Fashion Designer – Women’s Apparel

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Able to complete the execution of our brands with minimal direction of an intermediate to mid-level designer for the women's dress and sportswear category in a high-paced environment

• Conceptualize, design, and develop compelling monthly products that align with current trends and brand identity

• Contribute in research and inspiration through shopping the competitive marketplace and identifying product opportunities including trend, silhouette, fabric and trim research and development

• Oversee the entire product lifecycle from initial concept through production, ensuring quality standards are maintained, price-points met and taking ownership of the category

• Participate in fittings and provide constructive feedback, analyze garment fit + functionality

• Create Tech Packs/ construction Detail Pages/maintain BOMs + Update accordingly

• Collaborate closely with merchandising/sales team to ensure designs meet market demands, consumer preferences, and target price-points

• Partner with Product Development team to retrieve fabric/ costing and suggest alternate options to meet cost requirements

• Adhere to Calendar deadlines and expectations

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Strong understanding of the development process, knowledge of patterns, garment construction and finishing techniques. Strong attention to detail

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop/Illustrator) and/or Hand sketching

• Strong sense of color story, style and fit terminology specifically for women's dresses

• Strong ability to clearly communicate silhouettes and detailed garment construction through tech pack creation ensuring designs are suitable for manufacturing processes

• Create, maintain and update tech packs, sketches, design decks including buyer fit comments and design changes

• Ability to design within cost parameters

• Knowledgeable and consistently up to date with market/ current trends that align with our customers’ needs

• Ability to translate Sales Data and apply into design range and product scope within the brand's identity

• Excellent communication skills for collaboration among team members, management, cross-functional teams + overseas factory team

• Ability to multitask with excellent time-management skills capable of managing multiple projects/deadlines simultaneously in a fast-paced environment