Associate Creative Director for Women's Design

Aquent is partnering with a leading global company at the forefront of the retail and fashion industry, dedicated to creating innovative, high-quality, and sustainable products that delight customers worldwide. This organization is renowned for its commitment to excellence and creativity, and for fostering an inclusive environment where groundbreaking ideas come to life.

We are seeking an Associate Creative Director for Women's Design to lead the creative direction of a key product category. This is a high-impact, short-term contract opportunity to shape seasonal collections, influence brand direction, and partner closely with cross-functional teams to bring an elevated, customer-loved product to life.

You'll own the design vision from concept through execution-balancing creativity with commercial success.

What You'll Do:

• Lead seasonal fashion design direction and concept development
• Create and present sketches and product concepts
• Guide and mentor design team members
• Partner with merchandising, production, and tech design
• Ensure product aligns with brand, quality, and margin goals

What You Bring:

• Experience leading women's apparel design
• Strong sketching and concept development skills
• Experience working with cross-functional retail teams
• Understanding of the product development lifecycle
• Ability to balance creativity with business needs

Nice to Have:

• Experience designing for premium or elevated lifestyle brands
• Exposure to global sourcing and working with international production partners
• Familiarity with sustainable design practices, materials, and responsible sourcing
• Experience working across multiple product categories within women's apparel
• Strong understanding of fabric development, mills, and garment construction
• Prior experience mentoring or developing junior designers
• Proficiency with PLM software and digital product development tools

Why Apply:

This is a rare opportunity to step into a high-impact design leadership role where your ideas will directly influence what customers see in-store and online in the near term.

You'll have the chance to:

• Own and shape the creative direction of a key women's category
• Work in a fast-moving, collaborative environment with strong cross-functional partners
• Balance creativity with real business impact-seeing your designs come to life quickly
• Build visibility with senior leadership during a focused, high-priority project
• Contribute to a brand that is evolving and redefining its position in the market

The target hiring compensation for this role is $67.80 - $75.33/HR. Compensation is based on several factors, including but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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