What are the responsibilities and job description for the Designer _ Girls Branded Athletic Apparel position at Emerging Blue Jobs?
Job Description
Job Description
Designer _ Girls Branded Athletic Apparel
Overview :
The Designer will work cross functionally with Graphic Design, Sales and Merchandising to create and develop seasonal apparel lines while supporting the overall brand’s objective.
Key Accountabilities :
- Seasonally research and identify marketplace trends on style, fit and color to maintain a brand strategy from a Kids point of view
- Partner with brand leadership, in advance of seasonal design calendar to execute Kids designs against areas of suggested alignment to adult initiatives and concepts
- Oversee the creation, development and execution of design process while implementing the overall brand strategy and merchandise objectives for the Kids business
- Create technically accurate CAD sketches of styles in development
- Communicate regularly with Design and Merchandising teams to discuss line development progress and share feedback
- Execute all relative tech packs to ensure accuracy of product development
- Attend all fitting meetings relative to designed styles from concept through production and lend feedback to ensure design intention is captured
- Review and approve styles, materials, trims and colors according to need and effectively communicate approvals to appropriate cross functional teams
- Participate in sampling communication between sample room, Design, and cross-functional teams as needed
- Attend and recap both corporate milestone and cross-functional meetings for key feedback, identifying actionable requests and subsequent timelines
- Work closely with Design, Graphic Designers, Merch, Operations and Sales to prepare line reviews and presentation materials for market and corporate brand meetings
- Partner cross-functionally to gather and present design insights from the brand leading up to collaborative milestones.
- Special projects as assigned
Requirements
Required Skills / Abilities / Education :
Salary Description
65,000 - $100,000 yearly
Salary : $65,000 - $100,000
