Women's Smu Designer - Costa Mesa, United States - Liberated Brands

Liberated Brands

Verified Company

Costa Mesa, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Title:
Women's SMU Designer

From boutique-brand culture to big-box retail, Liberated Brands thinks differently and has global scale servicing over 60+ countries. With over three decades of experience in brand-building, we are enhancing what a full-service license model can look like.

We focus on the fundamentals of designing, producing, distributing, and marketing our brands and products, but always leave room for the x-factors to lead the way.

Our expertise spans all sales channels, from direct-to-consumer to specialty wholesale and everything in between, both physical and digital. This Liberated approach creates a unique and powerful balance between brand-culture and sustainable growth. Join us and experience the benefits of being truly Liberated.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Liberated's Women's SMU Designer is responsible for bringing fresh and innovative designs as well as relevant and volume driving concepts on a seasonal basis.

The SMU Designer is responsible for conceptualization and creation.

Responsible for designing SMU sportswear, swim and graphics based on customer requests
Analyze key market trends, key account business, and identify product segmentation or SMU opportunities to drive incremental revenue and penetration for the brands
Responsible for analyzing trends and develop creative, innovative, market leading designs, within defined merchandising concepts
Graphic and têxtile print creation
Execution on all aspects of the design process from concept to creation, including fit & material selection
Present all seasonal cad presentations, collaborate with Sales on feedback/needs
Inspiration > Creation > Tech > BOM > Fit > Follow up comments
Work with brand merchants to ensure alignment across categories/channels, while capitalizing on key market trends to identify new / brand right opportunities
Have an indepth knowledge of market, trends, innovation, competition, and product, specifically in Sportwear
Ensure products are delivered in time and aligned with the broader product development calendar
Manage time and action calendar for assigned categories to meet all deadlines
Products delivered built in full, on time seasonally, hitting calendar and margin targets
Collaborate with inline design teams for SMU needs, attend key meetings

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

5+ years experience in design
Degree in design or equivalent work experience
Creative, extremely detail oriented, and highly motivated team player
Incredible attention to detail and highly organized
Deadline driven
Flexible, ability to adapt to change
Advanced ability with Mac OS
Advanced ability with Adobe Illustrator / Photoshop
Intermediate ability with Word, Excel, Outlook
Intermediate ability with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
This position requires some onsite hours at our HQ in Costa Mesa, CA; however, some duties can be performed remotely

LIBERATED PERKS:

Collaborative culture with amazing family vibe
Discounts on Liberated Merch
Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits (majority employer paid)
401k, including employer contribution
Surf and Snow Team Building Days
Summer Half Day Fridays
Paid Time Off
Referral Program

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.