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Ralph Lauren Interior Design Senior Manager, Art Acquisitions, RLA+DS

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

Ralph Lauren Corporation is a global leader in premium lifestyle products, and they are seeking a Senior Manager for their Art Acquisitions Department. This role involves supporting artwork programs, maintaining visual resources, managing budgets, and facilitating artwork acquisition for various projects.

Marketing & Advertising

Responsibilities

Assist with developing & producing artwork programs for various projects, primarily retail, and working with NYC senior management & local RL teams to achieve high-quality results across multiple regions

Prepare, organize & maintain to-scale visual presentations of project elevations & references in digital formats, and hard copy (presentation boards, binders) as needed, maintaining a high level of accuracy & effectiveness, and keeping up with the latest design direction

Maintain shared visual resources (folders, databases, project PDFs, etc) and ensure they are up to date and available for access by multiple RL teams as needed

Facilitate artwork acquisition & production for various projects, working with printers, framers, artists, galleries, etc., managing all organizational & logistical aspects

Maintain dept financial accountability for various projects: continuously update & manage budget trackers, process vendor payments & follow up as needed, assist with developing proposed budgets

Work with RL logistics team to organize transport of artwork to various regions, coordinating with all parties (internal & external), and creating necessary paperwork and meeting deadlines

Provide research following specific direction using both RL internal digital archives and external image archive sources; consolidate research in an effective & accurate manner

Qualification

Artwork acquisitionProficiency with Adobe SuiteOrganizing visual imageryUnderstanding architectural drawingsHigh level of organizationCollaborative outlookFlexible & resourceful attitudeArt handling skillsArtwork & image researchEffective communication

Required

Past experience in a visually-oriented work environment (art, interior design, etc)

High level of organization & attention to detail in all aspects of work

Effective communication skills

Delivers high-quality results against challenging deadlines

Collaborative outlook to work with cross-functional partners and multiple teams, to get information needed to move projects forward

Flexible & resourceful attitude towards shifting project direction and timelines

Experience organizing visual imagery in digital archives or databases

Proficiency with Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Proficiency with Adobe Suite (Photoshop especially) to scale artwork into elevations and if needed, manipulate imagery based on design direction

Ability to understand architectural drawings and plan projects accurately based on careful review of dimensions, spatial relationships, fixtures, etc. - understanding exact measurements, spaces, etc

Visually intuitive and adept at problem solving in an artwork/visual realm