Project Administrator
1 month ago
Company Description
CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It's our heritage and it's also our future. Because we don't just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.
Job Description
The Opportunity:
The American Girl design team is a group of passionate and inspired designers with the goal of honoring American Girls past, while carving out new ways to bring brand relevance to our future. We are looking for a Project Administrator to support the American Girl Product Design Team in El Segundo, CA. This role will play a vital piece of our team, being the feet on the ground for our remote team, while making sure our El Segundo team's needs are supported as well. This person will be the liaison between cross-functional teams, communicating with multiple teams a day. We're looking for someone with strong people skills who can multi-task. Having a love and knowledge of our brand, is a plus
What Your Impact Will Be:
- Coordinating the photo studio product samples as well as ordering, tracking, and distribution of physical samples to external studio production partners.
- Organizing and maintaining accurate product sample inventories, to ensure product integrity of samples for photo shoots and color correcting needs.
- Work with the design team to prep models for milestone reviews, help with design packages and style sheets.
- Work with creative and technical execution teams to ensure product accuracy. Strong styling aesthetic and attention to detail when setting up product samples and communicating styling notes to cross-functional partners is a must.
- Work closely with Product Design, Packaging, Creative Opps, Photo Studio and Art Directors to coordinate product samples for photo shoots, milestone meetings, etc. This role will organize and communicate any product changes/updates and communicate out next steps to all end users involved.
- Manage product sample ordering process in order to support the product archives while keeping the American Girl Doll Studio organized and updated with the most recent dolls.
Qualifications
What We're Looking For:
- 2+ years of experience in a fast-paced environment
- Must have an extremely high attention to detail and sense of urgency
- Experience using Excel, PowerPoint, Photo Shop and Illustrator
- Ability to positively build and maintain relationships across organization
- Be trusted and loyal partner; able to handle confidential and sensitive information
- Ability to deal with and handle changing schedules quickly and efficiently
- Demonstrated ability to work as a team player and be the liaison between many teams
- Demonstrated excellent communications skills, both written and oral
- Demonstrated excellent organizational skills with an ability to think proactively and prioritize work
- Forward thinker, able to see improvements to processes and share with others
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds up and down stairs
The base hourly rate for this position is between $27.50 and $43.75.
**This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however base hourly rate will be determined based on a candidate's work location, skills and experience.
Additional Information
Don't meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
How We Work:
American Girl is subsidiary of Mattel, a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:
- We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
- We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
- We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.
Our Approach to Flexible Work:
We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility, our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.
Who We Are:
American Girl is a premium brand for girls and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT, ), a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in more than 195 countries in collaboration with the world's leading retail and ecommerce companies.
Mattel is recognized as a Great Place to WorkTM and as one of Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.
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Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, military spouses, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
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