Director, Trend & Color Strategy

Walmart; New York (NY); On-site; USD 132,000 - 264,000; Full time

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Job summary

Walmart in New York seeks a Director, Trend & Color to lead the firm's trend strategy across Women's, Men's, Kids, Baby, Footwear and Accessories. You will translate signals from retail, runway, social and customer data into actionable product directions, shaping seasonal color directions and assortments.

You will partner with Merchandising, Design and Editorial to drive insight-driven fashion direction, oversee a team, and collaborate with Technology to advance AI-powered forecasting of trend

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Graphic Design, or related field with 5 years' experience in textile/print/graphic design, or 7 years in related area.
• Experience in textile design, print design, graphic design or related area.

Responsibilities

• Own trend vision and seasonal color direction across Women's, Men's, Kids, Baby, Footwear and Accessories.
• Synthesize retail, runway, social, search, cultural and customer signals into actionable business direction.
• Partner with Merchandising, Design and Editorial to translate trend intelligence into commercially relevant assortments.
• Build frameworks that drive consistent trend adoption and measure product performance to improve forecasting accuracy.
• Serve as a trusted fashion authority, influencing senior leaders and cross functional partners across the enterprise.
• Lead and develop trend talent, balancing fashion instinct with data driven decision making.
• Partner with Technology to advance AI powered forecasting of trend acceleration, adoption and demand.

Skills

AI enabled trend forecasting

Predictive analytics

Emerging technology

Storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Graphic Design, or related field

5+ years in textile/print/graphic design or 7 years in related area

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Walmart in New York seeks a Director, Trend & Color to lead the firm's trend strategy across Women's, Men's, Kids, Baby, Footwear and Accessories. You will translate signals from retail, runway, social and customer data into actionable product directions, shaping seasonal color directions and assortments.

You will partner with Merchandising, Design and Editorial to drive insight-driven fashion direction, oversee a team, and collaborate with Technology to advance AI-powered forecasting of trend