Dickies: Global Brand Archivist

For over a century, Dickies has been worn by those forging their own path to shape the world we live in. We celebrate the can-do spirit of tradespeople, skaters, and doers who continue to put their trust in us. And we're ready for the next 100 years of rolling up our sleeves alongside them, creating styles that work as hard as they do.

So, before we get to the job details, take a minute to learn a little more about us - our values and our culture. If you can see yourself working side-by-side with a team dedicated to those people that work hard and play harder, Dickies just may be the place for you.

To learn more about our values and our culture, visit Dickies Careers or www.dickies.com.

Dickies Global Brand Archivist

What will you do?

A day in the life of a Global Brand Archivist at Dickies looks a little like this.

As the Dickies Global Brand Archivist, you will play a pivotal role in documenting, analyzing, and interpreting Dickies rich history, uncovering insights that contribute to Dickies legacy and support the future growth and success of the brand. You will develop and maintain a meticulous Brand Archive that will provide essential assets to the Marketing, Creative, Design and Product teams. Your communication skills, passion, experience, and knowledge will support and leverage the company's continual quest to harness the power of our history to build stronger connections with audiences around the world. In this role you will develop and champion Dickies history through research, strategic insight, storytelling, and the development and maintenance of Dickies Global Brand Archive, playing a pivotal role in preserving our history and driving the future success of the brand through effective archiving and strategic utilization. This role reports to the Sr. Manager Concept Design & Innovation, in the Design organization.

Let's break down that day-in-the-life a bit more.

• Research: Curate the brand's historical milestones, with accuracy and relevance in storytelling. Document pivotal moments and adaptations over time. Ongoing sourcing of products for the archive.

• Storytelling: Craft compelling narratives that communicate the brand's history and evolution, through a cohesive and engaging story that can be translated to employees and consumers. Develop and champion a point of view about how Dickies unique history can be a competitive advantage.

• Documentation and historical preservation: Responsible for the professional care, daily management, and meticulous maintenance of Dickies archives including its organization, preservation, and storage. Implement and uphold archival policies and procedures regarding processing, documenting and accessing archival collections. Budget management of archive.

• Asset accessibility: Implement system for easy and regular training, visibility, integration of archive and historical information. Development of a digital archive and management.

• Monitoring and enforcement: Act as a guardian of brand authenticity, regularly audit global brand products, materials, activities, to ensure they align to Dickies identity.

• Educational initiatives: Collaborate with internal teams to develop training workshops or materials that educate employees about Dickies legacy and significance. Provide tours of archive to internal and external partners as needed.

• Strategic insight and collaboration: Provide strategic insights by linking historical perspectives with current market and business trends, aiding in the development of forward-looking product and marketing strategies. Work closely with design, merchandising, marketing, communication and creative teams to understand current needs and provide insights to drive effective action within the GTM Process.

• Brand strategy: Aid in brand strategy development by providing historical context while considering future initiatives.

• Marketing campaigns: Work closely with marketing to integrate Dickies historical stories into campaigns.

• Employee engagement: Foster sense of pride and understanding amongst employees.

• Product merchandising, design, development: Work closely with product team to incorporate historical elements into new product concepts, emphasizing Dickies legacy to authenticate.

• Wholesale partner communication: Craft messages that resonate with wholesale partners and support brand heritage and enduring brand strength.

• Events: Partner with marketing to provide relevant stories for displays, presentations, activities.

What do you need to succeed?

We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you'll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 5 years of experience and professional achievements.

The foundation skills you will need in this position are:

• A degree in design or related field and a minimum of 5 years' experience in the field or an equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

• Experience working in the Contemporary Fashion or Footwear industry

• Knowledge in Art and/or Design history

• Adobe products, Key Notes and Web organization knowledge.

• Customer service understanding.

• Strong written, communication and organization skills.

• Works well in a collaborative environment.

What do we offer you?

At Dickies, we know you expect as much from us as we do from you. That is why we make a commitment to support and grow our people. We offer extensive development and growth opportunities for your current and future positions, a competitive compensation package, and a strong benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Our commitment extends beyond this and into your daily work life. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture based on respect, connection, and authenticity. Our focus on DEI is at the foundation of who we are and what we do.

To learn more about Dickies' benefits package, follow this MyVFBenefits.com and click "Looking to Join VF".

To learn more about Dickies' Diversity and Inclusion efforts, go to www.dickies.com

Now WE have a question for YOU.

Are you in?

Hiring Range:
$95,040.00 USD - $118,800.00 USD annually

Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Benefits at VF Corporation: You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.

At VF, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual's race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at peopleservices@vfc.com. VF will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.

Pursuant to all applicable local Fair Chance Ordinance requirements, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, VF will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.