(USA) Senior Manager, Creative- Associate Creative Director (Fashion)

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• In response to creative briefs, develop strategic ideas that enhance KPIs around brand awareness, engagement, and loyalty.
• Lead the ideation, design, and execution of conversion-driven seasonal fashion initiatives and campaigns.
• Manage and contribute to a team responsible for designing modern, on-brand visual worlds, writing scripts, partnering with production to identify collaborators (e.g., casting director, editor), overseeing casting, music, location, shot lists, and other sub-workstreams and decks.
• Attend shoots, manage post-production (including editing and color grading), and ensure the final delivery of asset suites.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, consumer preferences, and competitive landscapes to inform creative decisions.
• Ensure all creative materials maintain brand consistency across various levels of the consumer funnel.
• Mentor, guide, and grow the team with optimism and enthusiasm, aiming for an award-winning in-house agency model.
• Build relationships with WCS peer teams, such as marketing, fashion office, and editorial, to sustain and grow business.

Requirements

• Proven experience as an Associate Creative Director or similar role in the fashion retail industry.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a range of 360-degree creative projects in the market at various levels.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent understanding of fashion trends and consumer behavior.
• Proficiency in creative software and tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, Google Slides, PowerPoint, Figma, Microsoft Office 365, and Slack.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a creative role.
• A mix of agency and in-house experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Design or a related field.

Nice to Have

• Digital Content Management
• Editorial
• Retail Management
• Supervising Associates
• Experience working for or with Creative Agencies

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field.
• 3 years' experience in editorial content management or related field, or 5 years' experience in editorial content management or related field.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive pay with incentive awards for performance.
• 401(k) match, stock purchase plan.
• Paid maternity and parental leave.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Multiple health plans.
• Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Other benefits such as short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit program.