Job Description
Job Description:
Our Design team is the driving force behind our brand’s commitment to beautiful, authentic designs and quality materials and construction. Apparel Designers help manage the full design and development process; from concept to flat sketch, from initial sample to final garment. We value originality and creativity and seek to be leaders in the market, not followers. Our designers are fueled by curiosity, inspiring the total team to push the product to new levels. We’ve created a unique environment that fosters both ownership and collaboration across design teams working toward the cohesive vision of our brands.
What Will You Be Doing?
- Driving the daily design process including: trend research and mood board creation, sketching in Illustrator, fabric and trim selection and development, fitting and approving final garments.
- Managing multiple seasons and product lifecycles for the sleep and lounge departments.
- Researching the global market to ensure that the product is in tune with emerging trends and relevant to our customer and brand voice.
- Clearly presenting the line to senior leadership, providing insight on style and fit and getting the team on board with ideas and trends.
What Do You Need to Bring?
- Education and Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design or a related field, with 2+ years of hands-on experience in apparel design.
- Expertise: Deep understanding of both design and production processes, with a strong focus on sleep and lounge preferred.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in design software, including PLM and Adobe Suite.
- Design Ownership: Eagerness to help manage the design process.
- Customer Insight: A genuine interest in connecting with and understanding our customers.
- Trend Analysis: Skill in identifying and translating relevant trends into actionable design ideas.
- Technical Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of fabrics, fits, and construction methods to guide yourself and your team through the product lifecycle.
- Presentation Skills: Confident in presenting ideas clearly, authentically, and inspiring.
- Risk-Taking: Willingness to take bold risks and push boundaries.
- Adaptability: Must thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, demonstrating flexibility and quick thinking.
- Collaboration: Strong ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to bring the brand’s vision to life.
What You'll Get
As an Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) associate, you’ll be eligible to participate in a variety of benefit programs designed to fit you and your lifestyle. A&F is committed to providing simple, competitive, and comprehensive benefits that align with our Company’s culture and values, but most importantly – with you! We also provide competitive incentives to reward the commitment our associates have for moving our global business forward:
- Incentive bonus program
- 401(K) savings plan with company match
- Annual companywide review process
- Flexible spending accounts
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- Associate assistance program
- Paid parental and adoption leave
- Access to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot
- Access to mental health and wellness app, Headspace
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Mobile Stipend
- Paid time off & one paid volunteer day per year, allowing you to give back to your community
- Work from anywhere (Mondays and Fridays are “work from anywhere” days for most roles & six work from anywhere weeks per year)
- Seven associate wellness half days per year
- Onsite fitness center
- Merchandise discount on all of our brands
- Opportunities for career advancement, we believe in promoting from within
- Access to multiple Associate Resource Groups
- Global team of people who will celebrate you for being YOU!
Company Description
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.
The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie brands and Hollister brands, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites abercrombie.com, abercrombiekids.com and hollisterco.com.
Learn more about A&F Co. by visiting our corporate website here.
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Columbus, Ohio |
| Industry | Clothing and Textile Manufacturing |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1892 |
| Website | https://www.abercrombie.com/ |
About Company
We’re always looking for the best and the brightest to join our team and contribute to the growth of our brands. Make a career move that will allow you to build and develop in the one-of-a-kind A&F corporate culture!
WORKING AT A&F
We believe that there is no better way to live our brands than to grow them from within. We recruit and promote heavily from within our own organization. Whether you are a trainee or you come to A&F with industry experience, associates at A&F enjoy an accelerated career path and are immediately exposed to a company culture devoted to quality and the long-term success of our brands.
COMPANY GROWTH
In recent years, we have seen tremendous growth at A&F. Successful openings of Abercrombie and Fitch, abercrombie kids, and Hollister Co. stores around the world have allowed us to sell trends to a much broader customer base through both brick-and-mortar locations and eCommerce sites. Career paths at A&F mirror company growth; the more we grow, the more opportunity there is for your career to grow!
INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION
International expansion began in 2007 when Abercrombie & Fitch opened its first international Flagship store in London. The reception was extraordinary and marked the beginning of a very successful expansion strategy for the A&F family of brands. Flagship stores in cities across Europe and Asia are must-see attractions and true showcases for each brand. The brands will continue to expand around the world in the coming years. With all of these new opportunities, there has never been a better time to be an A&F associate!