Product Designer I

Duties And Responsibilities

• Attends planning meetings and engages team to clarify direction
• Collaborates with other designers in the concept development process
• Bridges innovative ideas for design and decoration to the team
• Executes design for assigned projects
• Applies brand identity, customer preferences, sales history, market benchmark and trend direction appropriately to meet the unique needs of the customer
• Ensures quality standards in all deliverables
• Gives and solicits feedback from other designers in order to continually raise the bar for quality
• Is objective and solution driven, working with Lead Designers and Directors to accommodate varying degrees of critique and revision
• Stays informed of technique and fabric availability at all factories
• Highly organized, maintaining awareness of workload, managing time and changes to project priorities
• Maintains awareness of new and continual changes to design requests, techniques, headwear styles and programs
• Provides detailed specification for the factory e.g. fabrication, color, technique, shape and references
• Researches the retail market, compiles and analyzes season relevant trending
• Communicates effectively and professionally
• Attends daily sample review meetings and identifies opportunities for improvement
• Lets go of requests that may require quick turnaround in order to meet a deadline or exceed expectations
• Looks for opportunities to work quickly and efficiently, yielding both quality and results
• Maintains a file management system for accuracy, consistency and easy access
• Ensures that designs comply with internal and external guidelines
• Participates in skill development training in an effort to create value and maximize impact
• Employs a project management system to manage assigned projects
• Researches and analyzes current trend in the market, requiring occasional local and regional travel

Skills & Competencies

• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Design Acumen
• Customer Service

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Design or a combination of education and experience
• 2+ years of design experience preferred

Physical/Mental Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position (seated) 80% of the day and occasionally reach, bend and move inside the office to access files and product
• Local and regional travel up to 10%
• Required to have close visual acuity to perform computer tasks and operate other office machinery
• The person in this position frequently communicates with internal and external customers and must be able to exchange accurate information in a clear manner
• Able to move 10-20 lbs. occasionally throughout day
• Able to hear a telephone ring
• Portfolio is required with application.