Fashion Designer - Dallas, United States - Creative Circle

Description

Our client is looking for a Fashion Designer with experience designing bags to join their team, full time This role starts immediately and is HYBRID, in office 3 days a week and work from home 2 days in Irving, TX. *Please only apply if you are open to being onsite 3 days/week and located in the Dallas, TX area.

The Fashion Designer will be working cross-functionally with sales, production, and licensing teams to manage the product design and development process from concept through production, specifically on design of bags for well-known client(s).

MUST have experience designing bags previously to be considered.

Fashion Designer Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree required

3 + years' experience

Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and product lifecycle management software

Must be able to work in both MAC and Microsoft products

Prior experience designing bags, hosiery or small accessories

Fashion Designer Responsibilities:

Work cross-collaboratively with sales, manufacturing, and licensing teams throughout the product development lifecycle

Conduct market and trend research, collaborate with sales development partners on line planning

Conceptualize and design new licensed bag products for the given line of business

Present product concepts to clients and sales team members

Create inspiration boards, tech packs, product designs, and proof product concepts

Plan, direct, and oversee the operations of the given line of business

Enter and manage product concepts in product lifecycle management software

Address product concept comments from the organization, clients, customers, manufacturing partners, and develop design solutions, as needed

Communicate with overseas vendors, develop product development instructions and manufacturing partner recommendations, review product samples, and manage sample approvals process

Manage licensing approvals process