Seasonal Stylist - Retail Sales Associate - Century City

The Gap Inc; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion retailer in South Africa seeks a stylist to help create aspirational looks for customers. You will engage with clients to understand their styling needs, support sales goals, and contribute to a welcoming environment. Ideal candidates have strong styling experience in luxury fashion and excellent communication skills, along with flexibility in scheduling.

Qualifications

• Experience in luxury fashion and knowledge of current trends.
• Ability to create meaningful connections with customers.
• Adaptability to work various shifts as needed.

Responsibilities

• Create on-trend looks that connect customers to the brand.
• Engage authentically with customers to understand their styling needs.
• Support all areas of the store including the sales floor and fitting room.

Skills

Styling experience in luxury fashion

Effective communication

Knowledge of trends and designer brands

Passionate about hospitality

Flexible and adaptable

Team player

Job description

About the Role

As a Banana Republic stylist, you will help create aspirational and on‑trend looks that enhance the customer’s emotional connection to the brand. You will be an expert on styling and fashion, with a thorough understanding of designers, brands, and seasonal trends. As a stylist, you will contribute to a positive, friendly and inclusive environment that inspires and makes our customers feel welcome. Your goal is to grow the business by genuinely wanting to create an outstanding customer experience.

What You’ll Do

• Take inspiration from credible and relevant fashion references, including current style icons and influencers, and translate that inspiration into action by solving customer styling needs.
• Connect and engage with customers authentically to understand their styling needs.
• Serve as a Brand storyteller to create experiences that drive sales and achieve store goals, with the customer as the primary focus.
• Demonstrate values and behaviors consistent with our Words to Live By.
• Assist in creating an inclusive environment where our customers and employees feel a sense of belonging.
• Support sales floor, fitting room, cash wrap, back of house, as required.

Who You Are

• Styling experience in luxury fashion and/or strong knowledge of trends and designer brands with the ability to translate that knowledge into solving customer styling needs.
• Effective communicator with experience in creating meaningful connections with customers that build brand loyalty.
• Flexible and adaptable to work shifts that meet the needs of the business; flexible and/or consistent scheduling may be available.
• Ability to maneuver around the sales floor, stockroom, and office and lift up to 30lb, with or without a reasonable accommodation.
• Passionate about hospitality, fashion and styling.
• Comfortable engaging with customers.
• Team player.
• Champion of Gap Inc. culture.
• Curious with a "can do" attitude.