Job Title : Apparel Designer (Product Designer
Location : Beaverton, OR (-days hybrid / onsite)
Duration : Months
Type : Full-time, Contract
Description : MISSION :
MISSION :
Designs apparel products that will be created and sold to consumers. Includes original concepts, selection of appropriate color & materials, and modifications to ensure manufacturability.
Elevates the consumer experience through superior product craft and pushes the limits of Design.
FOCUS :
Brings to life the seasonal category creative direction through apparel design and innovations that are trend relevant to the category consumer.
ACCOUNTABILITES :
- On key financial and statement models, uses
- exceptional design skills to create original, innovative
- concepts and designs that appropriately reflect
- Our client’s designs and applications.
- Works primarily autonomously on designs.
- Creates cohesive collections.
- Executes all products details including construction detail, color, form, style, detail, fit performance, graphic application, trim, etc.
- Clearly communicates changes to ensure timely completion of each project.
- Effectively uses design support.
- Maintains healthy cross-functional relationships and builds matrix relationships outside of immediate team.
- Demonstrates curiosity and proactively enhances business acumen.
REQUIRED SKILL TO ADVANCE TO THIS LEVEL :
- Shares process and product finishing expertise across category and design function and influences others to evolve creative skills.
- Leads design product processes for assigned category or product group; ensures feasibility of designs, meeting price points, merchandising needs and product creation timelines.
May have cross-divisional opportunities.
- Demonstrates expert understanding of products, product lines, product development process, and the specific markets in which our client does business.
- Creates the visual center for Silo or Product,
- Storytelling around concept or Athlete that influences the overall seasonal direction.
- Demonstrates leadership that influences process change.
Best practices, Calendar, Manufacturing process)
- Assumes a lead role in communicating and presenting creative strategies, product concepts, and consumer’s insights to internal & external audiences.
- Continuously advances product, process, and design skills reflective of an expert design professional.
- Stays abreast of industry and technology development within the product design profession.
- Consumer Research : Client, Consumer & Athlete relations (understanding & collaboration in business context)
- Strategic Thinking / Visioning : understands product relevance, positioning, timing and collections.
- Presentation & Communication : Clear, Concise, and Thoughtful (verbal, written, visual, listening)
3 days ago