Assistant Styling Manager, NM
Assistant Styling Manager
Job Summary:
The Assistant Styling Manager is responsible for upholding Neiman Marcus brand standards and driving key business goals and strategies. This includes sell photography, styling execution, image approval, and collaboration with logistical members. The Assistant Styling Manager partners with the NM online Styling Team and is accountable for their results.
Job Responsibilities:
-Manage direct report stylists who execute RTW, stills/product sell photography, editorials, and model casting.
- Manage freelance stylists and assistant stylists daily
- Partner with leaders across immediate and extended NMG team to execute day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives –includes Studio, creative, merchant, and eCommerce partners
- Convey highest taste level through approval of style out and impeccably styled on-set photography
- Deliver on key business goals including productivity KPIs, aesthetic quality standard, and time to web
- Assist the styling team hiring process and on-boarding of new hires
- Assist with style guides that are in line with the brand standards and train styling team on fashion education, technical styling skills, and provide creative direction based on researched trends and brands
- Lead with passion for fashion, positive attitude, and service-oriented mindset
- Maintain current usability of studio props and procure styling items and prop clothing for fashion closet – includes prop RTW, jewelry, shoes, handbags, underpinning, and styling supplies
- Partner with Styling Manager/Director to maintain styling prop budget
- Anticipate and resolve creative challenges by using appropriate resources and/or solutions
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- Impeccable taste with focus on high-end luxury fashion
- Efficient at managing a high volume of projects and adhering to deadlines
- Ability to anticipate problems, plans and solve accordingly
- Excellent organization, time management and communication skills
- Strong business acumen and analytical skills
-Ability to inspire and motivate a highly dynamic and creative team