Designer, PSD

La Jolla Group•Irvine, CA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The Designer will utilize their extensive knowledge of market research and industry trends to help drive the overall design strategy and produce advanced-level graphic execution across men's, women's, youth, and accessories segments.

Requirements

Knowledge in Softline categories (e.g. raw materials, print, pattern, graphic composition, and manufacturing).
Strong verbal, written communication, and organization skills.
Strong product design skills (e.g. graphic design, sketching, creative application and manipulation of art).
Strong computer software skills (e.g. MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite ( Photoshop, Illustrator), Google Slides.
Creative thinking and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines.
Bachelor’s Degree in related field (e.g. Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Illustration)
5-7 years experience
Strong portfolio demonstrating a range of graphic and illustration styles (hand-drawn illustration skills preferred but not required)

Nice To Haves

hand-drawn illustration skills preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Men’s Design Director and Women’s Design Director to set and inspire overall design strategy of graphic trends seasonally.
Demonstrate comprehension of current market, competitive landscape, and strong understanding of industry trends to gain inspiration and commercially translate to product category.
Provide insight on any new product categories, brand collaborations, IPs, ambassadors etc. for men’s, women’s & youth segments.
Participate in design kick off discussions with leadership team and present mood boards for seasonal trend direction and new development.
Translate licensed intellectual property to various products including, but not limited to, apparel and accessories for men’s, women’s, and youth.
Aid in executing advanced graphic print repeats, colorways, and color palettes for mainline, licensing, SMU and special projects at an advanced level.
Aid in developing tech packs for graphics, trims, packaging, and all additional artwork to be production ready.
Collaborate with product development to communicate critical design information related to the development and framework of product during tech pack hand off.
Review and comment on strike-offs and pre-production samples from factory development.
Communicate daily with cross-functional partners to execute work efficiently and meet deliverables for go to market strategy.
Aid in seasonal catalog creation and provide assets for cross functional teams.
Support and mentor junior designers to foster growth and development.
Travel locally for competitive market research and inspirational shopping each season.