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Design Director - Sweaters
Fashion Industry Company
New York, NY, United States
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The Donna Karan Company LLC, one of the world's leading fashion houses, seeks a Design Director - Sweaters to join the Design team based in New York City.
The Design Director is responsible for all aspects of design, management, and helps to create profitable designs from conceptual stage through production.
Responsibilities:
-Design innovative and profitable collections of the cut and sew knits and sweaters
-Communicate with and act as liaison for the New York Design Team
-Manage all aspects of the Sweater Department
-Challenge designers to design under the aesthetic of DKNY
-Style and rig inspiration room,showroom, and look book shoots
-Fabric and trim sourcing and development per season
-Work with Graphic Department to generate new ideas per season
-Fit Garments from 1st proto Fitting through production
-Allocate salesman sample color orders
-Create and execute Technical Design packages
-Pitch each colorways for each logo/graphic for all styles
-Ability to step in should the Creative Director be traveling or out of the office
-Designed and execute sweaters for each upcoming season
Qualifications:
-Degree in Fashion Design
-9 years of industry experience