Seasonal Concept & Color Strategy Lead

Banana Republic; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Merchandise discount

Paid time off

Volunteer hours

401(k) matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Job summary

Banana Republic is seeking a Director of Design Concept, Color & Trend to define the seasonal creative vision and translate global fashion signals into a distinctive, commercially relevant point of view. This role provides the creative north star for Design and Product teams.

You will lead a high-performing team, partner closely with Design, Merchandising and Product Development to ensure concepts translate across categories and customer touchpoints, influencing fabric, color and styling while

Qualifications

• Exceptional taste and fashion instinct.
• Continual consumption of runway, retail, culture and trends.
• Ability to articulate meaningful signals 12–24 months ahead.

Responsibilities

• Set the overarching seasonal concept and creative direction, including mood, colour, silhouette, proportion, key items, materials, print, pattern, and styling.
• Maintain a high taste level to keep the brand modern, relevant, desirable and differentiated.
• Identify emerging ideas, shifts in taste and new sources of influence.
• Maintain encyclopaedic knowledge of competitive landscape across luxury to contemporary brands.
• Follow runway collections and distill shifts in silhouette, proportion, colour and attitude.
• Interpret macro and micro trends and identify signals before mass adoption.
• Look beyond fashion to art, design, interiors, architecture, music, film and travel to anticipate taste movements.
• Translate inspiration and trend intelligence into a clear, ownable brand point of view.
• Partner with Design, Merchandising and Product Development to translate concepts across categories.
• Influence fabric, material, trim, print and colour direction to align with vision.
• Lead seasonal concept presentations to align the organisation around the creative vision.
• Build and develop a high-performing creative team.

Job description

Banana Republic is seeking a Director of Design Concept, Color & Trend to define the seasonal creative vision and translate global fashion signals into a distinctive, commercially relevant point of view. This role provides the creative north star for Design and Product teams.

You will lead a high-performing team, partner closely with Design, Merchandising and Product Development to ensure concepts translate across categories and customer touchpoints, influencing fabric, color and styling while