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Form of workOur client, an apparel brand based in San Francisco, is looking for a Senior Designer for Women's Knits & Fleece to join their team for a 5 month contract! This role will work a hybrid schedule.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Women’s Design Director in developing seasonal concepts for Women’s Knits, including non-graphic tees and sweatshirts, and graphic tee and sweatshirt silhouettes
- Create and develop seasonal color and print stories for Women’s Knit Tops in collaboration with the Director
- Develop on-brand, trend-right products that drive equity and profitability for the brand and uphold standards
- Continuously research and monitor the consumer and marketplace to identify opportunities to stay ahead of the competition
- Understand and analyze current selling and consider when developing into future trends
- Sustain effective partnerships with Merchandising, Product Development, and Sourcing to ensure products are engineered to profit and quality/aesthetic goals
- Manage team creation and execution of PLM BOM data integrity: protos, commercial samples, and production.
- Strategize and drive GTM timelines, processes, and deliverables
- Manage two direct reports
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Apparel Design
- 5+ years experience as a designer, responsible for all facets of design and development
- Experience managing junior designers
- Expertise in textiles and product development; strong working knowledge of garment construction, patternmaking, fabric construction, fabric finishing techniques, and processes
- Proficient on all design platforms – Adobe CC and PLM
- MS Office proficiency, Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Ability to multi-task; with the desire to work in a very fast-paced environment
- Effective interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills; especially when it comes to working directly with senior-level directors
