Freelance Design Director, Donna Karan Eveningwear, Cocktail and Daywear Dresses

Freelance Design Designer, Donna Karan Eveningwear, Cocktail and Daywear Dresses

Exciting opportunity to freelance for 6 months possibly longer within our Donna Karan division to design Eveningwear, Cocktail and Daywear dresses. Must be onsite at our New York City location five days a week.

Success Profile:

Freelance Senior Designer, Donna Karan Eveningwear, Cocktail and Daywear Dresses creates and designs a competitive fashion product line that strikes a balance between relevant commercial product and brand right emotional fashion, that will collectively grow the business according to the brand strategic and financial objectives for the customer. Designs the line from conceptual research, sketches to final approved prototypes. Ensures that there is a synergy/common thread running through each line within the category, and that the season’s vision is accurately captured. Generates fresh, unique ideas and concepts through research: new materials, treatments, design techniques.

Freelance Senior Designer, Donna Karan Eveningwear, Cocktail and Daywear Dresses

This is an exciting time for a proven Designer with eight years of specific industry experience spanning retail, wholesale, pattern-drafting, draping and print design for a global fashion lifestyle apparel brand to join the G-III team as a Freelance Senior Designer!

Reporting to: Vice President of Design

Brand/Product Focus: Donna Karan Dresses

Location (On-Site): New York City, Midtown Manhattan – Fashion District

Key Accountabilities:

Line Development: Researches current trends and forecasts the evolution on trends within brand identity. Applies findings from research (including blog, magazine, store, street-style, vintage exploration) to a seasonally relevant, cohesive collection that is well balanced in fabrication and thoroughly merchandised. Communicates seasonal concept/design intent to factories; Requests preliminary treatments and mock-ups

Sample Development: Generates tech-packs with clear silhouette, garment construction, and trim information to overseas factories. Receives prototype, fits and communicates adjustments to overseas factories via photographs, spec notes, and diagram sketches. Evaluates collection standing and sketch and refabricates to support seasonal objectives within line plan/SKU count. Exaggerates visual cues to reinforce concept and transcribes amplified garments to runway program with stylist.

Retail & Competitive Landscape: Maintains on-going awareness of the category’s impact and presence at retail, stays keenly in tune to the competition and brand strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

Education and Experience:

Ten (10) or more years of category specific Design experience for a global fashion lifestyle women’s apparel brand, spanning retail and wholesale

Understanding of fabrics and washes

College degree, or equivalent professional work experience, required

Skills and Behaviors:

Proven ability to collaborate on a design team and to design at the speed of fashion

Development process expertise with reputational excellence working with overseas factories and vendors

Fashion savvy with the critical ability to identify and interpret commercially viable trends

Technical skill proficiency using Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator

Motivated to work in a high energy environment at the speed of fashion with ever-changing priorities

Confident, capable, engaging, highly effective cross-functional written/verbal communication, teaming and interpersonal skills

The pay range for this position is: $80.00 per hour (Annualized salary is based on a 40-hour work week)

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.

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.