Stylist APAC Freelancer

In short

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic-minded individual to join our team as a Styling Strategist. In this role, you will shape our brand's styling direction across various touchpoints, ensuring alignment with our global brand vision and objectives. Your responsibilities include developing and implementing styling guidelines across platforms and channels, while also leading the development and execution of a cohesive styling strategy. Additionally, you'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to integrate styling decisions seamlessly into broader brand strategies, ensuring a unified brand experience.

Your Mission

• Understand the global vision for the apparel line and align styling efforts accordingly.
• Develop styling guidelines for different touchpoints, including campaigns, e-commerce, and retail displays.
• Organize workshops with relevant teams, such as PDP and campaigns marketing to present, plan and oversee styling for this season.
• Assist the design team in organizing fittings with external models, as well as participating in extra looks and high talent campaign fittings when necessary.
• Identify key stakeholders involved in styling decisions, such as the global merchandising team and understand their requirements and constraints.
• Implement styling guidelines to ensure consistency and alignment with brand identity and objectives.
• Utilize data analysis, including website traffic, engagement metrics, conversion rates, and in-store performance, to measure the effectiveness of styling choices. (this is in collaboration with the teams in charge of performance metrics)
• Drive sales performance by promoting head-to-toe styling across the entire brand, encouraging customers to purchase multiple items.
• Enhance brand visibility through public fashion shows and showrooms during market weeks, collaborations with creative media outlets and engagement with diverse communities.

Your story

• 3+ years experience as stylist (head to toe), or visual merchandiser in premium or luxury sportswear, fashion, or lifestyle brands.
• Exceptional styling expertise, with a strong understanding of luxury aesthetics, color theory, and outfit building.
• A sharp eye for premium fashion trends, with the ability to balance performance functionality and high-end styling.
• Experience working on campaign styling, lookbooks, and retail environments in a premium fashion or sportswear setting.
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams, including Design, Merchandising, Marketing, and Retail.
• Ability to translate product technology and innovation into aspirational styling narratives.
• Strong visual storytelling and the ability to create looks that resonate with a high-end sportswear audience.
• Passion for sportswear, fashion, and performance apparel.

What to expect

We want to set everyone up for success, so here’s the lowdown on how we hire. Our process is a two-way street – bringing you into our culture, while helping us learn how you think.

Our full process can last about eight weeks from application to offer, because we care about getting it right. These steps explain how we usually do things.

Before you get started, feel free to consider if you want to work with us. Strange question? Well, we give people a lot of space to navigate their day-to-day and that style isn't for everyone. We want you to be passionate about what you do and be sure this is the right fit. Because when skills and passion combine – it creates that 'Wow' moment.

• Step One

  It starts with you...

  You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role. We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. We ask that you allow around 14 days for us to come back to you with a response. If you are a good fit to the role, someone will follow up with you within that window. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.

• Step Two

  Interview with a recruiter

  What ignites your spirit? This is where we’ll start getting to know all about you and what makes you tick – and it’s your first chance to get a feel for our culture. Chatting with a member of our talent team, you’ll learn more about On and how we work. We’ll learn about what motivates you and what you could bring to the team.

• Step Three

  Interview with a hiring manager

  Ready to dig into the details? This second interview will be held with your future manager and will focus on the specifics of the job. Together you’ll delve into your unique skills and experiences and how they could be relevant at On. It's also a time to assess how you might feel working side-by-side. Bring any questions you have about the job, the team or anything else you might like to know – this is an open forum.

• Step Four

  The Case Study

  What's your style? This task will help us understand how you think, face a challenge and give insight into your novel ideas. Designed to give everyone their best shot, your case study is based on something you might typically experience on the job. This is your chance to show us what you’ve got. So express yourself. Be you.

• Step Five

  The Experience Day

  Your first taste of the Oniverse. This is a time to meet some of the people you'll be working closest with. In person or virtually, you'll get a feel for the day-to-day at On and the people who make it happen. You'll chat with a few potential teammates - the conversations will be as equally driven by the role and your experience as by our values. We believe how you do things is just as important as what you do.

• Step Six

  The Result

  Are we a good fit? We’ll get together internally to share our feedback and decide if we’re a match. We know that job searching is a big time investment, so it’s not a decision we take lightly. It’s also time for you to reflect on the experience – are we the right place for you? No matter the outcome, we’ll give you meaningful feedback.

Step One:

It starts with you...

You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role.

We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. We ask that you allow around 14 days for us to come back to you with a response. If you are a good fit to the role, someone will follow up with you within that window. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.