Sr designer

GENERAL DESCRIPTIONThe Senior Designer will be responsible for bringing the vision of the brand to life through innovative, trend-right product designs in their assigned category. The Senior Designer must have the ability to forge strong partnerships, maintain a strong point of view and influence decisions for the best product assortment each season while adhering to the pipeline T&A. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS• Leads the assigned department by proposing brand right designs that offer newness and identifies and drives new business opportunities.• Presents seasonal concepts, style direction, fabric, design detail seasonally and adapt it appropriately to the individual categories of business.• Designs and curates within the pipeline calendar to develop on time seasonal product.• Manages and mentor’s design team and peers.• Continually researches trend, shops the competition, travels for inspiration and partners w Concept and CAD teams to ensure alignment on the direction each season.• Travels O/S to sourcing offices, factories/vendor’s for development and execution of programs.• Collaborates with cross functional teams including Concept, CAD, Product Management, Sourcing, Merchandising, and Technical Design on all product development.• Sr. WORK EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTSEducation:• BA or BFA specializing in Fashion Design.Experience:• 7+ years minimum industry related experience. Skills:• Strong organizational skills, adaptability and flexibility.• Team oriented, self-motivated, able to juggle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.• Expert user in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, PLM- Tradestone, Word and Outlook.• Thinks creatively, possesses the ability to identify new business opportunities and makes recommendations as appropriate.• Strong execution skills• Ability to interact with merchant business partners in a strategic way• Strong collaboration skills with cross functional partners.