Overview:
This position is responsible for developing design concepts for targeted market segments through market research and trend analysis. While also responsible for maintaining and building the scaled production files for Champion Teamwear's sublimation designs, while assisting in new garment silhouette design. Leads designers on merchandising for all marketing materials, organizing and maintaining sample needs and attending photo shoots.
This position is located in Manhattan, KS.
Responsibilities:
- Converts original garment style utilized within Gerber Accumark and grade all style lines to the full-size run, ensure final pattern pieces are consistent across entire size run and accurate of garment details.
- Utilizes Adobe Illustrator to simplify garment style to a 2D art preview of style lines and ensure proportionate representation of the original style in its base size.
- Transfers custom primary design markings and notches to the final pattern files within Gerber presented as a default size run.
- Conducts trend and competitor analysis regularly, and obtains information on new fabrics, trims, designs, and styling for assortment plan.
- Assists in merchandising products and stories for upcoming catalogs and marketing materials ensuring to capture the needs of our target audience.
- Partners with Graphic Designer- product and Validation Support-Attribution Coordinator to initiate, manage, and develop all files needed for photo samples that are used by Sales, Marketing, and Product Design.
- Attend all photo shoots, on set stylist ensuring accuracy of product on body, and provide direction from a product and merchandising perspective.
- Responsible for assisting in proofing of all marketing materials, ensuring information is accurate and product is of correct representation.
- Designs and creates new sublimation designs for UltraFuse and Champion Made collection across various silhouettes, while accounting for market trends and sport uniform regulations.
- Understands and regularly reviews NFHS, USGA, and other sport affiliated uniform requirements to ensure our designs are meeting consumer desire.
- Attend and participate in all product fittings through development cycle.
- Assist designer and Sr. designer levels with silhouette design, review of assortment planning, and line reviews as needed.
- Assist with other various product development tasks including but not limited to, all company line reviews, sales clinics and training, wear testing etc.
- Organize and maintain product development research and design closet.
- Maintain and update necessary tracking documentation such as P2M calendars, order forms, design, color, and fabric scaling master lists.
- Assist with special projects as needed, including research, designing, file building, and reviewing of garments.
- Assists with quality assurance concerns, reviewing C-Sat, and customer orders providing recommendation and action for improvement on quality concerns.
- Maintain bug report and file tracking for product development KPI's as needed.
- Maintain clean and efficient work area.
- Provide ideas and suggestions for improvement of processes; participate in efficiency evaluations as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in an apparel related field of study.
- At least 2 years of related experience in design, merchandising, development or a manufacturing environment, especially in a garment industry or related soft goods industry preferred.
- Working knowledge of Gerber Accumark Pro
- Strong organizational skills.
- Extreme attention to detail required and a proven ability to establish and maintain schedules and deadlines.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and pivot as necessary based on deadlines and workload.
- Ability to work on a diverse assortment of product categories.
- Strong computer skills, working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Adobe Illustrator)
- Ability to gather appropriate input and make clear, well-reasoned decisions.
- Comfortable with a team-based work structure; ability to remain flexible to change within the work environment and scope of responsibility.
- Resourceful and well organized, works well under pressure, able to multi-task.
- Demonstrates initiative, is conscientious and provides complete follow-through on areas of responsibility.
To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status
EOE/AA: Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled
Only applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact us directly:
Telephone: 877.999.5553
Email: [email protected]
What We Do
HanesBrands, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., is a socially responsible leading marketer of everyday basic innerwear and activewear apparel in the Americas, Europe, Australia and Asia-Pacific. The company sells its products under some of the world’s strongest apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Maidenform, DIM, Bali, Playtex, Bonds, JMS/Just My Size, Nur Die/Nur Der, L’eggs, Lovable, Wonderbra, Berlei, and Gear for Sports. The company sells T-shirts, bras, panties, shapewear, underwear, socks, hosiery, and activewear produced in the company’s low-cost global supply chain. A member of the S&P 500 stock index, Hanes has approximately 68,000 employees in more than 40 countries and is ranked No. 432 on the Fortune 500 list of America’s largest companies by sales. Hanes takes pride in its strong reputation for ethical business practices. The company is the only apparel producer to ever be honored by the Great Place to Work Institute for its workplace practices in Central America and the Caribbean, and is ranked No. 110 on the Forbes magazine list of America’s Best Large Employers. For eight consecutive years, Hanes has won the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star sustained excellence/partner of the year award – the only apparel company to earn sustained excellence honors. The company ranks No. 172 on Newsweek magazine’s green list of 500 largest U.S. companies for environmental achievement. More information about the company and its corporate social responsibility initiatives, including environmental, social compliance and community improvement achievements, may be found at www.Hanes.com/corporate. Connect with HanesBrands via social media on Instagram (@hanesbrandsinc), Twitter (@hanesbrands) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/hanesbrandsinc).