Christian Dior Head of VM Projects Coordination

About Christian Dior

Christian Dior Couture is an iconic Parisian maison renowned for haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods and accessories. As part of the LVMH group, the House combines artisanal savoir‑faire with global creative ambition, offering a highly collaborative, design‑driven workplace that prizes excellence and innovation.

Role & Responsibilities

• Serve as primary coordinator between VM Creative & Image Director and the creative teams, overseeing projects from brief to final delivery.
• Assess, review and filter incoming creative briefs to ensure clarity, completeness and correct designer allocation.
• Plan, monitor and optimise resource allocation and project schedules; implement monthly deadlines, performance targets and streamlined workflows.
• Manage studio project administration: negotiate and track budgets with finance, maintain project documentation, and ensure projects meet scope, timeline and budget targets.
• Operate and maintain the internal digital asset management system to keep content current and accessible.
• Support packaging artwork approval processes from concept through production, liaising with Creative Teams and third‑party suppliers.
• Coordinate internal resources and external freelancers, including vendor selection, sourcing, negotiation and preparation of call sheets and roadmaps.
• Conduct proofing and quality assurance of designs and documentation prior to presentation to the VM Creative Director; drive continuous improvement through time and workflow analysis.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in project or studio management within visual merchandising, creative production or a related function in luxury fashion.
• Proven track record managing multi‑disciplinary creative teams, complex timelines and project budgets.
• Highly developed organisational skills with the ability to prioritise concurrent workstreams and enforce deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong stakeholder management and cross‑functional collaboration abilities.
• Experience with digital asset management platforms and production workflows.
• Comfortable negotiating with vendors and coordinating third‑party suppliers.

Skills

Experience

Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in project/studio management or coordination, preferably within visual merchandising or creative production for a luxury fashion house.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in design, visual merchandising, project management, arts management or equivalent professional experience.

Workplace

Culture

The maison fosters an exacting, creative and highly collaborative culture anchored in couture heritage and artisanal excellence. Christian Dior Couture promotes inclusion and diversity and demonstrates a specific commitment to the employment of people with disabilities.

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