24 Seven is partnering with one of their top apparel and footwear manufacturer companies based in Portland, OR to help them find an Apparel Designer to join their team in this hybrid role. This is a full-time, direct hire, salaried position with excellent benefits.
Ideal Candidate: will have 5-10 years of apparel design experience
Responsibilities:
• Seasonally research and identify marketplace trends on style, fit and color to maintain a brand strategy from the consumer's point of view
• Partner with brand leadership in advance of seasonal design calendar to execute designs against areas of suggested alignment to initiatives and concepts
• Oversee the creation, development and execution of design process while implementing the overall brand strategy and merchandise objectives.
• Create technically accurate CAD sketches of styles in development
• Communicate regularly with Design and Merchandising teams to discuss line development progress and share feedback
• Execute all relative tech packs to ensure accuracy of product development
• Attend all fitting meetings relative to designed styles from concept through production and lend feedback to ensure design intention is captured
• Review and approve styles, materials, trims and colors according to need and effectively communicate approvals to appropriate cross functional teams
• Participate in sampling communication between sample room, Design, and cross-functional teams as needed
• Attend and recap both corporate milestone and cross-functional meetings for key feedback, identifying actionable requests and subsequent timelines
• Work closely with Design, Graphic Designers, Merch, Operations and Sales to prepare line reviews and presentation materials for market and corporate brand meetings
• Partner cross-functionally to gather and present design insights from the brand leading up to collaborative milestones for Operations team, according to the seasonal calendar.
