Job Description
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Female founded and led, Beyond Yoga creates buttery soft activewear and beyond for every size, shape, moment, and movement from our own line of meticulously researched fabrics.
Our obsession for softness and fabrics, and a relentless pursuit of quality and fit makes Beyond Yoga a fan favorite at every stage of life.
We proudly celebrate diversity and welcome all ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, belief systems, and identities.
We encourage our team to be active members of their local and global communities through opportunities like Social Good Day to participate in a cause of their choosing.
Like us, the people we hire are passionate, honest, warm, enthusiastic, and fun!
In September 2021, we joined Levi Strauss & Co., one of the world’s largest brand-name apparel companies and a global leader in jeans wear.
Beyond Yoga operates as a standalone brand with the benefit of LS&Co.’s global capabilities to help it achieve its goals of brand-building, store opening, category expansion and distribution.
Headquartered : Los Angeles, CA (Culver City area)
Employees : 140+ and growing
Position Overview : We're looking for a Director of Design who will bring innovation and creativity to our Beyond Yoga Design team, focusing on high impact workout apparel (Tennis, Run, Train) and experience with outerwear.
We are looking for an individual who has a strong knowledge of performance fabrics, technologies and construction relative to high impact workout products.
This individual will also be responsible for sketching but will also manage a direct report that would assist with sketching and tech pack.
About The Job
- Reports into the VP of Design for Beyond Yoga
- Develop seasonal design platforms and concepts
- Identify consumer product opportunities through market and trend research
- Create material, fabric, silhouette, and trim developments
- Develop yarn dye and printed patterns and solid colors
- Design products that accomplish goals for the seasonal calendar, assortment plan and source location requirements
- Partner with fit developer to develop fit blocks as well as participate in fit reviews
- Sustain partnerships with Merchandising and Product Development to ensure products are engineered to profit and quality / aesthetic goals
- Manages direct report
- Travel seasonally for trend and concept
- Travel seasonally to work with Product Development and Factory partner teams on initial product designs
About You
- Expert knowledge of apparel history, construction and a strong aesthetic point of view with the ability to filter through a brand lens
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, however a combination of college education and related work experience may be used as a substitute
- Minimum 10 years of experience as a designer, at least 5 years as a people manager, responsible and accountable for all facets of design and development.
- Expertise in creating commercially viable and profitable product designs
- Working knowledge of construction, textiles, hardware and processes
- Flexibility with regards to job responsibilities
- Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, MS Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Interpersonal and organizational skills
- An energetic, positive, helpful demeanor and a passion and interest in LS&Co.
Benefits
We put a lot of thought into our programs to provide you with a benefits package that matters. Whether it is for medical care, taking time off, improving your health or planning for retirement, we've got you covered.
Here's a small snapshot :
- 401K match : $1.25 for every $1.00 you contribute up to the first 6% of pay you save.
- Five hours of paid volunteer time per month with nonprofit organizations
- Product discount of 50-60% off regular-price merchandise
- Paid Family Leave
EOE M / F / Disability / Vets
LOCATION
USA, Culver City, Beyond Yoga HQ
FULL TIME / PART TIME
Full time
Current LS&Co Employees, apply via your Workday account.
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