Job description
Freelance Associate Accessories Designer - Soft AccessoriesCLIENT OVERVIEW: Our client offers a portfolio of unique, loved and enduring brands with merchandise assortments that consist of high-quality, on-trend apparel, intimates, activewear, accessories, and personal care products.
POSITION OVERVIEW: This role will support the Women's Accessories team on all aspects of the product lifecycle from concept to final development with direction from the category's leader.
DESIGNER RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support the senior design team and have the ability to assess the relationship of different categories season to season
- Work on and partner with senior leaders on monthly presentations and be able to confidently field questions from executive leadership team.
- Research current market trends seasonally and translate them into design aesthetic and philosophy
- Work with technical department in all aspects of development and fit procedures
- Partner with merchants to ensure customer needs and choice counts are covered each season
- Establish full working knowledge of raw materials and work with CFT to source seasonal and new core fabrics
- Partner with production team to achieve the highest quality product within the cost structure that is needed
- Research market trends domestically and internationally and have the ability to evaluate trends
- Collaborate with Concept team to objectively evaluate assortment and give objective feedback of the entire collection
- Other projects and responsibilities as assigned
- Bachelor's Degree in Fashion or Art (or equivalent experience and education).
- Experience working in Apparel needed, accessories experience is a plus
- 5+ years related experience
- Working knowledge of Illustrator and PLM is a crucial
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