Converse Apparel & Accesories Styling Manager in Boston, MA

Apparel & Accesories Styling Manager

Location: Hybrid

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• As our Styling Manager for Converse Apparel & Accessories, you will leverage your creative talents to influence and support the visual styling proposition of Apparel & Accessories across all Converse touchpoints.
• You will assistthein creation of the Converse “Look” and establish key outfits for each season, balancing forward looking trends and the commercial realities of the business.
• You will wear multiple hats, across multiple projects, and thrive in situations of ambiguity.
• You are a natural collaborator and effective communicator and will encourage teams to think about the visual styling, outfitting and merchandising differently.
• You are clear, concise and purposeful. Partnering across creative, product merchandings and marketing functions, you will impact upon internal and online to offline experiences;
• Ultimately empowering and servicing a Global audience across our ecosystem.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Work up front with the Design, Product and Marketing to consept key looks and collections for the season.
• Create decks that clearly articulate the latest fashion trends and styling techiques.
• Partner with design & merchandising functions to expertly narrate and story-tell collections, bringing them to life across channels.
• Developexceptional Styling guidelines to support all channels of distribution.
• Inspire, empower & partner effectively with Geographies, focused on enabling their execution of the seasonal priorities.
• Hands-on curation of seasonal & 365 directives, managing the rig roomspace and product samples.
• Deliver project work to the highest standard of quality, consistency and accuracy.
• Keep up to date with emerging trends in fashion, design, film, art, media and technology.
• Conduct garment preparation for photo shoots both externally and internally.

WHAT YOU BRING TO CONVERSE

• 5+ years of visual merchandising and/or styling experience with a solid understanding of the fashion retail industry.
• Proven experience and expertise in all aspects of visual merchandising and styling from concept to physical store and/or digital retail environments and marketing shoots.
• An impeccable ability for balancing creativity with business needs, inspired by the now and next but keeping the consumer at the center of the work.
• Able to work as part of a matrix, with a natural ability of collaborating cross-functionally with marketing, operations, merchandising, creative and design functions, as well as external agencies.
• Entrepreneurialambitious spirit with effective interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Aptitude in time management and prioritization, with the ability to keep multiple projects moving forward simultaneously.
• Astute attention to detail and meticulous organizational abilities.
• Can-do attitude with proven ability of adapting to change in business needs or direction.
• Exceptional written, verbal, visual communication and presentation skills.
• A high proficiency in Keynote, Adobe and Microsoft Office.
• A sense of humor and humility - ensuring team success, whilst having fun.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

• You will work within the Converse Design organization but will work cross-functionally with teams and teammates across Product Merchandising, Marketing, Digital and Retail, as well as our Geographies.
• You will most closely collaborate with the Senoir Creative Director of Apparel & Accessories, Senior Director of Product Merchandising of Apparel & Accessories and Director of Brand Marketing focused on Apparel & Accessories.

TOP SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS:

• Onsite Stylist
• Style Guide Creation
• Ability to put together looks in both CAD and physical form         

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