Senior Project Management Analyst

Roundel; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits and programs

Employee discount

Paid holidays

Job summary

Target in India Marketing is seeking a Senior Project Management Analyst to oversee packaging design projects from concept to activation. You will coordinate between Target HQ, the Creative team, and Target in India cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery and brand consistency.

The role requires 10+ years of total design/advertising experience with at least 5 years in design management or related client servicing. Excellent communication and independent problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate in any discipline (preferably Brand Management) or equivalent.
• 5+ years in Design/Advertising Agencies with 2+ years in packaging/design leadership.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Project manage packaging design projects end-to-end across HQ, Creative team, and Target in India CFT teams.
• Ensure brand consistency and design quality across multiple projects.
• Develop and maintain design documentation, status reports, and dashboards.

Skills

Project management

Brand building

Packaging design

Design systems

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in any discipline

Tools

Excel

Job description

About us

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers. Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values different voices and lifts each other up. Here, we believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful.

Overview about Target In India

At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy. And that hasn't happened by accident. Some of the best minds from different backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes. That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target's global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.

Pyramid Overview

Fueling the continued success of one of the world's most beloved and recognized brands is a distinctly capable, creative and innovative Marketing organization. Target Marketing is well known for inspiring and surprising guests, and we pride ourselves on connecting them to the design, products and experiences they expect and deserve from Target. We study our guests to discover new needs and insights, and then craft every interaction to build brand love. We are market experts who insist on a clear and cohesive understanding of our guests, guest segments and behaviors, business objectives, strategies and tactics, overcoming obstacles and measuring success. Our commitment to partnering both internally and with external agencies gives us a wide range of capabilities, from award-winning creative work to exciting and unique promotional marketing. Leveraging our collective assets and fostering a healthy, supportive and open team culture, we deliver a holistically gratifying experience that guests can only get at Target.

Target in India Marketing delivers differentiating yet relevant marketing communication solutions across channels operating as an integrated ONE global team and it strives to bring excellence every time in how they create, connect and collaborate.

A role with Target in India Marketing is an opportunity to work with some of the best in the business for marketing, creative, strategy & digital and you’d lead/contribute to work that connects to millions of guests. Your influence will drive sales and grow brand love through work that’s guest-centric, on brand, category relevant and channel focused.

Target Creative’s Brand Design Lab

Target Creative’s Brand Design Lab is the in-house creative/design team dedicated to bringing some of the world's most beloved and recognizable owned brands to life. Our mission is to inspire a sense of joy, wonder and excitement, and to take our guests—and ourselves—somewhere new. Some of the brands we have built are Good & Gather, Favorite Day, Ever Spring, Hearth & Hand, Cat & Jack, Goodfellow & Co. Operating as one fully integrated team in both the U.S. and India, the team comprises the best and brightest talent to execute market-leading creative strategy, packaging design & brand building.

As a Sr. Project Management Analyst, Marketing, Brand Design Lab you will:

• Project manage packaging design projects throughout the creative strategy- execution lifecycle. Act as the single-point-of-contact between Target HQ partners, Creative team & Target in India CFT teams (copywriters, photographers, illustrators, art directors, production designers and creative managers) and lead projects through the entire concept & activation phase
• Having a developed sense of design, a strong understanding of Brand Building, Packaging Design, and Design systems. Being meticulous and have an excellent eye for detail and brand consistency. Understanding /awareness of the global culture. Keeps abreast of current design trends
• Excellent ability to communicate design thinking and effective presentation skills. Communicate design strategy to various audiences in a strategic manner
• Lead creative project management process optimization, documentation of processes, standards, and guidelines. Organize and plan details for multiple projects and make timely and quick decisions to meet project deadlines
• Create and maintain appropriate documentation, prepare and share status reports / dashboards to appropriate stakeholders at set intervals
• The ability to see projects through from inception to production. Having strong printing and prepress knowledge
• Plan and conduct design research
• Lead /assist with special projects which could either be self-identified or assigned

About you:

• Graduate in any discipline (preferably Brand Management) or equivalent
• 10+ years total experience in Design or Advertising Agencies with 5+ years as Design Manager, Creative Project Manager / Account Manager / Client Servicing in the Packaging / Design agency with ability to manage and execute multiple projects
• Ability to manage and execute multiple projects at the same time
• Exceptional communication skills across all settings, ability to tailor message as appropriate
• Resourceful and able to work independently on filling in gaps of information
• Able to demonstrate flexibility in approach and adapt to changing priorities and requirements
• Has curiosity and drive for seeking and promoting new ideas, in combination with solid business judgment

Target is one of the world's most recognized brands and one of America's leading retailers

We make Target our guests’ preferred shopping destination by offering outstanding value, inspiration, innovation and an exceptional guest experience that no other retailer can deliver. Target is committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship and generous community support. Since 1946, we have given 5 percent of our profits back to our communities. Our goal is to work as one team to fulfill our unique brand promise to our guests, wherever and whenever they choose to shop. We'll contact you if you're selected for next steps. In the meantime, follow us at A Bullseye View for the latest news.

Our Benefits

We care about and invest in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.

• comprehensive health benefits and programs
• medical
• vision
• dental
• life insurance
• 401(k)
• employee discount
• short term disability
• long term disability
• paid sick leave
• paid national holidays
• paid vacation

Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.