What are the responsibilities and job description for the Designer, Women's Outerwear - Levi's & Champion position at G-III Apparel Group?
Designer, Women's Outerwear
Reporting to: Director of Design
- Excellent illustrator skills for flats and tech packs
- Day to day communication with overseas offices and internal team
- Multitasking on various seasons
- Day to day up keep of filing and organization of specs and development packages
- Developing fabric qualities for each season with overseas offices.
- Researching design concepts from magazines / vintage / and from stores
- Researching design inspiration, trends and styling details for collection development
- Staying ahead of trends
- Collaborate with merchandiser and production specialist to meet their needs (price points, sku counts)
- Staying on calendar by setting specific schedules of each development stage set by production.
- Creating conspicuous and detailed technical packages for all classifications.
- Conduct fitting by working with tech designer to ensure garments fit in line development process.
- Work with Design team to execute seasonal direction.
- Provide clear directions for graphic designer and assistant
- Create design maps / boards / cads
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in fashion design
- 5 years of industry experience in Women's outerwear design
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Working knowledge of Photoshop/Illustrator
- Strong ability to translate ideas through sketching
- Strong understanding of specing process
- Good understanding of price points and the financial aspect of designing
- Experience of working through the different market levels ie – high steet / bridge / high end
- Effective communication and presentation skills
- Keen eye for trend
About G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. | www.g-iii.com
G-III excels at bringing excitement and confidence to customers through the fashion we create. We are global experts in design, sourcing, manufacturing, distribution and marketing, which enables us to fuel the growth of a substantial portfolio of brands. With more than 30 licensed and owned brands, including some of the most sought-after names in global fashion, our success is driven by our team’s entrepreneurial spirit and our deep relationships across the industry.
G-III’s owned brands include DKNY, Karl Lagerfeld Paris, Donna Karan, Vilebrequin, Sonia Rykiel, G.H. Bass, Bass Outdoor, Andrew Marc, Eliza J., GIII Sports and more. G-III has fashion licenses under the Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Cole Haan, Dockers, Guess?, Kenneth Cole, Levi’s, Vince Camuto, Margaritaville and more. G-III also operates retail stores for the DKNY, Karl Lagerfeld Paris and Donna Karan brands.
The salary range for this position is $75-85k
Please note that the foregoing compensation information is a good-faith assessment associated with this position only and is provided pursuant to the New York City Salary Transparency Law.
Salary : $75,000 - $85,000
