Overview
HanesBrands (NYSE: HBI) makes everyday apparel that is known and loved by consumers around the world for comfort, quality and value. Among the company's iconic brands are Hanes, the leading basic apparel brand in the United States; Champion, an innovator at the intersection of lifestyle and athletic apparel; Bonds, which is setting new standards for design and sustainability; Maidenform, America's number one shapewear brand; and Bali, America's number one bra brand. HBI employs 48,000 associates in 29 countries and has built a strong reputation for workplace quality and ethical business practices. The company, a longtime leader in sustainability, has set aggressive 2030 goals to improve the lives of people, protect the planet and produce sustainable products. HBI is building on its unmatched strengths to unlock its #FullPotential and deliver long-term growth that benefits all of its stakeholders.
The Creative Designer position will assist Design/Merchandising teams in the development of women's innerwear. This is a highly organizational role that provides both administrative and creative assistance from concept to final development. The Creative Designer will support the Hanes Innerwear Design Team from initial concept through product delivery. This role will assist bringing new designs to life partnering with product management & sales partners through story telling trend boards and stylesheets.
This will be a 6 month assignment.
Responsibilities
- Organizes and maintains color swatch library & Input seasonal color palettes and mill sheets into necessary software. (Photoshop/Illustrator/ PLM)
- Support design team members in creation of CADs, fabric/lace developments, fittings, presentations, and working alongside key cross-functional partners throughout the design development process
- Create and maintain CAD work for style development & line sheets
- Assist designers to build seasonal color swatch, trend, and presentation boards.
- Initiate PLM tech packs and updates throughout all stages of design development process; responsible for accurate PLM style creation, BOM data entry, inputs colorway details
- Assisting and conducting fittings and relaying the information back to our overseas partners.
- Collaborate with Merchandising team of specific needs and updates on seasonal Deck
- Collaborate and follow up on deliverables and deadlines with all cross-functional partners throughout the design process
- Facilitates organization and maintenance of prototypes and SMS
- Tracks sourced materials development (fabric, elastics, lace, trims, etc.)
- Communicate daily with cross-functional partners and overseas vendors (including sourcing requests, materials qualification, project management inquiries, and general follow up)
- Attends occasional meetings/conference calls to support and represent design team
- Sets up and maintains tracking spreadsheets
- Assists and supports special projects as requested
- Research competitor and related products
- Assist in development of textiles/garment construction
- Assist designers on all steps of development process
- Demonstrates a passion for innerwear design and the Hanes Brand
- Mentor Assistant Designer and/or design intern
Qualifications/ Experience
- Minimum Education/ Experience: Bachelor's degree with 7+ years relevant work experience; 4+ years of equivalent work experience can be substituted for Bachelor's degree
- Preferred Education/ Experience: Master's degree with 5+ year relevant work experience
- Proficient in both Mac/ PC; Adobe Creative Suites (Illustrator, Photoshop, In-Design, Acrobat) Microsoft Office proficient (Outlook/Excel/PowerPoint)
- Highly creative and collaborative environment
- Highly motivated, passionate, and results-oriented and highly organized with attention to detail
- Ability to apply technical/creative concepts with strong communication/ presentation skills - Knowledge of technical fit and construction a plus
- Expected to know the innerwear marketplace and competition
- Exceptional talent with commercial eye and detail in innerwear product knowledge
- Elevated taste level & ability to interpret trends into high volume saleable product
- Ability to multi-task, drive for problem solving, and react with speed and agility
- Strong knowledge of Web PLM and building of Bill of Materials
- Strong CAD skills in creating foundations CADs/blocks, lace and trim rendering, detailed styling updates, and CAD recoloring
- Multi-tasking, ability to manage multiple priority projects/ development calendars
- Must be able to work well within a team environment
- Self-directed and self-motivated, individual contributor, ability to work independently
- Highest level of business ethics
Core Competencies
- Data Fluency
- Written/verbal communication and listening
- Strong interpersonal and relationship skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Results oriented
- Adaptability
Core Values
Play to Win - We expect to win, working together to drive results. We push ourselves to simplify and innovate. When we fail, learn from it. We will break with the past when necessary to move forward.
Act Like Owners - We take action. We build relationships across functions so we can see the company holistically and seek out opportunities for improvement. We're willing to sacrifice in one area if that leads to our overall success.
Do What's Right - We behave ethically. We are transparent. We share information about the factors influencing our actions. Our behavior aligns with our values. Our products make the world a better place.
Create Opportunity for All - With success comes opportunity. Everyone is respected and included. We provide opportunities for all associates to reach their Full Potential.
The pay range for this role is $114,000 - $172,000 per year.
This position requires full COVID-19 vaccination. Applicants may request exemption from the vaccine requirement for medical or religious reasons by contacting [email protected].
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).