Manager Creative Services

Manager Creative Services

Find your more with Mohawk!

At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our people.

As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Come find your “more” with Mohawk!

What we need:

The Manager Creative Services is a first-level manager that oversees the day-to-day activities of a Creative Services team. This role manages the daily operations of photography/videography studio projects, coordinates the requirements of various studios, and leads Design staff on creative briefs to ensure deadlines and brand standards are met.

What you’ll do:

• Manage photography production planning of daily and high-priority projects, along with Project Coordinators and Studio Operations Lead.
• Delegate photography projects and production planning with Photography team.
• Collaborate with multiple departments regarding photography production services and requests, studio scanning operations, scheduling, and other various issues.
• Maintain a wide understanding of digital photography to stay current with industry trends, new software developments, lighting, and new techniques.
• Prepare proofs for approval and ensure tasks are executed with quality, creativity, and speed.
• Support goals and needs for various studio operations.
• Responsible for managing the in-house photo studio and Creative Services teams, including external consultants and consultants.
• Lead photo studio production plan and projects, providing guidance and direction to Photographers and Interior Designers (Creative Services Specialists).
• Organize and plan products to be photographed to include vignette set up along with needed accessories.
• Coordinate activities of product development and design to complete photography.
• Provide oversight, guidance, and final proof for digital marketing materials to include postproduction edits.
• Make decisions on behalf of the team within the parameters of the unit or sub-unit.
• Recommend changes to unit or sub-unit policies.
• Provide direction to team according to established policies and management guidance.
• Oversee day-to-day work schedules and plans.
• Act as an advisor to unit or sub-units and may become actively involved in resolving problems.
• Exercise judgment within defined procedures and policies.
• Review relevant factors to analyze situations and resolve issues.
• Perform other duties as needed.

What you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 6-8 years’ relevant experience or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 1-3 years of management experience.
• Advanced knowledge in color correction, image resolutions, advanced photography skills and current workflow procedures.
• Advanced knowledge with Digital Medium Format cameras, DSLRs, and studio lighting equipment.
• Skills in post-production editing.
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Spark, Premiere.

What you’re good at:

• Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in own job discipline or field.
• Recognized cross-functionally as an expert within one or two subject matter areas.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively.
• High level of integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential data.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite, Photoshop, Capture Once, Lightroom, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Premiere, and various other photography software.
• Flexible attitude, adaptable to change, team player, and able to handle multiple projects at once.
• High degree of professionalism, judgment, maturity, and resourcefulness in the absence of formalized guidelines and procedures.

What else?

• Travel approximately 20% for trade shows, customer visitation, etc.
• This employee will be responsible for direct reports.

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Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.