Senior Designer - Offline Active

American Eagle Outfitters•New York, NY

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

OFFLINE is activewear for everywhere life takes you. Leggings, sports bras and accessories built for real movement, designed for real comfort and created for real good. These are pieces that help you sweat it and forget it because activewear should feel amazing every way that you chill, play or move. This role is responsible for seasonally designing and executing the Active assortment that coordinates to the seasonal concept and overall aesthetic and philosophy of the Offline brand.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion or Art (or equivalent experience and education).
Experience working in Active Apparel
8+ years related experience
Keen eye for color, trend, detail and construction
Able to multi task and prioritize based on business objectives
Working knowledge of Illustrator and Excel
Ability to act as liaison between many departments; excellent communication and analytic skills.
Must be detail oriented, computer literate and able to handle multiple tasks at once.

Responsibilities

Continuously identify and assess domestic and international market trends, ensuring their relevance to the Offline brand identity.
Collaborate with the Senior Design Director to define seasonal key ideas, prints, graphics and color direction, ensuring alignment with leadership's overarching seasonal concepts.
Maintain thorough knowledge of raw materials, partnering with the material team for seasonal fabric sourcing, managing requests and approvals in weekly meetings, and supporting the Design Director with fabrication needs.
Partner with Design leadership on seasonal presentations and key milestones, confidently addressing questions from executive leadership.
Utilize excellent sketching and CAD skills to communicate proper proportion, details, and construction for presentation decks and tech packs.
Ensure seasonal decks contain up-to-date information on details, wash, and color.
Oversee tech pack creation, ensuring the design team accurately assembles information in PLM, proofing work, and providing an extra set of eyes across all styles, escalating questions to the Design Director as needed.
Partner with the production team to schedule hand-offs according to calendar deadlines.
Collaborate with the production team to achieve the highest quality product within the required cost structure.
Oversee communication of spec and design intent to the technical design team.
Attend and support all style fittings, guiding teams through fit comments, and supporting and proofing follow-up.
Oversee trim, color, print, Gold tag, and shade band approvals with the design team.
Partner with merchants to ensure design alignment on seasonal needs and changes throughout the season.
Supervise and develop Assistant and Associate Designers, providing essential training and mentorship for their career advancement.
Oversee the design team's daily operations and workload, prioritizing tasks across multiple, often overlapping seasons, and supporting daily vendor communications via email and mail.
Partner with the Senior Design Director on seasonal calendar and category-specific deadlines to ensure their achievability.
In person/in-office collaboration is required, the frequency of such in-person/in-office collaboration (e.g., portion of week, entire week) is dictated by business needs. Such collaboration includes work centralized around product development, milestone meetings, fittings, and approvals.