PSD Underwear
Designer, PSD
PSD Underwear, Irvine, California, United States, 92713
Company Introduction
Founded by Curt and Ryan Flaitz in upstate New York, PSD is an underwear brand supported by leading names in the NBA (Jimmy Butler), NFL (Baker Mayfield) and a robust licensing portfolio. The brand has a strong social medial presence, a robust online business, and targets a distinct customer demographic within mainstream sports. PSD has partnered with La Jolla Group to leverage its back-end capabilities to grow the brand to the next level. Join our team and enjoy a casual work environment, onsite gym, discount on clothes, summer hours and employer provided lunches! We believe our employees are our strongest asset and invest in their growth by focusing on developing their strengths.
General Summary
The Designer will utilize their extensive knowledge of market research and industry trends to help drive the overall design strategy and produce advanced-level graphic execution across men's, women's, youth, and accessories segments.
Essential Job Functions
• Collaborate with the Men’s Design Director and Women’s Design Director to set and inspire overall design strategy of graphic trends seasonally.
• Demonstrate comprehension of current market, competitive landscape, and strong understanding of industry trends to gain inspiration and commercially translate to product category.
• Provide insight on any new product categories, brand collaborations, IPs, ambassadors etc. for men’s, women’s & youth segments.
• Participate in design kick off discussions with leadership team and present mood boards for seasonal trend direction and new development.
• Translate licensed intellectual property to various products including, but not limited to, apparel and accessories for men’s, women’s, and youth.
• Aid in executing advanced graphic print repeats, colorways, and color palettes for mainline, licensing, SMU and special projects at an advanced level.
• Aid in developing tech packs for graphics, trims, packaging, and all additional artwork to be production ready.
• Collaborate with product development to communicate critical design information related to the development and framework of product during tech pack hand off.
• Review and comment on strike-offs and pre-production samples from factory development.
• Communicate daily with cross-functional partners to execute work efficiently and meet deliverables for go to market strategy.
• Aid in seasonal catalog creation and provide assets for cross functional teams.
• Support and mentor junior designers to foster growth and development.
• Travel locally for competitive market research and inspirational shopping each season.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Strong portfolio showcasing a variety of graphic and illustration styles required. Proficiency in hand drawn illustrations highly preferred but not required.
• Knowledge in Softline categories (e.g. raw materials, print, pattern, graphic composition, and manufacturing).
• Strong verbal, written communication, and organization skills.
• Strong product design skills (e.g. graphic design, sketching, creative application and manipulation of art).
• Strong computer software skills (e.g. MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator), Google Slides.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines.
Required Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field (e.g. Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Illustration)
• 5-7 years experience
#LI-Hybrid #LI-CR1
Physical Requirements
Seeing: Must be able to see well enough to read reports.
Hearing: Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with customers, vendors and employees.
Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling: Must be able to stoop or kneel to pick up products.
Lifting/Pulling/Pushing: Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds.
Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: Must be able to type and use technical sources.
PSD Underwear provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classification. Equal employment opportunity includes, but is not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves of absence, and termination. PSD Underwear takes allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation seriously and will promptly investigate when such behavior is reported.
Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed, but are not to be seen as a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Also, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.
Founded by Curt and Ryan Flaitz in upstate New York, PSD is an underwear brand supported by leading names in the NBA (Jimmy Butler), NFL (Baker Mayfield) and a robust licensing portfolio. The brand has a strong social medial presence, a robust online business, and targets a distinct customer demographic within mainstream sports. PSD has partnered with La Jolla Group to leverage its back-end capabilities to grow the brand to the next level. Join our team and enjoy a casual work environment, onsite gym, discount on clothes, summer hours and employer provided lunches! We believe our employees are our strongest asset and invest in their growth by focusing on developing their strengths.
General Summary
The Designer will utilize their extensive knowledge of market research and industry trends to help drive the overall design strategy and produce advanced-level graphic execution across men's, women's, youth, and accessories segments.
Essential Job Functions
• Collaborate with the Men’s Design Director and Women’s Design Director to set and inspire overall design strategy of graphic trends seasonally.
• Demonstrate comprehension of current market, competitive landscape, and strong understanding of industry trends to gain inspiration and commercially translate to product category.
• Provide insight on any new product categories, brand collaborations, IPs, ambassadors etc. for men’s, women’s & youth segments.
• Participate in design kick off discussions with leadership team and present mood boards for seasonal trend direction and new development.
• Translate licensed intellectual property to various products including, but not limited to, apparel and accessories for men’s, women’s, and youth.
• Aid in executing advanced graphic print repeats, colorways, and color palettes for mainline, licensing, SMU and special projects at an advanced level.
• Aid in developing tech packs for graphics, trims, packaging, and all additional artwork to be production ready.
• Collaborate with product development to communicate critical design information related to the development and framework of product during tech pack hand off.
• Review and comment on strike-offs and pre-production samples from factory development.
• Communicate daily with cross-functional partners to execute work efficiently and meet deliverables for go to market strategy.
• Aid in seasonal catalog creation and provide assets for cross functional teams.
• Support and mentor junior designers to foster growth and development.
• Travel locally for competitive market research and inspirational shopping each season.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Strong portfolio showcasing a variety of graphic and illustration styles required. Proficiency in hand drawn illustrations highly preferred but not required.
• Knowledge in Softline categories (e.g. raw materials, print, pattern, graphic composition, and manufacturing).
• Strong verbal, written communication, and organization skills.
• Strong product design skills (e.g. graphic design, sketching, creative application and manipulation of art).
• Strong computer software skills (e.g. MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator), Google Slides.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines.
Required Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field (e.g. Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Illustration)
• 5-7 years experience
#LI-Hybrid #LI-CR1
Physical Requirements
Seeing: Must be able to see well enough to read reports.
Hearing: Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with customers, vendors and employees.
Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling: Must be able to stoop or kneel to pick up products.
Lifting/Pulling/Pushing: Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds.
Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: Must be able to type and use technical sources.
PSD Underwear provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classification. Equal employment opportunity includes, but is not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves of absence, and termination. PSD Underwear takes allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation seriously and will promptly investigate when such behavior is reported.
Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed, but are not to be seen as a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Also, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.