Assistant/Associate Stylist - Editorial & Visual - Hollister & Gilly Hicks

Company Description

Job Description 

The (Assistant/Associate) Editorial & Visual Stylist role is a creative role responsible for assisting in the Men’s and Women’s editorial outfit creation and translating those outfits onto our front of store mannequins across our global fleet. They will work directly with their Senior Stylist and Styling Director to ensure the looks for editorial are elevated and trend relevant for the Hollister teen customer. This is a key member on a highly creative, collaborative team that is responsible for bringing the concept to customer within the ecommerce space.  They will partner with: Marketing (Creative/Art Direction), Merchandising, and Design to thread the brand styling perspective throughout each touchpoint.  The (Assistant/Associate) Stylist has a passion and knowledge for relevant trends, understands how to elevate outfitting, and brings a unique point-of-view to styling a classic brand in an elevated yet modern way.

This job is located at our Global Home Office in Columbus, Ohio.  

What Will You Be Doing? 

Editorial Tasks

• Assist with outfitting Men’s and Women’s editorial looks based on overall seasonal and creative strategy.
• Work directly with Senior Stylist and Styling Director to ensure we are bringing the concept to customer at every touchpoint.
• Responsible for packing out outfits, shoes, and accessories for on location photoshoots. Must maintain an organized pack out to have a seamless unpacking on location.
• Partner closely with Art Direction prior to shoot day to ensure alignment across all spectrums.
• Responsible for prepping garments, steaming/organizing for in house editorial shoots.
• Will assist the Senior Stylist for model fittings during photoshoot weeks. Ensure all items showcase the best fit and is styled with confidence – reference fit photos when needed.
• Partner with the Product Channel Merchants on overall sample closet organization.
• Maintain an intimate understanding of the brand purpose, DNA and customer insights. Stay up to date on e-commerce industry trends and other retail brands as they pertain to the brand’s competitive landscape. 
• Be customer-centric and obsessive of the brand by spending time in-store/online as needed, following influencers along with aspirational brands creating seasonal inspiration direction for team. 

Visual Floorset Tasks

• Responsible for translating editorial looks into mannequin outfitting across the global fleet (NA, EMEA, APAC).
  • Outfits will be grouped together but must tell a cohesive story based off the seasonal and creative strategy.
  • Will need to update looks if items are not present in a particular region.
• Responsible for communicating outfitting direction to the internal visual team for them to execute the documentation sent to stores.
• Must be able to dress mannequins for in store walkthroughs.
• Work closely with the Stylist Coordinator to request necessary samples from the sample library and/or pull items from the ecommerce studio to dress front of store mannequins.

What Do You Need To Bring? 

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion or Marketing, or related experience 
• Styling experience in a fast-paced cross-functional team 
• Experience working in an iconic branded environment for a global brand. 
• Strong men’s and women’s outfitting and on-set skills with a good understanding of fitting multiple body types 
• Experience leading and collaborating within a creative marketing team in studio and on-location shoots 
• Excellent on-set styling acumen and experience on location, studio, and e-commerce shoots 
• Must be organized, self-motivated, and passionate about men’s and women’s styling and branding for e-commerce landscape. 
• Must have strong communication skills: team-orientated, positive, proactive and business-savvy 
• Must be self-motivated, with ability to multi-task and prioritize daily responsibilities for self and others. 

Our Company 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) is a global retailer of five iconic, omnichannel lifestyle brands catering to the kid through millennial customer: Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie kids, Hollister, Gilly Hicks and Social Tourist. At A&F Co., we’re here for our associates, customers and communities on the journey to being and becoming who they are – and because no journey is the same, we strive to create an inclusive culture, where everyone is free to share ideas.  

Our Values 

We lead with purpose and always put our people first, which is evidenced by our Great Place to Work™ Certification, as well as being a 2021 recipient of Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Retail, and named a Best Place to Work