Assistant Designer, Accessories- Victoria's Secret

Assistant Designer, Accessories - Victoria's Secret

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Our Assistant Designer is an individual contributor responsible for assisting with the creation of commercially viable product designs across collections. Coordinates and delivers brand‑right designs that tie back to the overall concept and business strategy; encompassing style, color/print, fit and function for new/existing product lines. Applies a solid working knowledge of fashion trends and consumer needs to product designs. Demonstrates a passion for the brand, inspires individuals and relies on limited experience to plan and accomplish goals.

Takes direction under immediate supervision, exercising a minimal degree of scope/decision making.

At Victoria’s Secret, we acknowledge your value. We recognize that every associate has something unique to add to our brand and business. We strive to recruit, retain, and advance diverse talent that reflects the customers we serve and the communities where we live and work. We foster a culture where everyone belongs because we know our business thrives most when we look for, listen to, and amplify diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We place the customer at the heart of everything we do. We dream big, embrace curiosity and creativity while always learning from our mistakes. We lead with integrity, trust, and respect to achieve the best outcomes as one team.

• Assist the design team in the creation of brand‑right, commercial designs that reflect the conceptual direction/business strategy
• Deliver design sketches/prototypes and provide clear specifications for construction
• Build and maintain the sample room
• Create flat sketches, CAD images, and tech packs to scale.
• Prepare design team for routine and milestone meetings, including the coordination of line presentation boards/tableaus and selection of product samples
• Communicate ongoing development details to internal partners (i.e. Production, Tech, Merchants) and vendors, ensuring all communication is flowing to the correct people
• Partner with technical design on function and execution of prototypes.
• Track and organize development samples, ensuring they are delivered within required timelines and seamlessly passed off to key parties
• Attend routine team meetings and key partner alignment sessions
• Adapt designs based on feedback, incorporating for finalization
• Apply processes to understand/anticipate the needs of the customer in order to exceed customer expectations and readily react to their needs
• Utilize resources in sourcing new ideas, both internally and externally, and stay up to date on competitor research/trend analysis
• Communicate point of view clearly through mood boards and concept tears
• Achieve set goals with acute attention‑to‑detail, tracking progress & anticipating potential issues
• Pursue/embrace opportunities to personally grow and develop skills/competencies
• Develop and understand the VS eye/brand identity and specific category
• Build and maintain effective relations with key partners
• Seek to improve process to deliver efficiently with speed/agility

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Minimum Salary: $65,000.00

Maximum Salary: $83,685.00

VS&Co provides a range of compensation for this role as shown. Your actual salary will be determined by a number of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic region, or other relevant factors.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 1 year design experience in a comparable retail environment preferred
• Microsoft Office, Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign proficiency;
  Centric a plus
• Exceptional talent with a commercial fashion eye and detail in product styling/performance
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Customer service philosophy
• Collaborative partner with a team‑oriented approach
• Highly motivated, passionate and results oriented
• Solid communication and presentation skills
  
  Solid understanding and ability to communicate construction instructions
• Champion for change and able to react…