Gap Inc. este o companie globală de modă și retail, al cărei portofoliu include Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic și Athleta. Activitatea sa acoperă articole de îmbrăcăminte, accesorii, operațiuni de retail și logistică pentru susținerea unui portofoliu internațional extins de branduri. Compania combină moda axată pe consumatori cu inițiative dedicate incluziunii, echității, oportunităților și climei, ceea ce face ca activitatea sa să fie relevantă pentru profesioniști din retail, modă, logistică și funcții corporate.
Director of Design Concept, Color & Trend — Gap Inc., San Francisco
Lead Banana Republic’s seasonal fashion vision across concept, color, trend, and creative direction. Convert runway and cultural insights into distinctive, commercially relevant product direction.
Descriere
- Define each season’s overarching concept and creative direction across mood, color, silhouette, proportion, key items, materials, prints, patterns, and styling.
- Protect and elevate the brand’s modern, relevant, desirable, and differentiated point of view.
- Track fashion, culture, emerging ideas, changing tastes, and new sources of influence.
- Evaluate runway collections to identify significant changes in silhouette, proportion, color, fabrication, styling, and attitude.
- Spot important macro and micro trends ahead of widespread adoption.
- Turn inspiration and trend research into a distinctive, ownable brand perspective.
- Collaborate with Design, Merchandising, and Product Development across categories and customer touchpoints.
- Guide the direction of fabrics, materials, trims, prints, and color.
- Present seasonal concepts to the wider organization.
- Build, lead, and grow a high-performing creative team.
Cerințe
- Exceptional taste supported by strong, instinctive fashion judgment.
- Ongoing engagement with runway shows, retail, culture, and emerging trends.
- Deep understanding of competitive positioning across luxury, runway, contemporary, specialty retail, and emerging designer brands.
- Proven ability to assess runway collections and recognize changes in silhouette, proportion, color, fabrication, styling, and attitude.
- Ability to identify and interpret both macro and micro trends.
- Extensive cultural awareness spanning art, design, interiors, architecture, music, film, travel, hospitality, street style, and social media.
- Ability to turn directional concepts into commercially viable product ideas.
- A clear, distinctive perspective and the judgment to refine ideas through the brand lens.
- Compelling storytelling and communication abilities.
- Significant experience establishing seasonal direction for a leading fashion, specialty, or lifestyle brand.
- Track record of leading and developing creative talent.