Adobe Illustrator, Brand Strategy, Category Development, Clothes Making, Communication Skills, Construction, Construction Design, Consumer Branding, Cross-Functional, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Leadership, Market Research, Market Trend Analysis, Marketing, Merchandising, Microsoft Excel, Problem Solving Skills, Product Design, Risk, Team Player, Technical/Engineering Design, Time Management, Time Tracking, Trend Analysis, Visual Merchandising
About the Role
In this role, you will work in an energizing, inclusive, and creative environment focused on concepting and creating sustainable product that exceeds customers' expectations. Your goal is to partner with cross functional team members who collectively are responsible for ensuring that the product style, fit, and quality are more than worth the price for our customers. Responsibilities include participating in the conceptual development of the product line and ensuring product is consistent with market trends and brand strategies. Must lean into risk taking and be customer curious!
What You'll Do
Research global markets in order to identify new seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, techniques, product categories and competitive inspiration.
Develop concepts and sketches for product line and advocates for design ideas by presenting to internal leadership and cross functional partners .
Develop strong internal cross functional relationships with Merchandising, Production, Technical design, Gap Inc Sourcing (GIS), Visual Merchandising and Marketing to ensure product concept to store and site execution is a seamless 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.
Able to communicate difficult concepts in a simple manner
Participate in projects and assignments of diverse scope.
Responsible for sketch callouts and communicating desired fit and aesthetic to tech design and maintaining sketch updates and specifications (i.e. trims, wash, etc..)
Who You Are
Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment, with the ability to juggle multiple seasons at one time and track development deadlines
Possess an elevated sense of style, aesthetic, and color and understand how to translate trends through the lens of the customer and brand filter
Thorough knowledge of silhouette, fit, fabrication, construction, color use, sewing techniques, and trim; applied knowledge of garment construction methods to design process.
Strong computer knowledge including Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Excel
Present problem analysis and recommended solutions in a creative and logical manner
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The Gap
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.
Many companies work to improve their services and businesses every day by using GAP Testers who anonymously go into various places and report back to the companies on everything from cleanliness, customer service to quality control. Being a tester is a very flexible, fun job with lots of benefits.