JOB TITLE: Designer Wearable Accessories
REPORTS TO: Vice President, Product Design & Development
LOCATION: Midwest, USA
Must have: Minimum 5+ years of Designer experience in accessories or similar experience in related classifications
Position Description:
Provide compelling, fashion forward, fun, fresh, creative, customer appropriate merchandise. Design, spec, and follow up on all details related to product development. Manage product development with global buying and sourcing office in Hong Kong from research and development to prototypes to final approvals.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive toward positive sales growth and meet margin goals. Communicate effectively and clearly with merchant/buying teams. Present product to global merchant/buying teams, leading meetings in creative solutions. Direct and communicate effectively and clearly with overseas team.
Travel as needed for sourcing and monitor progress of product. Travel for competitive shopping trips.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE:
· Reports to VP Product Design / Development
· Collaborates with Graphics team for seasonal print
· Teams with DMM’s / Buyers to provide global merchandise assortment
· Works with overseas team on all phases of product development
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Target Customer Focus
· Understand the target customer
· Understand what is “fresh”, “fun”, “compelling”, product for target customer
· Interpret fashion trends, messages of the season, projected big ideas and key items
· Follow emerging influential celebrities, stars, and trendsetters that our target customer emulates and aspires to
· Understand competitive landscape as context for developing compelling and differentiated merchandise
· Work in partnership with North American and European buying groups to better understand their markets and help develop products tailored for their needs
Product Design
· Help prepare presentations and visuals for global trend presentations
· Design all product in classification in line with the seasonal messages and business strategies
· Create and send all spec packages/line sheets
· Work on research and development and execution with overseas teams to insure the highest quality standards are met
· Meet all calendar deadlines
· Travel overseas as needed, travel for competitive shopping trips
· Work in partnership with Corporate Trend team and Buying team to insure the best designs and maintain brand integrity, maintaining margin goals
· Lead product meeting providing creative solutions
· Communicate with and update all partner teams as needed
· Provide information to vendors for development
· Oversee all approvals/changes from first protos to production
QUALIFICATIONS:
· Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design
· 5+ years of experience in accessories or similar experience in related classifications
· Excellent communication skills: written and verbal
· Ability to respond to business objectives with creative and innovative design solutions
· Passionate about building growth in category area and brand building
· Ability to work in a team oriented environment
· Ability to respond quickly to all issues relating to product
· Excellent sketching and flat sketching ability
· Excellent color sense
· Strong fashion sense and well developed taste level
· Proficient in Word, Excel, Illustrator, Photoshop
· Effective presentation skills
· Target salary - $100K - $120K (commensurate with experience and current salary history)
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Tags: Designer - Wearable Accessories
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