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Design Manager
Fashion Industry Company
Richmond, CA, United States
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Summary:
Works closely with VP Design/Innovation and Product Line Management to lead the overall global design effort for the brand. Initiate and interpret new product concepts to meet the needs of our customers and professional athletes. Present seasonal creative direction to the Company’s leadership team. Manage designers and design projects to ensure that deadlines are met to reach Company goals.
Responsibilities:
• Manage all design resources, either in-house designers or outside design contractors. Track all design efforts to ensure calendar adherence to corporate product creation calendar.
• Responsible for executing seasonal creative direction and color palettes for the brand. Research industry and trade shows for new materials, colors, and design trends.
• Research worldwide marketplace and interpret consumer and market needs as they relate to the brand. Work closely with category Product Line Managers and Sr. Designers to research athlete and consumer product needs. Interact closely with Sales and Marketing to understand product/consumer needs and work to initiate communication techniques that can educate retailers and consumers. Travel for consumer research and product testing.
• Work closely with category Sr. Designers to collaborate on ideas and maintain seasonal design direction and an overall design language.
• Responsible for the integration of innovations from inside and outside resources and work to ensure successful execution of these innovations.
• Partner with the Development Manager to ensure commercial success of seasonal line offerings with a focus on fit and function. Partner with the Materials Manager to develop and source innovative and premium trims and fabrications. Partner with category Product Line Managers and Sourcing to ensure the execution of seasonal product briefs with designs that meet company target margins.
• Responsible for inspiring creativity and encouraging new concepts that expand on the brand promise. Create visual tools used to present at seasonal kick-offs, sales meetings, design reviews and pre-line meetings with buyers
• Develops open lines of communication to all merchandising areas within the company. Interacts closely with Sales and Marketing to understand product/consumer needs and works to initiate communication techniques that can educate retailers and consumers.
• Facilitates inter/intra-departmental communication and teamwork as needed to assure timelines are met and to ensure critical merchandising information is available to Design, Merchandising, Product Development, Graphics, Production/Sourcing, and Sales personnel.
• This position has supervisory responsibility of category specific Designers.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree specializing in apparel design, fabric arts, or related field, or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum of 6-8 years garment design/development work experience in the apparel industry, as well as 3+ years management/supervisory experience required.
• Specific work experience within the outdoor industry and apparel category strongly desired.
Job Conditions:
Job may require hours that exceed 8 hours per day and/or 40 hours per week, especially when working on rush/special projects. Physical capability to sit for extended periods of time, bend, stoop, kneel, walk or stand for extended periods of time. Requires extended periods of CRT work. May require some international and domestic travel.
This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.
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