***Only qualified Designer- women intimates candidates located near Manhattan, NY to be considered due to the position requiring an onsite presence. ***
Education:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Design
Required Skills, Experience, & Abilities:
• 3+ years of design experience in a comparable retail environment
• Prior experience in Lingerie/Corseterie constructions and understanding of female body silhouette
• Sound knowledge of fashion history (key designers / styles)
• Commercial fashion eye and detail in product styling/performance
• Customer service philosophy
• Collaborative partner with a team-oriented approach
• Highly motivated, passionate and results oriented
• Solid communication and presentation skills
• Champion for change and able to react with speed and agility
• Flexible and creative problem solver.
• Personal professionalism and accountability
• Moderate domestic travel
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign proficiency
Preferred Skills, Experience, & Abilities:
• PLM system knowledge is a plus
• Beautiful hand sketching skill is a plus
Role: The Designer is an individual contributor position responsible for assisting with the creation of commercially viable product designs across a specific category and collections. This role coordinates and delivers brand-right designs that tie back to the overall concept and business strategy, encompassing style, color/print, fit and fabric for new/existing product lines. This person applies a solid working knowledge of fashion trends and consumer needs to product designs, while demonstrating passion for the brand.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Create brand-right, commercial designs that reflect the conceptual direction/business strategy
• Develop seasonal product with a focus on style, fit and fabric
• Deliver design sketches/prototypes and provide specifications
• Adapt designs based on feedback, incorporating for finalization
• Execute design sketches/prototypes and provide specifications with detailed tech packs and fit updates as collection evolves.
• Apply processes to understand/anticipate the needs of the customer in order to exceed customer expectations and readily react to their needs
• Utilize resources in sourcing new ideas, both internally and externally, and stay up to date on competitor research/trend analysis
• Collaborate and follow-up on deliverables with vendors and key partners throughout the design process including Merchandising, Marketing, and Product Development
• Brainstorm and present ideas to team
• Prepare materials for meetings and presentations and coordinate logistics
• Achieve set goals with acute attention-to-detail, tracking progress & anticipating potential issues
• Pursue/embrace opportunities to personally grow and develop skills/competencies
• Build and maintain effective relations with key partners
• Seek to improve process in order to deliver efficiently with speed/agility
• Meet budget and time commitments without compromising design excellence
• Supporting Team for regular internal company presentations
• Contribute to Custom requests when needed
• Create and maintain accurate colored linesheets and PLM system as the source of truth for all cross-functional teams
• With support of Manager, attend and lead weekly fittings to ensure execution of design intent
• Conduct regular market research across wide variety of platforms to stay on top of trends
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- **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
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