Women's Activewear Designer

Leading Orange County Apparel brand is currently looking for an Women's Apparel Designer to join their Activewear team!

Responsibilities:

• Excellent MAC based working knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop, as well as the talent and ability to perform free hand drawings.
• Excellent understanding of fit and balance.
• Cut and sew woven’s and knit design experience.
• Must be creative as well as technical in fabric development.
• Experience with surf industry and lifestyle categories is a must.
• Strong knowledge of the design process including trend, forecast, color, fabric, styling, construction and fit.
• Working knowledge of garment construction.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Flat sketching the ability to spec a requisite.
• Possess thorough knowledge of apparel design and development with technical attributes of performance; product materials and production techniques also specific to active apparel.
• Possess knowledge of merchandising procedures.
• You will effectively communicate and present design concepts to various internal and external audiences.
• Work with the team to create and deliver powerful presentations.
• Partner with management and category team members in our Design, Development and Merchandising groups.
• You will initiate and interpret new product concepts to meet the needs of our customers, resulting in sales and growth for the company.
• This opportunity involves working closely with internal and external resources to implement designs and maintain a strong knowledge of current trends, color, technology and the competitor landscape.
• Domestic and international travel is required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent specializing in apparel design, fabric arts, or related field. Associate’s degree with 3-5 years related work experience acceptable in lieu of bachelor’s degree.
• 3 or more years garment design/development experience in the apparel industry.
• Experience with outdoor industry and apparel category.
• Thorough knowledge of apparel design and development with technical attributes of performance; product materials and production techniques also specific to active apparel.
• Knowledge of merchandising procedures.
• Knowledge of computer design software, Adobe and Illustrator, as well as the talent and ability to perform free hand drawings.