Job Title: Designer- Intimates
Location: Manhattan, NY 10038
Payrate: $34.48 - $41.37
Job Type: 1-month contract
Position Description
The Designer is an individual contributor position responsible for assisting with the creation of commercially viable product designs across a specific category and collections. This role coordinates and delivers brand-right designs that tie back to the overall concept and business strategy, encompassing style, color/print, fit and fabric for new/existing product lines. This person applies a solid working knowledge of fashion trends and consumer needs to product designs, while demonstrating a passion for the brand.
Responsibilities
- Create brand-right, commercial designs that reflect the conceptual direction/business strategy
- Develop seasonal product with a focus on style, fit, and fabric
- Deliver design sketches/prototypes and provide specifications
- Adapt designs based on feedback, incorporating for finalization
- Execute design sketches/prototypes and provide specifications with detailed tech packs and fit updates as the collection evolves
- Apply processes to understand/anticipate the needs of the customer to exceed customer expectations and readily react to their needs
- Utilize resources in sourcing new ideas, both internally and externally, and stay up to date on competitor research/trend analysis
- Collaborate and follow up on deliverables with vendors and key partners throughout the design process, including Merchandising, Marketing, and Product Development
- Brainstorm and present ideas to the team
- Prepare materials for meetings and presentations and coordinate logistics
- Achieve set goals with acute attention-to-detail, tracking progress & anticipating potential issues
- Pursue/embrace opportunities to personally grow and develop skills/competencies
- Build and maintain effective relations with key partners
- Seek to improve processes in order to deliver efficiently with speed/agility
- Meet budget and time commitments without compromising design excellence
- Supporting Team for regular internal company presentations
- Contribute to Custom requests when needed
- Create and maintain accurate colored linesheets and the PLM system as the source of truth for all cross-functional teams
- With the support of the manager, attend and lead weekly fittings to ensure execution of design intent
- Conduct regular market research across a wide variety of platforms to stay on top of trends
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Design
- 3+ years of design experience in a comparable retail environment
- Prior experience in Lingerie/Corsetiere constructions and understanding of female body silhouette
- Sound knowledge of fashion history (key designers/styles)
- Commercial fashion eye and detail in product styling/performance
- Customer service philosophy
- Collaborative partner with a team-oriented approach
- Highly motivated, passionate, and results-oriented
- Solid communication and presentation skills
- Champion for change and able to react with speed and agility
- Flexible and creative problem solver
- Personal professionalism and accountability
- Moderate domestic travel
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign proficiency
- PLM system knowledge is a plus
- Beautiful hand sketching skill is a plus
PrideGlobal and it's affiliates offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
