Sr Product Designer- Denim

Target • Minneapolis, MN

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr Product Designer – Denim leads Owned Brand product design and development, with direction from design leaders, to achieve product design strategy and merchant objectives. The role designs product lines for a category, brand, business, or guest segment and leads the product design and development processes. This includes researching and designing products, forecasting trends, shopping markets globally, and traveling to factories for product development and execution. The designer mentors Associate Designers and Designers and encourages collaboration across the team.

The role leads concepts, color stories, and the development of fabrics, prints, trim, and graphics. It partners with peers to ensure brand cohesion and continuity, designs products that support merchant line plans, assortment strategies, price points, and creative direction, and works with technical design and sourcing partners to identify and resolve product issues. Duties may change based on business needs.

The position is based in Minneapolis as a hybrid role, or may be remote for candidates in California/Los Angeles only. Remote team members work full-time from home or another non-Target location and may travel to headquarters up to four times a year. Hybrid team members may work remotely or onsite depending on role, team, and daily tasks. Work must be performed in the country of the primary work location. Target General Merch Inc team members may not work remotely from certain listed states for more than 30 days per calendar year.

Requirements

• Four-year degree in Design, Fine Art, or a similar area, or equivalent experience.
• At least 8 years of experience.
• Computer design system skills, including Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Advanced understanding of textiles, garment construction and fit, or raw materials and product production.
• Commercial sense, market knowledge, and ability to research and apply market and trend information.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work successfully in a team environment.
• Ability to respond to business objectives with creative, innovative, and cost-effective design solutions.
• Knowledge of product development processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead Owned Brand product design and development to achieve product design strategy and merchant objectives.
• Design product lines for a category, brand, business, or guest segment.
• Lead product design and development processes, maintaining a diligent approach to workload and timely communication with internal and external partners.
• Research and design products, and forecast trends for the relevant category, brand, business, or guest segment.
• Shop markets globally to identify trends and travel to factories for development and execution of programs.
• Mentor Associate Designers and Designers and enable collaboration across the larger team.
• Lead concepts, select color stories, and develop fabrics, prints, trim, and graphics.
• Partner with peers across the division to ensure brand cohesion and continuity.
• Design products that support merchant line plans, assortment strategies, price points, and overall creative direction.
• Collaborate with technical designers and sourcing partners to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve product issues.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and their dependents may receive medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Paid sick leave
• Paid national holidays
• Paid vacation
• Financial, education, and well-being benefits

What This Job Offers

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