Seasonal Sales Stylist at UTC San Diego (Oct 10, 2025 - Jan 10, 2026)

Since its launch in 1993 with a collection of six essential handbags, Kate Spade New York has always been colorful, bold, and optimistic. Today, it is a global lifestyle brand that designs extraordinary things for the everyday, delivering seasonal collections of handbags, ready-to-wear, jewelry, footwear, home décor, and more. Known for its rich heritage and unique brand DNA, Kate Spade New York offers a distinctive point of view and celebrates communities of women around the globe who live their perfectly imperfect lifestyles. 

 

Kate Spade New York is part of the Tapestry portfolio – a global house of brands committed to stretching what’s possible.

 

A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive.

Job Title: Stylist (Sales Associate)

 

Primary Purpose: 

 

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in retail to… 

Hosting: 

• Give our guests the warmest welcome, always exuding confidence and proper etiquette. 

• Able to develop long-term relationships with our guests by asking the most interesting questions, dancing the muse moves, suggesting outreach events ideas. 

Team Building: 

• Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team atmosphere. 

• Able to receive and give feedback in an honest and genuine manner. 

• Celebrate fellow muse’s successes. 

Styling & Curating: 

• Know and be able to communicate the kate spade new york aesthetic. 

• Ability to story tell and use product knowledge to connect with our guests. 

• Lead and inspire with your own impeccable style, always bringing your best look to work. 

• Have the ability to spot and talk about products. 

• Continuously work to keep the stockroom and shop spotless. 

Business Smarts: 

• Understand the product landscape across all merchandise categories. 

• Ability to multitask like a pro, from operational tasks or cleaning the shop floor to processing POS transactions (a dull moment is hard to come by). 

• Share ideas and feedback with the team. 

 

The accomplished individual will possess... 

• Professional selling skills and exceptional interpersonal skills 

• Prior luxury goods experience preferred 

• Proactive ability to multi-task and prioritize 

• Works well in a team environment 

 

An outstanding professional will have... 

• College degree preferred 

 

Physical Requirements… 

• Available to work store schedule, as needed, including evenings and weekends 

• Standing for extended periods of time 

• Able to safely lift boxes up to 40 pounds 

• Comfortable climbing ladders 

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meetin