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Job Title
Fashion Director - Fashion Editorial & Brand Styling
Location
New York , New York
Country
United States
Region
NY Metro
Reference Number
22730
Position type
Permanent
Category
Accessories
Apparel
Retail
Job Function
Marketing / PR
Photography
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Fashion Director - Fashion Editorial & Brand Styling

Overview:

Crisp color, graphic prints and playful sophistication are the hallmarks of Kate Spade & Company. From handbags and clothing to jewelry, fashion accessories, fragrance, eyewear, shoes, swimwear, home decor, desk accessories, stationery, tabletop and gifts, our exuberant approach to the everyday encourages personal style with a dash of incandescent charm. We call it living colorfully.

Kate Spade & Company has more than 450 specialty and outlet shops in 47 countries around the world.  Our colorful products are sold worldwide, in every time zone and on every continent. Whether in San Francisco, Sao Paulo or Shanghai, our shops are always warm and inviting.


Welcome to Kate Spade & Company.

 

Responsibilities:

General purpose: The Fashion Director plays a key role in articulating the brand voice each season. As a filter for styling decisions of window looks as well as digital and print fashion editorial, the Fashion Director brings the brand to life. The Fashion Director liaises with product teams, marketing strategy, public relations, and visual merchandising to ensure a consistent fashion voice across all platforms and channels.

 

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

  • Lead the styling of monthly window looks by tier, region, and global locale. Ensure a consistent fashion message while providing options to suit local needs.
  • Partner with the visual merchandising team as needed to carry window looks through our specialty and wholesale environments.
  • Identify emerging trends and translate into seasonal looks that are relevant and aspirational to the kate spade new york girl.
  • Become embedded in the merchandising, design, and buying teams to maintain an in depth knowledge of monthly collections, key investments, and high impact pieces.
  • Partner with editorial, print, and digital creative teams to concept and execute on fashion stories that highlight the most important seasonal messages while evolving the kate spade new york brand story.
  • Partner with the public relations team to ensure alignment on key fashion messages each season through all outlets.
  • Lead a team of freelancers to meet all styling needs including internal fashion presentations, e-commerce photo shoots, and ad hoc projects.

Qualifications:

 Skills and abilities required:

  • Elevated taste level and keen understanding of the kate spade new york brand
  • Ability to partner cross functionally and navigate within a collaborative environment
  • Excellent communication skills with an ability to inform and influence stakeholders both internally and externally
  • Proven leadership ability, experience managing a team

Education and experience required:

  • 7 – 10 years fashion editorial and/or styling experience
  • Both fashion editorial and brand styling experience preferred

 

Kate Spade & Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

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