(USA) Senior Manager, Creative- Associate Creative Director (Fashion)

Position Summary...

As the Associate Creative Director reporting to the Creative Director, Fashion, you’ll be responsible for leading the creative ideation and execution of seasonal fashion initiatives and campaigns. You’ll develop innovative, insight-driven concepts, set the bar for modern, relevant, compelling, and aspirational fashion campaigns, and oversee elevated, consistent graphic design application in post-production. Additionally, you’ll bring a blend of leadership skills and hands-on creative expertise to the table. The ideal candidate has both in-house and agency experience, with a unique ability to blend visual world-building and concepting with organization, agility, and accuracy.

What you'll do...

• Best-in-Class Work: In response to creative briefs, develop strategic ideas that enhance KPIs around brand awareness, engagement, and loyalty. Employ critical thinking to ensure alignment with tasks. 

• Lead the ideation, design, and execution of conversion-driven seasonal fashion initiatives and campaigns. Manage and contribute to a team responsible for designing modern, on-brand visual worlds, writing scripts, partnering with production to identify collaborators (e.g., casting director, editor), overseeing casting, music, location, shot lists, and other sub-workstreams and decks. Attend shoots, manage post-production (including editing and color grading), and ensure the final delivery of asset suites. 

• Stay abreast of industry trends, consumer preferences, and competitive landscapes to inform creative decisions. 

• Brand Consistency: Ensure all creative materials maintain brand consistency across various levels of the consumer funnel. 

• Team Development: Mentor, guide, and grow the team with optimism and enthusiasm, aiming for an award-winning in-house agency model. 

• Client Satisfaction: Build relationships with WCS peer teams, such as marketing, fashion office, and editorial, to sustain and grow business. 

 

Qualifications: 

• Proven experience as an Associate Creative Director or similar role in the fashion retail industry 

• Strong portfolio showcasing a range of 360-degree creative projects in the market at various levels 

• Strong leadership and team management skills 

• Excellent understanding of fashion trends and consumer behavior 

• Proficiency in creative software and tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, Google Slides, PowerPoint, Figma, Microsoft Office 365, and Slack 

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a creative role 

• A mix of agency and in-house experience strongly preferred 

• Bachelor’s degree in Design or a related field 

 

 

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