Job Description:
The Marketing Traffic Specialist is responsible for delivering operational excellence by driving process and workflow across either seasonal marketing sprints or operations for always-on functions such as brand marketing events, marketing brand design and brand partnerships and collaborations. They lead and participate in meetings to support multiple teams and projects within the marketing department functioning similarly to an Agile scrum master or project manager. They are highly organized and strategic and expected to support scheduling, resourcing and issue resolution/escalation. They support on-time execution of campaigns through timeline management and deliverables, as well as collaboration with cross-functional partners.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone with strong leadership skills, a sense of urgency, and an interest in helping creative and strategy teams work smarter, faster, and more collaboratively. The Marketing Traffic Specialist plays a crucial role in ensuring the seamless execution of marketing campaigns, directly impacting the company's brand presence and customer engagement.
This job is located at our Global Home Office in Columbus, Ohio.
What Will You Be Doing?
Sprint Management or Workstream Operations
- Lead operational planning and sprint management for either seasonal campaigns or always-on marketing functions
- Facilitate daily or weekly stand-ups, retros, sprint planning and ensure work is tracked and aligned to timelines.
- Partner closely with marketing strategists, creatives, channel leads, and brand teams to ensure deliverables are clear, prioritized, and executed on time.
Agile Process Execution
- Support the ongoing use and refinement of agile marketing methodologies within the team.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying process gaps and implementing solutions.
- Adapt quickly to shifting priorities and help teams pivot work accordingly.
- Cross-Functional Communication
- Serve as a central point of contact for assigned sprints or workstreams, ensuring seamless communication between creative, strategy, and production teams.
- Escalate roadblocks and recommend solutions to leadership.
- Project and Workflow Coordination
- Oversee calendars, workflows, and capacity planning for assigned areas.
- Ensure clarity in roles, responsibilities, and project requirements.
- Track milestones, deliverables, and approvals to support a smooth end-to-end execution process.
- Support adherence to timelines, documentation, and workflow tools.
What Do You Need To Bring?
- Bachelor's degree or related experience
- 4+ years of experience in marketing operations, project management, retail marketing, or creative production.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- A keen eye for detail and a passion for process improvement.
- Experience working in or supporting creative or retail marketing teams or in agile processes is a plus.
- Technical knowledge of JIRA, Microsoft SharePoint and Teams is preferred
Benefits & Perks
As an Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) associate, you’ll be eligible to participate in a variety of benefit programs designed to fit you and your lifestyle. A&F Co. is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive benefits that align with our company’s culture and values, but most importantly – with you! We also provide competitive incentives to reward the commitment our associates have for moving our global business forward:
- Incentive bonus program
- Annual companywide review process
- Flexible spending accounts
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- Associate assistance program
- Paid parental and adoption leave
- Access to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot
- Access to mental health and wellness app, Headspace
- Paid time off and one paid volunteer day per year, allowing you to give back to your community
- Work from anywhere (Mondays and Fridays are “work from anywhere” days for most roles and six work from anywhere weeks per year)
- Seven associate wellness half days per year
- Merchandise discount on all of our brands
- Opportunities for career advancement, we believe in promoting from within
- Access to multiple Associate Resource Groups
- Global team of people who will celebrate you for being YOU!
Company Description
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.
The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie brands and Hollister brands, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites abercrombie.com, abercrombiekids.com and hollisterco.com.
Learn more about A&F Co. by visiting our corporate website here.
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or related experience
- 4+ years of experience in marketing operations, project management, retail marketing, or creative production
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Strong attention to detail and passion for process improvement
- Experience supporting creative or retail marketing teams or working with Agile processes
- Technical knowledge of Jira, Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams
What We Do
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) is a leading, global specialty retailer of apparel and accessories for men, women and kids through five renowned brands. The iconic Abercrombie & Fitch brand was born in 1892 and aims to make every day feel as exceptional as the start of a long weekend. abercrombie kids sees the world through kids’ eyes, where play is life and every day is an opportunity to be anything and better anything. The Hollister brand believes in liberating the spirit of an endless summer inside everyone and making teens feel celebrated and comfortable in their own skin. Gilly Hicks, offering intimates, loungewear and sleepwear, is designed to invite everyone to embrace who they are underneath it all. Social Tourist, the creative vision of Hollister and social media personalities, Dixie and Charli D’Amelio, offers trend forward apparel that allows teens to experiment with their style, while exploring the duality of who they are both on social media and in real life. The brands share a commitment to offering products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that allow consumers around the world to express their own individuality and style. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates approximately 730 stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites www.abercrombie.com, www.abercrombiekids.com, www.hollisterco.com, www.gillyhicks.com and www.socialtourist.com. Working at A&F Co. We strive to create inclusive, welcoming, omni-channel experiences for our global customers. Every day, our associates show up and empower one another to stay curious and push boundaries. We hold our work and our ideas to the highest caliber, and ourselves to the highest character. We coach, mentor, care, and bring our best selves every day, because we are in this together. Whether you lead yourself, a team, or the company, everyone has a voice at A&F Co.
