All, a home where we make efforts to generate, support and advance the values of diversity, inclusion and family both within our own walls and in the wider world. At Hermès of Paris we look to create a diverse workforce of talented and unique individuals with different backgrounds, skillsets and worldviews that will enrich our Hermès of Paris family. We support our individual team members personal and professional success through a culture that values equality, individuality and fairness and through an environment where individuals can thrive and feel comfortable being their authentic selves. Beyond the walls of our Maison, we advance our DIF values through the work that we do in partnership with our community and non-profit partners.

At Hermès of Paris, we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the policy of Hermès of Paris, Inc. that applicants for employment are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to positions being filled and potential for promotion or transfer which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. In addition, personnel procedures and practices with regard to training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, lay off or termination are to be administered with due regard to job performance, experience and qualifications, but without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hermès of Paris, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.

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