Associate Director, Styling

American Eagle Outfitters•Pittsburgh, PA

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director of Styling is responsible for defining, evolving, and executing the overall styling identity across all touchpoints, including e-commerce studio, editorial campaigns, social channels, marketing assets, and in person retail experiences. This role blends exceptional creative taste with operational excellence, leading a team of in-house and freelance stylists. The ideal candidate will translate brand strategy into compelling outfitting that drives customer engagement, brand loyalty, and commercial conversion. This role is based in our Pittsburgh, PA office.

Requirements

8–10+ years of professional styling experience within e-commerce, retail, fashion media, or agency environments.
3–5 years in a leadership role managing a team of stylists and creatives.
A diverse portfolio showcasing expertise in both high-volume e-commerce and elevated editorial/campaign styling.
Intuitive understanding of current market trends, luxury vs. commercial styling techniques, and digital/social consumer behavior.
Proven track record of managing and developing creative teams, navigating fast-paced environments, and giving constructive, clear visual feedback.

Responsibilities

Lead the creation and story-telling of all seasonal outfitting for lifestyle campaigns
Establish, maintain, and continually evolve the styling guidelines and visual identity for the brand.
Translate high-level seasonal brand concepts, merchandising and marketing strategies into easy yet aspirational outfitting that inspires the customer conversion.
Oversee the styling for all major campaigns, lookbooks, e-commerce product imagery, video content, and social media channels.
Ensure absolute consistency in aesthetic, fit, and trend relevance across all styling teams and studio locations.
Be able to execute an exquisite level of fit integrity in order to maintain no retouching brand standards.
Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team of full-time stylists, assistants, and coordinators.
Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and highly creative culture that encourages innovation and stays ahead of industry trends.
Partner closely with Studio Operations, Production and Photographers to optimize workflow, ensuring high-volume e-commerce turnarounds meet strict deadlines without sacrificing aesthetic quality.
Collaborate with merchandising and buying teams to ensure key products and seasonal trends are strategically prioritized and styled to maximize commercial impact.
Oversee at a high level and support the lab store styling team across all formats on the execution of key looks that maintain styling and merchandising big ideas and strategies.
Work alongside Art Directors, Marketing Leads, and Digital teams to create cohesive multi-channel campaign looks for all seasonal marketing needs.
Interface with the Design and Merchandising teams to deeply understand product stories, fabrication, and intended fit, translating that knowledge seamlessly onto set.
Image Quality & Consistency: Adherence to brand guidelines across all digital and print assets. Fit is integral to the brand with high importance on no retouching standards and guidelines.
Studio Velocity: On-time delivery of styled assets in partnership with marketing teams, merchandising and photo studio operations.
Commercial Impact: Contribution to increased digital click-through rates (CTR), higher average order value (AOV), and reduced product return rates related to fit/styling representation.