Rue Gilt Groupe
Overview
Senior Designer role at Rue Gilt Groupe. This is more than a design job: a rare opportunity to build a fashion-focused design portfolio while leading a design team for a premium and luxury flash sale brand at the forefront of e-commerce. The Senior Designer will collaborate with Creative Directors, Art Directors, photographers, copywriters, merchants, marketers, and project managers to elevate visual storytelling and merchandising across channels. What You’ll Do
Creative Design: produce high‑quality digital assets for the site, digital marketing, and social campaigns; optimize designs for performance and user experience; evolve work with typography, layout, imagery, and motion design. Create and implement templates, systems, and design treatments that scale across channels. Retouch, color correct, and modify in-house fashion editorial imagery to meet visual merchandising needs of sales events and seasonal direction. Team Leadership & Collaboration
Create on‑trend, elevated assets that present the brand as a fashion authority. Lead, mentor, and manage Designers and Associate Designers; review work, provide feedback, and support growth. Define and enforce visual brand guidelines across touchpoints; collaborate with Copywriters, Merchants, Marketers, and Creative Operations PMs. Guide the team through project cycles, prioritize, problem-solve, and drive concepts to delivery; manage multiple complex projects simultaneously. Lead brainstorms and adapt to rapid change while ensuring timely delivery of high‑quality assets that meet aesthetic and functional goals. Innovation & Best Practices
Stay current on luxury, fashion, and e‑commerce design trends; help evolve visual direction and push creative boundaries. About You
We’re building something bigger than a brand and want someone who brings passion, kindness, curiosity, and craft. You are a driven, collaborative, and detail‑oriented Senior Designer who thrives in a fast‑paced, evolving creative environment. A seasoned designer with 5+ years of experience, preferably in fashion, beauty, or lifestyle e‑commerce. A hands‑on creative with a portfolio demonstrating digital design skills—typography, imagery, motion design, and retouching. Experienced with Adobe Creative Suite. Figma and motion/video/animation experience is a plus. Comfortable managing a team and giving clear, constructive feedback. Confident in developing and applying brand systems, with willingness to experiment within them. Excellent at multitasking, prioritizing, and communicating across cross‑functional teams. What We Offer
A creative environment that encourages experimentation, inclusion, and fun. A chance to shape the future of a growing e‑commerce brand with a loyal customer base. Competitive salary and benefits. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not exhaustive. Rue Gilt Groupe reserves the right to alter or change job responsibilities. Rue Gilt Groupe is an Equal Opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We Encourage You to Apply
Even if you don’t meet every single qualification, we’d still love to hear from you. We value passion, curiosity, and a commitment to learning as much as experience. We celebrate diverse perspectives and strive for an inclusive environment for all our Associates. Expected Base Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000 Rue Gilt Groupe is committed to providing equal pay for equal work and considers a wide range of compensation factors. Final offer amounts may vary. Depending on role eligibility, offers may include bonus/stock options, 401(k), paid time off, medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. About Us
Rue Gilt Groupe combines three brands—Rue La La, Gilt, and Shop Simon—as a premier off-price e‑commerce portfolio. Our model delivers online daily sale events featuring over 5,000 premium and luxury brands at substantial discounts. We value world‑class merchandising, technology, and marketing, and hire world‑class people who are empowered, tenacious, passionate, collaborative, innovative, and kind. Rue Gilt Groupe GDPR/CCPA Pre‑Collection Notice for Job Applications: We collect personal information in connection with job applications. For details, see our GDPR/CCPA notices or contact recruitingcoordinator@ruegiltgroupe.com. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology Industries: Retail
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Senior Designer role at Rue Gilt Groupe. This is more than a design job: a rare opportunity to build a fashion-focused design portfolio while leading a design team for a premium and luxury flash sale brand at the forefront of e-commerce. The Senior Designer will collaborate with Creative Directors, Art Directors, photographers, copywriters, merchants, marketers, and project managers to elevate visual storytelling and merchandising across channels. What You’ll Do
Creative Design: produce high‑quality digital assets for the site, digital marketing, and social campaigns; optimize designs for performance and user experience; evolve work with typography, layout, imagery, and motion design. Create and implement templates, systems, and design treatments that scale across channels. Retouch, color correct, and modify in-house fashion editorial imagery to meet visual merchandising needs of sales events and seasonal direction. Team Leadership & Collaboration
Create on‑trend, elevated assets that present the brand as a fashion authority. Lead, mentor, and manage Designers and Associate Designers; review work, provide feedback, and support growth. Define and enforce visual brand guidelines across touchpoints; collaborate with Copywriters, Merchants, Marketers, and Creative Operations PMs. Guide the team through project cycles, prioritize, problem-solve, and drive concepts to delivery; manage multiple complex projects simultaneously. Lead brainstorms and adapt to rapid change while ensuring timely delivery of high‑quality assets that meet aesthetic and functional goals. Innovation & Best Practices
Stay current on luxury, fashion, and e‑commerce design trends; help evolve visual direction and push creative boundaries. About You
We’re building something bigger than a brand and want someone who brings passion, kindness, curiosity, and craft. You are a driven, collaborative, and detail‑oriented Senior Designer who thrives in a fast‑paced, evolving creative environment. A seasoned designer with 5+ years of experience, preferably in fashion, beauty, or lifestyle e‑commerce. A hands‑on creative with a portfolio demonstrating digital design skills—typography, imagery, motion design, and retouching. Experienced with Adobe Creative Suite. Figma and motion/video/animation experience is a plus. Comfortable managing a team and giving clear, constructive feedback. Confident in developing and applying brand systems, with willingness to experiment within them. Excellent at multitasking, prioritizing, and communicating across cross‑functional teams. What We Offer
A creative environment that encourages experimentation, inclusion, and fun. A chance to shape the future of a growing e‑commerce brand with a loyal customer base. Competitive salary and benefits. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not exhaustive. Rue Gilt Groupe reserves the right to alter or change job responsibilities. Rue Gilt Groupe is an Equal Opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We Encourage You to Apply
Even if you don’t meet every single qualification, we’d still love to hear from you. We value passion, curiosity, and a commitment to learning as much as experience. We celebrate diverse perspectives and strive for an inclusive environment for all our Associates. Expected Base Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000 Rue Gilt Groupe is committed to providing equal pay for equal work and considers a wide range of compensation factors. Final offer amounts may vary. Depending on role eligibility, offers may include bonus/stock options, 401(k), paid time off, medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. About Us
Rue Gilt Groupe combines three brands—Rue La La, Gilt, and Shop Simon—as a premier off-price e‑commerce portfolio. Our model delivers online daily sale events featuring over 5,000 premium and luxury brands at substantial discounts. We value world‑class merchandising, technology, and marketing, and hire world‑class people who are empowered, tenacious, passionate, collaborative, innovative, and kind. Rue Gilt Groupe GDPR/CCPA Pre‑Collection Notice for Job Applications: We collect personal information in connection with job applications. For details, see our GDPR/CCPA notices or contact recruitingcoordinator@ruegiltgroupe.com. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology Industries: Retail
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