Our Client, an American Multinational Clothing and Accessories Retailer company, is looking for an Associate Designer Women’s Suiting for their New York, NY/San Francisco, CA location.
Responsibilities:
Research global markets to identify new seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, techniques, product categories and competitive inspiration.
Assist in developing concepts and sketches for seasonal product line and advocate for design ideas by presenting to internal leadership and cross functional partners.
Develop strong internal cross functional relationships with Merchandising, Production, Technical design, client Sourcing (GIS), Visual Merchandising and Marketing to ensure product concept to store and site execution is a seamless experience.
Partner with Production to create tech packs and communicate vision behind fit and product design, ensuring execution, quality, and desired margin targets are achieved.
Ask effective questions and solicit feedback to understand needs.
Complete structured assignments, like attending fit sessions with manager, and makes revisions to sketch and design packages based on stated priorities.
Manage administration and follow up of product design process such as presentation boards creation to ensure team stays organized and hits required deadlines.
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, Photoshop and Microsoft Office Suite.
Recognize and act on inconsistencies in data or results
Requirements:
Adobe Illustrator (technical CAD sketching): critical for all three roles
Strong taste level and understanding of the Banana Republic brand
Strong work ethic and adaptability to change
Garment construction knowledge and trend awareness: preferred but secondary
Miro used for shared boards; easy to onboard, not a hard requirement
No specific PLM system required
No education requirement specified
Women’s suiting preferred (construction and fit details differ from men’s)
Men’s suiting acceptable over women’s non-suiting candidates
3-6 years experience ideal; flexible based on portfolio and sketching speed