Description
TITLE: Apparel Girls Designer
JOB FAMILY: Carhartt Design
The Girls Designer will partner closely with the Sr. Director of Design to bring the brand vision to life through innovative, trend-right, and brand-right styles, prints, and graphics. This role is responsible for contributing to the development of seasonal product lines from initial concept through final handoff, with a strong focus on fit, fabric, and finish.
The ideal candidate will proactively identify emerging fashion trends and new business opportunities, ensuring the brand remains at the forefront of design within this category while maintaining the appropriate price point to drive profitable margins.
Success in this role requires strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective partnerships within the design team and across interdependent departments.
Primary Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Create seasonal product lines – from market research, mood board creation, designing, merchandising graphics and fit.
· Responsible for researching/shopping the market in order to identify new trends/inspiration, fabrics, techniques, etc.
· Designs, sketches and creates spec sheets/mac packs for every style within that product line to include all technical information clearly detailed to hand off to Product Development
· Create and maintain seasonal merch pages
· Work closely with the Sr. Director of Design on merchandising and recolor graphics as needed
· Work with Sr. Director of Design /Graphic artist to create and/or recolor all over conversational prints
· Attends all first proto and production fittings
· Adheres to time and action calendar
Specialized Knowledge/Technical Skills:
· Knowledge of Adobe Suites: Proficient in Illustrator & Photoshop
· Strong knowledge of garment construction and textiles
· Microsoft Office
· Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
· Ability to multi task and prioritize in a fast pace environment
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· Ability to set a creative tone and to inspire ideas/new concepts; ability to conceptually visualize and build a line
· Excellent presentation skills
Education:
College degree in Fashion Design
5+ years design experience (Childrenswear experience is a plus)
Reporting Structure:
• Reports to Sr. Director of Design
• No Direct Reports
Status:
• Exempt
Skills Required
- College degree in Fashion Design
- 5+ years design experience
- Childrenswear experience
- Proficient in Adobe Illustrator
- Proficient in Adobe Photoshop
- Strong knowledge of garment construction and textiles
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast paced environment
