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Catherines
Columbus, OH, United States
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External Job Description
Director, Tops and Active
General Description
The Director of Design and Product Development is overall design/product creation for Brands
Performance Requirements
• Owns and manage vertical calendar; assure that all critical deadlines are met by the cross functional teams and raise exceptions at weekly meetings
• Creates product by category following CAP design ratios and pricing strategies
• Conduct trend research and interpret silhouette/style direction
• Create and present seasonal concept direction on themes, colors, print inspiration, key fabrics, silhouette direction and life style
• Create and present seasonal material and print palettes
• Create concept boards for use at Concept and Line Kick Off to present big ideas and key looks
• Create and present seasonal color palette by key category and delivery
• Orders sample yardage for Line Review and Line Concept
• Initiates Development Tracker
• Sketch the styles and save into Kaledo
• Attend review of development samples and first fit (2nd fit if needed) for styling and aesthetic comments/input
• Attend design, fabric fashion, yarn and trim shows
• Travel to stores and competitive shopping locations to gain inspiration and pick up on trends
• Provide CAD artist with direction on print, yard dye, embroidery and novelty design development
• Review and approve print design and strike off execution
• Approve materials for aesthetic execution
Requirements
• 12+ years’ experience in design, preferably several years at both the Designer and senior Designer level.
• College Degree or equivalent experience (Design degree preferred).
• Knowledge of competitive intelligence for increased awareness of trends & price points.
• A well-developed sense of creativity for color, pattern, yarn, silhouettes, and trends.
• Strong background in multiple fabric arenas as well as working with technical requirements.
• Organized, flexible & team player.
• Ability to problem solve and partner with appropriate Merchants, Planners and others to effect solutions.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills
• Computer proficiency in MS Office Suite, Word and Excel proficiency required.
• Flex PLM, Adobe Suite (Illustrator & Photoshop) experience.