Senior Fashion Designer

Job Title: Senior Fashion Designer \ The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for fashion and a keen eye for design. They will be responsible for creating original designs, developing new styles, and staying up-to-date with the latest trends. \Key Responsibilities: \ \ • Create high-quality designs that meet or exceed customer expectations.\ • Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials and products.\ • Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure design meets business objectives.\ • Stay current with industry trends, technologies, and best practices.\ • Maintain a clean and organized workspace, adhering to safety and quality standards.\ • Other duties as assigned by management.\ • Present development samples and color palette for merchant review at Proto and Finalization Meetings.\ • Work with Design Coordinator to create, update and maintain tech packs in PDM.\ • Communicate fit and construction details to Technical Design department.\ • Complete all technical sketches for domestic and overseas programs.\ • Travel to factories for development and execution of programs.\ • Manage weekly fittings.\ • Develop and train Designers, and Assistant/Associate Designers.\ • Ensure training goals are set each review period and renewed regularly.\ • Motivate and encourage them to be creative and to support your needs.\ • Presentation skills are a must.\ • Familiarity with Adobe Illustrator is a plus.\ • Understanding of manufacturing techniques and processes.\ • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.\ • Able to work effectively in a team environment.\ • Able to delegate and direct the daily activities of the assistants and associate designers.\ • Able to travel for business purposes.\ • Knowledge of apparel construction, including dying, silk screening, washing techniques and other treatments.\ • Able to motivate, lead, develop and coach people.\ • Ability to provide feedback and performance evaluation in accordance with Company guidelines.\ • Extensive knowledge of fabric treatments as well as wash and dye techniques.\ • Good understanding of financials.\ • Able to recognize and accurately forecast fashion and cultural trends.\ • Creative Vision: Have the vision to identify trends in their early stages and understand their impact to fashion.\ • Ability to research and report on industry trend direction, color direction, and fabric innovations approximately 9-12 months ahead of season.\ • Excellent organizational and time management skills.\ • Able to prioritize tasks effectively.\ • Able to delegate and direct the daily activities of the assistants and associate designers.\ • Able to communicate ideas clearly and inspire.\ • Able to articulate ideas and inspirations to others.\ • Experience Requirement: 5-7 years in design Strong understanding of fashion trends and the customer Expert-level technical knowledge of apparel construction Expert-level knowledge of fabric and trims as well as strong relationships with resources Extensive knowledge of fabric treatments as well as wash and dye techniques Extensive knowledge of manufacturing techniques and processes A Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design is preferred.