Designer – Women’s Sportswear Knits (Cut & Sew)

Tommy Bahama • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

To create a line of apparel that is attractive to the Tommy Bahama customer, and to work with a team of designers and other staff to ensure the quality of the products is world-class.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in women’s design (casual sportswear background preferred)
• Previous experience with cut & sew knits, woven’s preferred
• Sophisticated taste level
• Computer graphics experience with knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign helpful
• Experience with the apparel design process from concept to product.
• Ability to follow through on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong time management skills.
• Understanding of Tommy Bahama customers.
• Ability to creatively design for this market.
• Organization skills.
• Ability to work under tight timelines while managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to observe, learn, and incorporate new ideas quickly.
• Ability to travel occasionally to Asia vendors, sales meetings, on domestic shopping trips or to Tommy Bahama retail sites.

Responsibilities

• Develops category or category segments of the Tommy Bahama line each season (color, styling, fabric selection), in partnership with Design Director responsible for the overall category(s).
• Researches trends in fashion and determines desires for Tommy Bahama customer.
• Researches seasonal textiles appropriate to category in partnership with Design Director.
• Consistently researches market, including competitors for newness in silhouettes, details and textiles that can continuously evolve our product
• Develops sketches for garment styling, driving into targeted costs
• Develops design elements of garment Tech Pack – including BOM, Design Sketches and Sketch Details
• Develops construction specifications in partnership with the Tech Designer
• Orders samples in collaboration with the Design Director and Product Manager
• Checks seasonal samples ahead of each milestone meeting with Design Director for adherence to design aesthetic, color, fit expression, fabric.
• Approves final samples for aesthetic, color, fit expression, fabric, trim
• Works with Sr. Designers and Associate Designer / Assistant Designer to ensure cohesive line, and best quality product available.
• Works on development fittings to articulate the design aesthetic, trim selections and validate fabric selection
• Researches and develops engineered layouts for print, in collaboration with Print Designer and Design Director.
• Researches and develops seasonal yarn dyes
• Researches and develops seasonal embroidery/embellishment and graphics layouts
• Researches and develops seasonal trims/hardware elements in collaborations with Materials Team
• Monitors Associate/Assistant Designer work flow, as assigned
• Manages assigned category deliverables to Company Development Calendar on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Provide weekly status to Design Director.
• Presents product category to merchants, sales and other company audiences at milestone meetings and sales launches
• Manages assigned category deliverables for seasonal line lists, product knowledge and fabric selling features.
• Provide weekly status to Design Director.
• Flexible for other duties as needed to help support the overall business
• Ability to travel for seasonal fabric and trend research

Benefits

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K with generous matching program
• generous paid time off
• Potential Annual Bonus Opportunity
• 50% discount at restaurants and retail locations
• Career advancement opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed