WOMENS/GIRLS DESIGNER -PERFORMANCE/LIFESTYLE BRAND - ...

Designer of UMBRO soccer brand Womens and Girls performance/active and lifestyle apparel for department store, specialty, off-price and club channel price points .Womens & Girls categories: Active/Performance separates & dresses, Cut & Sew Knit Tops and Bottoms, Woven layering items & bottoms, SweatersRequirements & Responsibilities:Must have at least 6-8 years experience working in the women's performance/active/lifestyle market and able to also bring styles down to Girls 0-16. Shop market for inspirational samples and identify trends, new fabrications, treatments, trims, and key items as it relates to the UMBRO brand and aesthetic.Execute trend/mood boards. Build line plans as it relates to sales needs, target price points and retailersCreate flat sketches and tech packs for costing and follow through to production tech packs.Create cads for market appointments.Provide artists with art direction. Ability to create your own graphics a plus.Follow-up and time management skills to ensure showroom samples, market presentations/cads, and production hand-offs are well executed in a timely manner for market appointments and deadlines.Excellent communicator with internal and external partners:Close collaboration with brand management to meet expectations & deadlines, with ability to adhere to guidelines & feedback to keep product true to the brand.Daily communication with PD dept, overseas sample rooms and suppliers for sample requests and fabric/yarn researchTeam player adept at cooperation with internal partners in Production, Sourcing, Product Development, Sales, and Licensing departmentsSoft Skills:Expert on Performance/Lifestyle Market - Requires a keen eye for fabric & silhouette newness in this market segment with familiarity with competitive and aspirational active/soccer brands High taste level - with ability to bring trends down market and design with a less-is-more approachFast-paced - should be comfortable with designing both womens and girls apparel.Self-starter - someone who is willing to take initiative and has a natural attention to detail.Technical Capabilities:Adobe Illustrator / Photoshop/ AcrobatMicrosoft Office - Especially Excel and Power PointHybrid that can transition to in-house/hybrid

Created: 2025-02-10