Adobe Product Family, Capsules, Clothes Making, Construction, Consumer Branding, Cross-Functional, Customer Experience, Customer/Client Research, DNA, Design Services, Fashion Design, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Licensing, Market Research, Marketing, Merchandising, Microsoft Excel, Multitasking, Product Design, Risk, Team Player, Technical/Engineering Design, Time Management, Time Tracking, Trend Analysis
About the role
In this role, you will work in an energizing, inclusive, and creative environment focused on concepting and creating elevated, sustainable product that exceeds customers' expectations through meaningful collaborations. Your goal is to assist in designing the product line, preparing sketches and assist with basic specifications of the product. You will work actively on the development of collaboration capsules and partner collections across Adult and Kids, ensuring each story feels new, culturally relevant, and true to our brand DNA. Must lean into risk taking, be customer curious, and have a strong point of view on what's next in collaborations.
What you'll do
- Assist Designers in preparing sketches and CADs for digital presentations and focusing on the
follow up of each style.
- Assemble and maintain presentation boards for internal and external meetings, including Miro
and CADs.
- Assist Designers in weekly fittings working closely with the PD and Tech teams to ensure all
styles are to the highest standard.
- Research global markets to identify new seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, techniques,
product categories and competitive inspiration-with strong emphasis on the collaborations
landscape and cultural "heat".
- Maintain strong knowledge of market competitors and current hot collaborations; translate
insights into actionable concepts and opportunities.
- Develop strong internal cross functional relationships with Merchandising, Production, Technical
design, Gap Inc Sourcing (GIS), and Marketing to ensure product concept to store and site
execution is a seamless customer experience.
- Partner with Production and Tech Design to create tech packs and communicate vision behind fit
and product design, ensuring execution, quality, and desired margin targets are achieved.
- Assist Designers in assembling and maintaining presentation boards for internal and external
meetings, including Miro and CADs.
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design.
- 1-3 years design experience.
- Past Collaborations and Licensing experience is a plus.
- Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment, with the ability to
juggle multiple projects at one time and track development deadlines across multiple partner
workstreams (Adult and Kids).
- Possess an elevated taste level and deep understanding of how to translate trends and cultural
moments through the lens of the customer and brand filter.
- Ability to spot emerging opportunities early and build a compelling case for "the next cool"
potential collab.
- Strong collaboration mindset and comfort interfacing directly with internal cross functional teams
with the ability to build relationships and drive alignment.
- Thorough knowledge and focus on silhouette, fit, fabrication, construction, color use, sewing
techniques, and trims.
- Proficiency Adobe Suite, Miro and Microsoft Excel.
- Experience in Centric and CLO is a plus.
- Evaluate sometimes complex situations using multiple sources of information (internal and
external sources), including customer insights, trend research, cultural signals, and performance
learnings.
Salary Range: $57,500.00 - $71,900.00
Employee pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, competencies and work location. We will meet minimum wage or minimum of the pay range (whichever is higher) based on city, county and state requirements.
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The Gap Inc
Doris and Don Fisher opened the first Gap store in 1969 with a simple idea -- to make it easier to find a pair of jeans and a commitment to do more. Over the last 46 years, the company has grown from a single store to a global fashion business with five brands -- Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta and Intermix. Gap's clothes are available in 90 countries worldwide through 3,300 company-operated stores, almost 400 franchise stores, and e-commerce sites and is still growing.
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