Assistant Designer – Sleep
Brand: Victoria's Secret
Location: New York, NY, US
Location Type: Hybrid
Job Area: Design
Employment type: Full-time
Job ID: 048A6
Description Your Role
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 fabric 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.
Why You Belong Here
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.
Your Impact
         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 and CAD images
         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 fit and execution of prototypes, assisting with scheduled fittings and necessary follow-up
         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 Click here for benefit details related to this position.
Minimum Salary : $65,000.00
Maximum Salary : $83,685.00
VS&Co provides an estimated range of compensation for this role as shown. Your actual compensation will be determined by a number of relevant factors, including but not limited to your specific skills, experience, & geographic location.
Qualifications Your Experience
         Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
         Entry level with some design experience in a comparable retail environment
         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
         Ability to recall information
         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 with speed and agility
         Flexible and creative problem solver
         Personal professionalism and accountability
         Moderate travel We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws. Please see links: California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Philadelphia Fair Chance Law, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance   
An equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws. We only hire individuals authorized for employment in the United States.
