Associate Vice President - Concept

Description

Position: Associate Vice President, Concept

Your Role

This position will create and lead seasonal concept, color, print, graphic, and branding direction for both the Victoria’s Secret and PINK brands.

Why You Belong Here

At Victoria’s Secret, we acknowledge your value. We recognize that every associate has something unique to add to our brand and business. We strive to recruit, retain, and advance diverse talent that reflects the customers we serve and the communities where we live and work. We foster a culture where everyone belongs because we know our business thrives most when we look for, listen to, and amplify diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We place the customer at the heart of everything we do. We dream big, embrace curiosity and creativity while always learning from our mistakes. We lead with integrity, trust, and respect to achieve the best outcomes as one team.

Your Impact

Concept, Trend, and Storytelling:

• Conduct extensive market research – inclusive of competitive shopping/ store visits and market analysis.
• Conduct in-season runway analysis and distribution to cross-functional partners.
• Drive creative synergies to stay on vision and on brand.
  
  

Color, Print, and Graphics:

• Create and distribute seasonal color palettes 5x seasonally for VS and PINK brands.
• Create specialized category palettes in line with seasonal surface stories.
• Create custom and proprietary prints and graphics 5x seasonally for both brands.
• Develop seasonal surface stories per brand inclusive of comprehensive print/graphic/color view.
• Communicate and partner with print/graphics execution team on development.
  
  

Concept Room Buildouts:

• Conceptualize and create room build outs 5x seasonally that represent product and creative storytelling.
• Manage multiple freelancers and set designers.
  
  

Branding, Creative, and PR Projects:

• Partner with project manager on product branding and packaging needs.
• Work closely with public relations team to create seasonal influencer kits and marketing materials.
• Partner with creative team on seasonal storytelling to ensure a holistic brand vision.
• Field off cycle projects and business initiatives.
  
  

Minimum Salary: $173,000.00

Maximum Salary: $240,975.00

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, graphic arts, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in product design and concept design.
• Prior experience leading, developing, coaching, and inspiring a team.
• Must have an innate understanding of product and be able to understand merchant business strategies to effectively build concept stories.
• Displays passion for brands, inclusive of branding ethos and branded elements.
• Has a great eye for color and aesthetic; ability to display understanding and application to Victoria’s Secret and PINK brands
• Excellent leadership presence and communication skills; the ability to present ideas clearly, concisely, and effectively.
• Displays understanding of design operations and have foresight to calendar deliverables; ability to meet deliverables in budget and on time.
• Thrives in a fast-paced work environment.
• Displays ability to think high level with a holistic point of view.
• Must be comfortable working a hybrid schedule in our New York City office.
  
  

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, pregnancy, genetic information, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws. We only hires individuals authorized for employment in the United States.