Sr Product Designer- A New Day Sweaters
About The Position
A role with the Design team means a big opportunity to start from scratch and create something truly original. Are you a design expert who can support your business by staying one step ahead of industry trends, new materials and techniques? Can you demonstrate the utmost attention to detail and create products that are unprecedented in the marketplace for their design and quality for the price? Then you’ll have success on our Design team who owns the design and development of all Target-owned brands, from apparel to home goods, and beauty to essentials. In close partnership with our merchant and sourcing counterparts, you’ll drive brand cohesion and continuity, ensuring that our products meet the merchant line plans, assortment strategies, price points and overall creative direction. As a Sr Designer- Sweaters, you’ll be accountable for and lead Owned Brand Product Design and Development with direction from design leaders to achieve overall product design strategy and merchant objectives. You will design lines for a category, brand, business or guest segment utilizing your proficiency/expertise in product design and development. You will be accountable for and lead the PD&D Design and Development Processes, which includes: • Diligent approach to workload, maintaining good, timely communication with internal and external partners • Drive and lead product research and design • Being an industry expert; able to forecast category, brand, business or guest segment trends • Globally shop markets to identify category, brand, business or guest segment trends and travel to factories for development and execution of programs • Mentor Associate Designers and Designers and enables collaboration among the larger team • You will be expected to drive and lead; • Concepts, select color stories and develop fabrics, prints, trim and graphics. • Brand cohesion; partner with peers across the division to ensure continuity. • Product designs to support merchant line plans, assortment strategies, price points and overall creative direction. • Collaboration with technical designers and sourcing partners to identify, troubleshoot and resolve product issues. Core responsibilities are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs. This role works in-office 4 days/week from our Downtown MN campus. This role is not eligible for remote work.
Requirements
- Four-year degree in Design, Fine Art, or similar area, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 8+ years of experience- sweaters, knits, wovens
- Computer design system skills including Illustrator and Photoshop
- Advanced understanding of textiles, garment construction/fit or raw materials & product production
- Commercial sense, market knowledge, ability to research and apply market/trend information
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to successfully work 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 with direction from design leaders to achieve overall product design strategy and merchant objectives.
- Design lines for a category, brand, business or guest segment utilizing proficiency/expertise in product design and development.
- Lead the PD&D Design and Development Processes.
- Maintain good, timely communication with internal and external partners.
- Drive and lead product research and design.
- Forecast category, brand, business or guest segment trends.
- Globally shop markets to identify category, brand, business or guest segment trends.
- Travel to factories for development and execution of programs.
- Mentor Associate Designers and Designers and enables collaboration among the larger team.
- Drive and lead concepts, select color stories and develop fabrics, prints, trim and graphics.
- Ensure brand cohesion and continuity by partnering with peers across the division.
- Develop product designs to 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
- Comprehensive health benefits and programs (medical, vision, dental, life insurance)
- 401(k)
- Employee discount
- Short term disability
- Long term disability
- Paid sick leave
- Paid national holidays
- Paid vacation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
