What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager - Trend & Concept position at LOFT?
About Us
LOFT creates modern, feminine, versatile clothing for women with one common style goal: to look and feel confident wherever the day takes them. We empower women to find their authentic self-expression because feeling like yourself is always in style.
Here at LOFT, we're busy styling the careers and supporting the lives of everyday optimists just like you. Express your authentic self and experience endless inspiration, all while enjoying the opportunities and benefits that help you get the most from your career, life, and wardrobe.
About The Role
The Manager, Creative Concept and Trend is responsible for leading the development of new concepts and trend ideas, based on market fashion trends and inspiration. The Manager will be part of a unique environment that incubates new ideas and promotes creativity, with the vision to inspire the brand. While working through the process to ensure the vision is brought to life. This requires strong sense of fabric, proportion, print and color. As well as interest in what is going on globally and locally in fashion. Strong cross-functional relationships with design, merchandising and marketing are also needed, to ensure the product inspiration and styling carries through from initial design concept to marketing collateral.
The impact you can have
This position works in a hybrid model, with three-four days per week worked in the Times Square Tower location and one-two days per week worked remotely.
Location:
Times Square Tower-ANN-New York, NY 10036
Position Type
Regular/Full time
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. Hiring decisions are based upon a candidate's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration and are made without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other category protected by applicable law. The Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for job applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position you are seeking or to participate in the application process, please contact myHRSupport@knitwellgroup.com. The Company will make reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified applicants or employees, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the operations of the Company’s business. The Company will not revoke or alter a job offer based on an applicant’s request for reasonable accommodation.
LOFT creates modern, feminine, versatile clothing for women with one common style goal: to look and feel confident wherever the day takes them. We empower women to find their authentic self-expression because feeling like yourself is always in style.
Here at LOFT, we're busy styling the careers and supporting the lives of everyday optimists just like you. Express your authentic self and experience endless inspiration, all while enjoying the opportunities and benefits that help you get the most from your career, life, and wardrobe.
About The Role
The Manager, Creative Concept and Trend is responsible for leading the development of new concepts and trend ideas, based on market fashion trends and inspiration. The Manager will be part of a unique environment that incubates new ideas and promotes creativity, with the vision to inspire the brand. While working through the process to ensure the vision is brought to life. This requires strong sense of fabric, proportion, print and color. As well as interest in what is going on globally and locally in fashion. Strong cross-functional relationships with design, merchandising and marketing are also needed, to ensure the product inspiration and styling carries through from initial design concept to marketing collateral.
The impact you can have
- Research, identify trends and conceptualize new ideas that complement existing product or take the LOFT business in a new direction
- Ideate direction of print, pattern and color for each collection
- Stay abreast of trends, new techniques and resources in print design and fabric
- Present new concepts and seasonal ideas to senior management and design for inspiration
- Demonstrate strong awareness of apparel retail and fashion landscape
- Build relationships with Cross-Functional partners and participate as a solution-oriented team member, contributing to a high performing team
- Partner with Merchandising to ensure product buys reflect styling concept
- Partner with Marketing to influence styling of product in marketing collateral
- Partner with Design on print, pattern and color to meet all line plan and development needs
- 4-7 years of experience in design, pattern, textiles and color
- Bachelors or Associates Degree, or equivalent in Design
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong fashion sense, with a sense of brand and client needs
- Detail oriented, with excellent follow-through skills
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- You will be eligible to receive a merchandise discount at select KnitWell Group brands, subject to each brand’s discount policies.
- Support for your individual development plus career mobility within our family of brands
- A culture of giving back – local volunteer opportunities, annual donation and volunteer match to eligible nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic activities to support our communities*
- Medical, dental, vision insurance & 401(K) retirement*
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Time off – paid time off & holidays*
- The target salary range for this role is: $100,000
- Any job offer will consider factors such your qualifications, relevant experience, and skills. Eligibility of certain benefits and associate programs are subject to employment type and role.
This position works in a hybrid model, with three-four days per week worked in the Times Square Tower location and one-two days per week worked remotely.
Location:
Times Square Tower-ANN-New York, NY 10036
Position Type
Regular/Full time
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. Hiring decisions are based upon a candidate's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration and are made without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other category protected by applicable law. The Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for job applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position you are seeking or to participate in the application process, please contact myHRSupport@knitwellgroup.com. The Company will make reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified applicants or employees, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the operations of the Company’s business. The Company will not revoke or alter a job offer based on an applicant’s request for reasonable accommodation.
Salary : $100,000
