Marketing Operations Associate

Thélios is a luxury eyewear company born from LVMH Group, specializing in the design, production, and distribution of sunglasses and optical frames. The Marketing Operations Associate will play a significant role in executing luxury trade marketing initiatives, managing logistics, vendor negotiations, and supporting event planning within the marketing department.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project management and coordination of permanent fixture production & installations
• Review and trafficking of renderings, quotations, and technical drawings
• Plan & communicate site surveys to cross functional team
• Meet with vendors weekly for timeline status reports
• Procurement and management of logistics for marketing materials
• Work with vendors and HQ team on brand material validations relevant projects
• Provide onsite support for the in-store installation of seasonal concepts & permanent customizations
• Assist in vetting venues, site surveys, and layout
• Lead the development venue layout with teams inclusive of, commercial, Visual, experiential
• Pre-event management (vendor coordination, venue communications, logistics, catering, invitations)
• On-site set-up, event support and breakdown
• Events include seasonal collection presentations (regionally), market weeks and trade shows
• Purchase order creations and invoice submissions
• New vendor account set-up
• Budget tracking and reconciliations
• Additional administrative duties as position requires
• Attend relevant customers meetings and commercial events to support the sales channels
• Flexibility to travel domestically to support key strategic trade marketing installations or sales events

Skills

• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience working directly within a marketing operations or project management capacity in high level of execution and financial management
• Exceptional negotiation and interpersonal skills, with a keen attention to detail
• Positive, professional attitude with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interface effectively at all levels of the organization
• Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat
• Ability to proficiently read and interpret technical drawings
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing or a related field
• Experience in event planning and execution

Company Overview

• The name “Thélios” is the synthesis of the names of the Greek gods Theia, goddess of light and sight, and Helios, god of the sun. It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in Longarone, Belluno, IT, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://thelios.com/.