At Victoria’s Secret & Co, you’ll join a world-leading specialty retail brand recognized globally for innovation and excellence in lingerie and fashion. You’ll work alongside industry leaders to set the standard for what a retail brand can achieve, placing customers at the center of everything we do to create products and experiences that bring them joy.
We believe everyone deserves a place where they truly belong. We celebrate individuality and know that your passion, experience, and unique perspective strengthen our team and business. Here, you’ll be empowered to perform, grow, and engage through unmatched opportunities to develop your skills, gain real-world experience, and learn from the best in the business.
Description
The Associate Designer is a position responsible for assisting with the creation of commercially viable product designs across a specific category and collections. This role coordinates and delivers brand-right designs that tie back to the overall concept and business strategy, encompassing style, color/print, fit and fabric for new/existing product lines. This person applies a solid working knowledge of fashion trends and consumer needs to product designs, while demonstrating passion for the brand.
Your Impact:
Assists in the creation of brand-right, commercial designs that reflect the conceptual direction/business strategy.
Develop seasonal product with a focus on style, fit and fabric.
Deliver design sketches/prototypes and provide specifications.
Adapt designs based on feedback, incorporating for finalization.
Apply processes to understand/anticipate the needs of the customer in order to exceed customer expectations and readily react to their needs.
Utilize resources in sourcing new ideas, both internally and externally, and stay up to date on competitor research/trend analysis.
Collaborate and follow-up on deliverables with vendors and key partners throughout the design process including Merchandising, Marketing, and Product Development.
Brainstorm and present ideas to team.
Prepare materials for meetings and presentations and coordinate logistics.
Achieve set goals with acute attention-to-detail, tracking progress & anticipating potential issues.
Pursue/embrace opportunities to personally grow and develop skills/competencies.
Build and maintain effective relations with key partners.
Seek to improve process in order to deliver efficiently with speed/agility.
Meet budget and time commitments without compromising design excellence.
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Minimum Salary: $75,800.00
Maximum Salary: $101,535.00
VS&Co provides a range of compensation for this role as shown. Your actual salary will be determined by a number of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic region, or other relevant factors.
Qualifications
Your Experience
Bachelor’s degree in design
3+ years of design experience in a comparable retail environment
Commercial fashion eye and detail in product styling/performance
Customer service philosophy
Collaborative partner with a team-oriented approach
Highly motivated, passionate and results oriented
Solid communication and presentation skills
Champion for change and able to react with speed and agility
Flexible and creative problem solver
Personal professionalism and accountability
Moderate domestic travel
Microsoft Office proficiency
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws. Please see links: California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Philadelphia Fair Chance Law, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance
An equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws. We only hire individuals authorized for employment in the United States.
