Lead Stylist

Overview

About PHOENIX
PHOENIX Retail LLC is a retail platform operating the Express and Bonobos brands worldwide.

About Express
Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to a design philosophy rooted in modern confident and effortless style whether dressing for work everyday or special occasions. Since its launch in 1980 the brand has embraced a design philosophy rooted in modern confident and effortless style. Express ensures you look and feel your best wherever life takes you. The Company operates over 400 retail and outlet stores in the United States and Puerto Rico the store and the Express mobile app.

Responsibilities

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Lead Stylist is accountable for total brand styling setting and executing the overall styling vision across all omnichannel touchpoints. This role owns the end-to-end styling direction and execution for the brand includingbut not limited tobrand campaigns activations ambassadors creators partnerships and product-level e-commerce photography.

This is a highly hands-on individual contributor role with responsibility for leading styling direction while providing day-to-day supervision and guidance to internal team members and freelance styling talent. The Lead Stylist leads the execution of brand styling across editorial social marketing and e-commerce content ensuring fashion storytelling supports brand initiatives seasonal strategies and product priorities.

The role partners closely with Creative Marketing Design Merchandising and Production teams to ensure styling is cohesive elevated and relevantfrom initial concept through final executionand reports into senior creative leadership.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Owns total brand styling direction and execution remaining deeply hands-on while ensuring consistent application across campaigns activations ambassadors creators influencer partnerships PR events and all e-commerce photography.

• Leads the execution of seasonal monthly and ongoing styling needs across all brand marketing and e-commerce initiatives.

• Partners closely with senior creative leadership to define and deliver seasonal fashion and styling direction in advance of campaign and content production.

• Ideates conceptualizes and presents a clear visual point of view through inspiration mood boards styling frameworks and styled looks for leadership and cross-functional teams.

• Develops and personally executes comprehensive styling directives for on-model e-commerce and campaign shoots including on-set styling fashion notes casting guidance grooming direction and production references.

• Participates in and often leads fittings and on-set styling for e-commerce campaign and special production shoots.

• Provides on-set project-based supervision and mentorship to internal stylists styling assistants and freelance talent ensuring alignment to brand standards and creative direction.

• Ensures consistently high-quality imagery that meets brand aesthetic standards across all channels.

• Partners with Sample Operations to oversee organization tracking and distribution of samples across photo studios campaigns influencer initiatives PR and events.

• Builds strong cross-functional relationships and operates as a solution-oriented collaborator across Creative Marketing Merchandising Design Visual and Production teams.

• Maintains a high level of awareness of fashion retail and cultural trends translating insights into relevant brand-appropriate styling direction.

• Maintains a strong understanding of the brands aesthetic seasonal priorities and business needs with the ability to adapt quickly in a fast-moving environment.

• Performs additional duties as needed to support business and creative objectives.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• 57 years of experience in fashion styling

• Retail brand and/or e-commerce styling experience strongly preferred

• Extensive on-set photoshoot experience

• Demonstrated ability to lead while remaining highly hands-on in fittings on-set styling and execution

• A well-rounded portfolio showcasing both e-commerce and marketing/campaign styling

• Previous experience at a fashion brand luxury lifestyle brand or creative agency preferred

CRITICAL SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Strong ability to balance creative vision with strategic and business-driven deliverables

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Proven collaborator with the ability to build effective cross-functional partnerships

• Highly organized detail-oriented flexible and self-motivated

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment

• Strong work ethic with a high standard of professional integrity

Closing

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