Director, Design - New York, United States - Centric Brands

Centric Brands

Verified Company

New York, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

About Us:

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women's, men's and kid's apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty.

Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company's future growth.

We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box.

Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Designer

What could be more exciting than putting your mark on some of the world's most famous and well-loved fashion brands? As a designer for Centric Brands, you'll use your skills and creativity to create designs based on style plans, sales needs and emerging trends.

You will also ensure that your work can be transformed into a finished product in a timely manner and at an appropriate price point.

This means working not only with our technical design and production teams, but also building collaborative relationships with outside vendors and other external stakeholders.

The challenges are exciting and the possibilities endless - as you contribute your skills in a vibrant, customer
- and people-centric culture that celebrates you as a valuable member of the team.

Specific Responsibilities Would Include:

The Design Director drives the seasonal design development process, from concept to delivery, by supervising a team of designers to create original, trend-appropriate design concepts that meet market needs and drive sales, managing the timely execution of each stage in the process, and coordinating across categories to ensure consistent quality and look.

The director will work on IZOD brands of Knits and Golf.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy & Innovation

Research and identify trend direction to create innovative, elevated, and relevant product for the contemporary market Collaborate to select fabrics, yarns, develop swatches, create color stories.
Create presentation boards for internal and external leadership meetings.
Interface with Technical Design on prototype development, style fittings and Showroom Sample preproduction fittings
Create product with strong price/value relationship to insure margin requirements.
Shop and perform research to isolate key, relevant trends for each category or brand, where appropriate; review and provide perspective on competitive analysis; oversee assembly of fabric and concept boards, mockups, colorups, and inspirational photos for presentations.
Oversee development of initial seasonal design concepts in context of larger assortment and cost structure; collaborate with sales to devise style plans and design according to trends; ensure timely execution of product development calendar; coordinate among design teams to ensure brand cohesiveness, where appropriate, across categories

Operations & Results

Design product in accordance with Seasonal Line Plans to drive brand

DNA:
insuring to meet the needs of the business. Working on prints and artwork is a must.

Ensure timely execution of T&A calendar with specific accountability of Design workflow.
Create Illustrator sketches; Initiate specification sheets as first member in crossfunctional workflow.
Select and review yarns and trims; ensure maintenance of fabric/trim library.
Lead team in troubleshooting, including identifying and resolving quality and technical issues.
Supervise creation of Illustrator sketches; approve specification sheets and line sheets; review product development logs, line sheets and boards for consistency; approve raw materials and trims.
Approve lab dips and ensure consistency with color standards and licensor directives, where appropriate; approve prints and graphics where appropriate; oversee fit process.

Customers & Relationships

Direct interoffice communication and followup with internal and external customers and contacts, including suppliers and vendors; partner with production and tech; manage interoffice communication and relationships with vendors and internal customers.

Leadership & Teams

Actively manage cross functional relationships with Technical Design, Merchandising and Production and Sales
Contribute positively to team dynamic and manage up where necessary.
Attract, develop, and retain talent.
Monitor and evaluate the performance of individuals and team
Superior organizational skills and excellent communication skills; team oriented
Ability to multitask and meet deadlines, highly detail oriented, meticulous, and creative.
Creativity, technical capability, and sensibility for merchandising; strong ability to sketch.
Background in highly Technical, Performance Fabrications and Athletic apparel as well as casual sportswear.
Extensive knowledge of garment construction