Fashion Trend & Insights Associate

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid holidays

Employee stock purchase plan

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Ross Stores, headquartered in Dublin, CA, with buying offices in New York City, is seeking a Fashion Assistant II to support the NY Fashion Office in delivering trend direction and insights that inform merchandising and planning.

The role combines fashion research with storytelling to translate observations into actionable recommendations, requiring curiosity, strong organizational skills, and a bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

• Curiosity about fashion, retail, consumer trends and cultural influences.
• Ability to connect insights across fashion, consumer signals to identify opportunities.
• Strong eye for overall fashion/ trend/ color.
• Highly proactive; able to anticipate needs and take ownership of projects.
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist Director in pulling together seasonal trend and color presentations for meetings.
• Proactively research emerging consumer, cultural, and category trends and synthesize findings.
• Partner cross-functionally with merchants and Fashion Office to identify opportunities and share insights.
• Create trend reports based on competitive/trend findings for distribution to Fashion Office/merchants.
• Shop Ross Stores monthly; create trend recap with observations and recommendations.

Skills

Fashion sense

Storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Organizational skills

Time management

Growth mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Ross Stores, headquartered in Dublin, CA, with buying offices in New York City, is seeking a Fashion Assistant II to support the NY Fashion Office in delivering trend direction and insights that inform merchandising and planning.

The role combines fashion research with storytelling to translate observations into actionable recommendations, requiring curiosity, strong organizational skills, and a bachelor's degree.