Animator

JCPenney; Lubbock (TX); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote flexibility

Retirement matching

Coaching tailored to junior goals

Job summary

JCPenney in Lubbock, TX is seeking an Animator with 1+ year of end-to-end project experience. The role offers a base salary range of $40,000 to $63,000 plus remote flexibility and growth support.

The position emphasizes collaboration, mentoring of junior teammates, and strong project- and stakeholder-management skills to deliver end-to-end initiatives.

Qualifications

• 1+ year end-to-end project experience.
• Proficiency in Work-Life Balance and willingness to learn People Management quickly.
• Ability to mentor or support junior teammates.
• Strong knowledge of project management and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across JCPenney to hit shared goals.
• Lead the call when data points point in different directions.
• Read the room and tailor presentations to audiences.
• Hold the line on quality when deadlines loom.
• Run point on general incidents until resolved.
• Keep the backlog honest about what’s next.
• Question the brief when it doesn’t match reality.
• Read and improve Work-Life Balance processes.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

People Management

Mentoring

Independent Work

Job description

Consider this your invitation to bring 1 of general chops to JCPenney as our next Animator in Lubbock, TX. Look past the title and you'll see $40,000 - $63,000, a TX base, and a junior role that asks you to lead, not just execute.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across JCPenney to hit shared goals
• Make the scrappy call when the data points two different directions
• Read the room and adjust how you pitch Work Ethic to each audience
• Hold the line on quality when deadlines start whispering shortcuts
• Run point on general incidents until they're truly resolved
• Keep the JCPenney backlog ruthlessly honest about what's truly next
• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality
• Read a Work-Life Balance system you didn't build and improve it anyway

What You'll Bring

• 1 or more years steering general projects end to end
• Real proficiency with Work-Life Balance, plus willingness to learn People Management fast
• A collaborator who makes the junior review feel less like an exam
• An eye for the collaborative detail that separates fine from finished
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support junior teammates
• Strong working knowledge of Project Management and Stakeholder Management

The small-but-mighty minds at JCPenney have made Lubbock, TX an unlikely hub for serious Stakeholder Management and Time Management work. We keep the full-time workload sustainable so your best Delegation work isn't your last gasp.

The offer includes $40,000 - $63,000, remote flexibility, retirement matching, and coaching tailored to your junior goals.

Our hiring manager is personally reviewing every Animator application that comes in.

We'd rather hear from you sooner than later, so don't sit on this Animator opening.