Director, Concept Design - Hollister

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.; Columbus (OH); In loco; USD 150.000 - 200.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Incentive bonus program

401(K) savings plan with company match

Paid time off

Merchandise discount on all brands

Career advancement opportunities

Paid parental and adoption leave

Headspace access

Descrizione del lavoro

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. seeks a Director/Senior Director of Concept Design to define the creative vision for Hollister, translating cultural insight and global trends into clear direction for print, pattern, and apparel teams.

You will lead seasonal creative direction across categories, partner with Apparel Design leaders, and deliver trend decks and narratives that keep Hollister culturally relevant while balancing commercial impact.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, or a related creative field (or equivalent experience).
• 10–15+ years of experience in trend forecasting, concept development, or creative leadership within apparel or fashion brands.
• Deep understanding of global youth culture and fashion trends, with a strong instinct for what’s next.
• Strong visual storytelling skills with the ability to turn cultural insight into clear, actionable creative direction.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and early‑stage ideation where trends are still forming.
• Executive‑level communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership.
• A clear, confident creative point of view grounded in brand and consumer understanding.

Mansioni

• Lead the global trend and concept vision for Hollister apparel, print and pattern, ensuring the brand remains forward, culturally relevant, and differentiated.
• Develop and present seasonal creative direction that guides apparel design across categories, genders, and regions.
• Identify emerging and macro trends in fashion, youth culture, music, art, social platforms, and lifestyle.
• Partner closely with Apparel Design leaders to inspire newness while maintaining brand consistency and point of view.
• Create and deliver compelling concept materials (trend decks, mood boards, narratives, visual storytelling).
• Help designers interpret trends through a Hollister lens balancing aspiration, accessibility, and commercial relevance.
• Influence color, material, silhouette, graphic, and styling direction through concept leadership, not direct design ownership.
• Gain inspiration through deep customer immersion and translate findings into clear trend insights & recaps for design.
• Collaborate with Visual partners as needed to ensure product concepts translate clearly at presentation.

Conoscenze

Trend forecasting

Concept development

Creative leadership

Executive communication

Brand storytelling

Global trend insight

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Description:

Director/Sr Director,Hollister Concept Design

Location: Global Home Office, Columbus, Ohio

Role Overview

The Director / Senior Director of Concept Design will define and evolve the creative and trend vision that fuels Hollister’s design strategy. This role exists to inspireand informproduct design by translating cultural insight, global trends, and brand DNA into clear creative direction forprint,patternand apparel teams.

As a senior creative partner, this rolehelps designers stay ahead of temperament culture shaping seasonal concepts, longrange trend narratives, and creative guardrails that inform silhouettes, fabrications, color, graphics, and overall product expression. The ideal candidate is highly creative, culturally fluent, andforward thinking, with a proven ability to influence product teams without owningday to daydesign execution.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Lead the global trend and concept vision for Hollister apparel,print and pattern,ensuring the brandremainsforward, culturally relevant, and differentiated

• Developand presentseasonalcreativedirectionthat guidesapparel design across categories, genders, and regions

• Identifyemerging and macro trends in fashion, youth culture, music, art, social platforms, and lifestyle,translating into actionable insights for design teams

• Partner closely with Apparel Design leaders to inspire newness while maintaining brand consistency and point of view

• Create and deliver compelling concept materials (trend decks, mood boards, narratives, visual storytelling) that inform design direction

• Help designers interpret trends through a Hollister lens balancing aspiration, accessibility, and commercial relevance

• Influence color, material, silhouette, graphic, and styling direction through conceptleadership, not direct design ownership

• Gain inspiration throughdeepcustomer immersion,spending time in the environments, communities, and cultural moments that influence how our customer dresses and expresses themselves, and translate findings into clear trend insights & recaps for design

• Collaborate with Visual partners as needed to ensure product concepts translate clearly at point of presentation

What Do You Need To Bring?

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, or a related creative field (or equivalent experience)

• 10–15+ years of experience in trend forecasting, concept development, or creative leadership within apparel or fashion brands

• Deep understanding of global youth culture and fashion trends, with a strong instinct for what’s next

• Strong visual storytelling skills, with the ability to turn cultural insight into clear, actionable creative direction

• Comfort operating in ambiguity and early‑stage ideation, where trends are still forming

• Executive‑level communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership

• A clear, confident creative point of view grounded in brand and consumer understanding

• Ability to meet deadlines in fast paced retail environment

Our Company

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.

The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie & Fitch, YPB, abercrombie kids,andHollister, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates over 750 stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commercesitesabercrombie.com,abercrombiekids.com, andhollisterco.com.

At Abercrombie & Fitch Co., we lead with purpose and always put our people first. We’re proud to offer equitable compensation and benefits, including flexibility and competitive Paid Time Off, as well as education and engagement events, including various Associate Resource Groups, volunteer opportunities and additional time off to give back to our global communities.

Benefits & Perks

As an Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) associate, you’ll be eligible to participate in a variety of benefit programs designed to fit you and your lifestyle. A&F Co. is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive benefits that align with our company’s culture and values, but most importantly – with you.We also provide competitive incentives to reward the commitment our associates have for moving our global business forward:

• Incentive bonus program

• 401(K) savings plan with company match

• Annual companywide review process

• Flexible spending accounts

• Medical, dental and vision insurance

• Life and disability insurance

• Associate assistance program

• Paid parental and adoption leave

• Access to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot

• Access to mental health and wellness app, Headspace

• Paid Caregiver Leave

• Mobile Stipend

• Paid time off and one paid volunteer day per year, allowing you to give back to your community

• Work from anywhere (Mondays and Fridays are “work from anywhere” days for most roles and six work from anywhere weeks per year)

• Seven associate wellness half days per year

• Merchandise discount on all of our brands

• Opportunities for career advancement, we believe in promoting from within

• Access to multiple Associate Resource Groups

• Global team of people who will celebrate you for being YOU!

Company Description

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.

The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie brands and Hollister brands, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites abercrombie.com, abercrombiekids.com and hollisterco.com.

Learn more about A&F Co. by visiting our corporate website here.

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.