Designer Women's Apparel

The North Face•Denver, CO

1d•$82,080 - $102,600

About The Position

At The North Face, we are driven by a passion for Exploration. We aim to lead the world forward through Exploration, Innovation, and Leadership. Our values include loving wild places and sparking curiosity, believing that exploration is a mindset that influences everything we do. As a community of explorers, we remain curious about new ideas, places, and people. This role is for a Designer – Women’s Apparel who will support the team in elevating design expression and creating best-in-industry women’s performance and performance-inspired apparel. The position involves supporting the Women’s Apparel Design Team in the creation and execution of seasonal product design work and creative vision for products designed for Snow/Climb/Trail, as well as lifestyle products inspired by these activities. The role includes supporting seasonal research, tool updates, concept development, product design, and tech-packing for moderately complex products. The designer will be a collaborative member of the team, working with cross-functional partners and presenting design work at seasonal go-to-market gates, providing and receiving constructive feedback. A solid understanding of brand aesthetic, DNA, materials, technologies, fit, silhouette, and cost engineering is essential to meet consumer and business needs for both performance-lead and performance-inspired products. The role also requires a passion for details and a commitment to contributing to team reviews, workshops, and milestones.

Requirements

A relevant Bachelor’s degree (preferred) or equivalent relevant experience
4+ years of experience in performance and lifestyle apparel design, preferably with high focus on women’s apparel.
Strong product acumen with working knowledge of apparel product development processes, including design, development, sourcing and manufacturing
Proficient working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Office.
Good level sketching, excellent tech-pack creation skills and attention to detail.
Experience doing research, prototyping and concepting across lifestyle and performance products.
Cross functional and team collaboration and communication.
Excellent collaboration skills and an ability to manage multiple timelines and deadlines.
Proactive approach to identifying the root cause of challenges, seeking the best solutions with a values driven commitment to do what is right for the product and business needs.
High degree of agility and adaptability, change mindset.
Growth mindset and enthusiasm for learning new tools and problem-solving

Nice To Haves

Preferred knowledge of both outerwear and sportswear design and product construction.
3D design experience.
Experience using AI rendering tools.
International work experience and market understanding.
Basic pattern and construction capabilities.
Circular design experience and understanding.

Responsibilities

Support the team on elevating design expression and creating best-in-industry women’s performance and performance inspired apparel.
Support the Women’s Apparel Design Team on the creation and execution of seasonal product design work and creative vision.
Work on product that is built for Snow / Climb / Trail, and also lifestyle product that is inspired by these territories.
Support the design team with seasonal research, tool updates, concepts, product design and tech-packing.
Work on moderately complex products, including seasonal research and insights, presentation tools, concepts, design deliverables, and product design.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners.
Design and create a broader range of products in collaboration with design leadership.
Present design work at seasonal got to market gates, giving and receiving constructive feedback.
Contribute to team reviews, workshops, and milestones.