Fashion Trend Insights Assistant

Ross Stores, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 76,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Wellness benefits (BetterHelp/Headspac

Charitable donations matched

Job summary

Ross Stores, Inc. is seeking a Fashion Assistant II to support the NY Fashion Office in delivering trend direction and creative insights. The role researches fashion, consumer and cultural shifts and connects insights across trend, market, competitive, and sales data to inform decisions.

The ideal candidate combines strong creative instincts with the ability to link observations to actionable recommendations for merchants and leadership. Bachelor’s degree required.

Qualifications

• Curiosity about fashion, retail, consumer trends and culture.
• Ability to connect insights across signals to identify opportunities.
• Strong storytelling and visual communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist Director with seasonal trend and color presentations.
• Research emerging consumer, cultural and category trends.
• Identify opportunities, share insights with merchants and leadership.
• Create trend reports based on competitive findings for the Fashion Office.
• Shop Ross Stores monthly and summarize observations and recommendations.
• Prepare talking points and trend ideas for meetings.
• Represent Fashion Office when Director travels for market meetings.
• Attend market appointments with the Ross merchant team.
• Coordinate and manage samples for creative requests.

Skills

Curiosity about fashion

Storytelling skills

Strong visual sense

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Ross Stores, Inc. is seeking a Fashion Assistant II to support the NY Fashion Office in delivering trend direction and creative insights. The role researches fashion, consumer and cultural shifts and connects insights across trend, market, competitive, and sales data to inform decisions.

The ideal candidate combines strong creative instincts with the ability to link observations to actionable recommendations for merchants and leadership. Bachelor’s degree required.