Director of Design Concept, Color & Trend

Gap Inc.

. Set the overarching seasonal concept and creative direction, including mood, colour, silhouette, proportion, key items, materials, print, pattern, and styling .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeUnited StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates exceptional taste and an innate fashion instinct, with the ability to analyze and translate macro and micro trends into commercially relevant products. Proven experience in leading creative teams and setting seasonal direction within the fashion industry.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Trend AnalysisSeasonal Concept DevelopmentCreative Team LeadershipFashion Industry KnowledgeStorytelling and Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Silhouette AnalysisFabrication KnowledgeColour DirectionStyling ExpertisePrint and Pattern Design

Soft Skills

Inspiring LeadershipStrong Point of ViewEffective Communication

Industry Keywords

Luxury FashionContemporary BrandsSpecialty RetailEmerging DesignersCultural Trends

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the overarching seasonal concept and creative direction, including mood, colour, silhouette, proportion, key items, materials, print, pattern, and styling
Maintain the brand’s modern, relevant, desirable, and differentiated taste level
Monitor fashion, culture, emerging ideas, shifts in taste, and new sources of influence
Analyze runway collections and distill important shifts in silhouette, proportion, colour, fabrication, styling, and attitude
Identify meaningful macro and micro trends before mass adoption
Translate inspiration and trend intelligence into an ownable brand point of view
Partner with Design, Merchandising, and Product Development across categories and customer touchpoints
Influence fabric, material, trim, print, and colour direction
Lead seasonal concept presentations for the broader organization
Build, lead, and develop a high-performing creative team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Exceptional taste and an innate fashion instinct
Continuous engagement with runway, retail, culture, and emerging trends
Intimate knowledge of the competitive landscape across luxury, runway, contemporary brands, specialty retail, and emerging designers
Ability to analyze runway collections and identify shifts in silhouette, proportion, colour, fabrication, styling, and attitude
Ability to identify and interpret macro and micro trends
Broad cultural knowledge spanning art, design, interiors, architecture, music, film, travel, hospitality, street style, and social media
Ability to translate directional ideas into commercially relevant product
Strong and distinctive point of view with the ability to edit through the brand lens
Inspiring storytelling and communication skills
Significant experience setting seasonal direction within a leading fashion, specialty, or lifestyle brand
Demonstrated experience leading and developing creative talent