Assistant Designer, Wrangler Workwear & Men's Outerwear

Kontoor Brands, Inc. • Greensboro, NC

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About The Position

Kontoor Brands is a portfolio of three of the world’s most iconic lifestyle, outdoor and workwear brands: Wrangler®, Lee® and Helly Hansen®. Kontoor Brands is a purpose-led organization focused on leveraging its global platform, strategic sourcing model and best-in-class supply chain to drive brand growth and deliver long- term value for its stakeholders. Job Posting: Design Specialist – Workwear/Outerwear Focus of category is functional apparel including workwear, flame resistant apparel, and men’s outerwear. This category manages a ranges of products from bottoms, denim, shirts, knits and jackets.

Requirements

• Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop experience required
• Ability to think creatively, focus on details, and a commitment to quality of work
• Ability to problem solve for consumer needs and create functional product design solutions.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Strong multi-tasking capabilities
• One year professional experience and/or training in apparel
• Bachelor’s degree in apparel design, Art, graphics or equivalent combination of experience preferred

Nice To Haves

• Good Illustration skills and color sense preferred
• Print Pattern/Plaid creation skills preferred.
• Ability to create new artwork as well as recolor existing in Adobe Illustrator/NED Graphics.
• Familiarity with Lotta/V-Stitcher – preferred but not required
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and email applications
• Strong organizational skills preffered.

Responsibilities

• Assist Design team in the development and design of seasonal product lines and special projects.
• This includes designing and developing product line to include fabric, and overall style details to visual execution.
• This includes entering and tracking all virtual and physical prototypes.
• Responsible for building visual line plan under design’s guidance.
• Support team in creating illustrator design files, line art for line reviews.
• Responsible for all CAD work to present the line to accounts.
• Manages distribution and execution of all seasonal and carry over CAD files.
• Organizes and assist product development team on fit protos and fit sessions.
• Develops and track trim library, fabric submits, lab dips, and artwork submits.
• Communicates all key product details to merchandising team for sell in purposes and execution.
• Prepare and prep product line for account meetings

Benefits

• At Kontoor, we offer a comprehensive benefit package to fit your lifestyle.
• Our benefits are crafted with the same care as our products.
• When our employees are healthy, secure, and well, they bring their best selves to work.
• Kontoor Brands supports you with a competitive benefits program that provides choice and flexibility to meet your and your family’s needs – now and in the future.
• We offer resources to support your physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing, plus benefits like discounts on our apparel.
• Kontoor Brands also provides four weeks of Paid Parental Leave to eligible employees who are new parents, Flexible Fridays, and Tuition Reimbursement.
• We are proud to offer a workplace culture centered on equitable opportunities and a sense of belonging for all team members.
• Here we have a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level