Design Assistant, VIP

Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941. Inspired by the vision of Creative Director Stuart Vevers and the inclusive and courageous spirit of our hometown we make beautiful things crafted to lastfor you to be yourself in.

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Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941. Inspired by the vision of Creative Director Stuart Vevers and the inclusive and courageous spirit of our hometown we make beautiful things crafted to lastfor you to be yourself in.

Coach is part of the Tapestry portfolio a global house of brands committed to stretching whats possible.

Job Title: Design Assistant VIP

Primary Purpose: The Design Assistant VIP plays a key role in supporting the development and execution of Coach and Coachtopia VIP dressing opportunities. Through strong project coordination cross-functional partnership and attention to detail this individual helps bring bespoke creations to life while ensuring exceptional execution across fittings events and talent engagements.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Design to..

• Support the development and execution of bespoke Coach and Coachtopia creations for key industry events talent appearances and editorial opportunities.
• Coordinate fittings garment logistics and event preparation while ensuring the highest standards of quality organization and execution throughout the VIP dressing process.
• Partner with Design Product Development Atelier Production Merchandising and PR teams to support VIP opportunities maintain project tracking and foster positive relationships with talent teams and industry partners.

The accomplished individual will possess...

• 1 years of experience in fashion design styling VIP relations product development or a related field.
• Strong organizational communication and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience coordinating fittings sample management garment logistics and cross-functional partnerships is preferred.

An outstanding professional will have...

• Bachelors degree in Fashion Design Fashion Merchandising or a related field.
• Knowledge of garment construction fit and luxury fashion standards.
• Ability to hand sketch
• Proficiency in Adobe suite including but not limited to illustrator and photoshop
• Passion for fashion culture celebrity dressing and delivering best-in-class experiences for talent and industry partners

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Our Competencies for All Employees

Courage : Doesnt hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current direct complete and actionable positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
Creativity : Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
Customer Focus : Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Dealing with Ambiguity : Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isnt upset when things are up in the air; doesnt have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
Drive for Results : Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Interpersonal Savvy : Relates well to all kinds of people up down and sideways inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
Learning on the Fly : Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers
Strategic Agility : Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
Developing Direct Reports and Others : Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each persons career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
Building Effective Teams : Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Coach. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment hiring promotion compensation transfer training discipline and termination) are based on the applicants or employees qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age sex sexual orientation gender identity genetic characteristics race color creed religion ethnicity national origin alienage citizenship disability marital status military status pregnancy or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.

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Base Pay Range

$66300.00-$70000.00

Here are some of the benefits that we offer: Medical insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance 401 (K) Paid Paternity and Maternity leave Commuter Benefits Disability insurance and Tuition assistance. Please click here for a complete list of U.S Corporate Compensation & Benefits.

Required Experience:

Junior IC