Requisition ID: 65181
ABOUT WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading kitchen and laundry appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home and inspiring generations with our brands. The company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and InSinkErator. In 2023, the company reported approximately $19 billion in annual sales, 59,000 employees, and 55 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.
Whirlpool Corporation is seeking a Managing Director for in house agency WoW Studios. A first of its kind organization, WoW Studios partners directly with the Brand, Digital, and Insights teams at Whirlpool to develop, design, and create brand building marketing activations across the consumer shopping, buying, and owning experience. The role is located in the heart of Chicago in River North at 325 N LaSalle Street.
This role in summaryIn this role, you will own and be accountable for the overall operations and management of WoW Studios, driving vision for the future of the organization and designing and implementing best-in-class standards and processes to drive efficient and effective work within the operations, program management, resourcing, studio and production teams responsible for the delivery of creative ideas and assets across campaigns, content, experiences, print, and digital. You will be responsible for developing the structure, process and tools to allow effective management of this work. This will include tools and frameworks for budget, timeline, and asset management as well as project administration and business affairs; clearance, trafficking, agreements, compliance, etc. You will be an essential part of fostering highly integrated solutions at speed to improve customer and ownership experiences for each brand in the NA Whirlpool Corporation portfolio.
A key part of this role is also evolving our production footprint across two locations - one in Benton Harbor and the other on-site at WoW Studios Chicago - to build a world-class, full-service production operation. You will lead a team responsible for infrastructure, equipment and talent for live action, post production and visual effects / motion graphics / animation for film, production design, versioning, retouching and print production for static and digital assets. You will manage utilization and profitability of these facilities as well as evolving and optimizing capabilities to meet business demands. As a member of the Brand Org Leadership Team, you will also be responsible for creating and fostering a high velocity, high impact, and a highly collaborative culture across teams.
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