Gap Inc.
Assistant Designer, Men's
Gap Inc., San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
About the Role In this role, you will work in an energizing, inclusive, and creative environment focused on concepting and creating sustainable products that exceed customers' expectations. Your goal is to partner with cross-functional team members who collectively are responsible for ensuring that the product style, fit, and quality are more than worth the price for our customers.
Not sure what skills you will need for this opportunity Simply read the full description below to get a complete picture of candidate requirements.Responsibilities include assisting in designing the product line, preparing sketches, and assisting with basic specifications of the product. Must lean into risk-taking and be customer curious!What You'll Do
Research global markets in order to identify new seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, techniques, product categories, and competitive inspiration.
Assist in developing concepts and sketches for the product line and advocate for design ideas by presenting to internal leadership and cross-functional partners.
Develop strong internal cross-functional relationships with Merchandising, Production, Technical Design, Gap Inc Sourcing (GIS), Visual Merchandising, and Marketing to ensure product concept to store and site execution is a seamless experience.
Partner with Production and Tech Design to create tech packs and communicate vision behind fit and product design, ensuring execution, quality, and desired margin targets are achieved.
Ask effective questions and solicit feedback to understand needs.
Complete structured assignments, like attending fit sessions with the manager, and make revisions to sketches and design packages based on stated priorities.
Manage administration and follow-up of the product design process such as presentation board creation to ensure the team stays organized and hits required deadlines.
Who You Are
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment, with the ability to juggle multiple seasons at one time and track development deadlines.
Possess an elevated sense of style, aesthetic, and color and understand how to translate trends through the lens of the customer and brand filter.
Thorough knowledge of silhouette, fit, fabrication, construction, color use, sewing techniques, and trim; applied knowledge of garment construction methods to the design process.
Strong computer knowledge including Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Excel.
Recognize and act on inconsistencies in data or results.
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Not sure what skills you will need for this opportunity Simply read the full description below to get a complete picture of candidate requirements.Responsibilities include assisting in designing the product line, preparing sketches, and assisting with basic specifications of the product. Must lean into risk-taking and be customer curious!What You'll Do
Research global markets in order to identify new seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, techniques, product categories, and competitive inspiration.
Assist in developing concepts and sketches for the product line and advocate for design ideas by presenting to internal leadership and cross-functional partners.
Develop strong internal cross-functional relationships with Merchandising, Production, Technical Design, Gap Inc Sourcing (GIS), Visual Merchandising, and Marketing to ensure product concept to store and site execution is a seamless experience.
Partner with Production and Tech Design to create tech packs and communicate vision behind fit and product design, ensuring execution, quality, and desired margin targets are achieved.
Ask effective questions and solicit feedback to understand needs.
Complete structured assignments, like attending fit sessions with the manager, and make revisions to sketches and design packages based on stated priorities.
Manage administration and follow-up of the product design process such as presentation board creation to ensure the team stays organized and hits required deadlines.
Who You Are
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment, with the ability to juggle multiple seasons at one time and track development deadlines.
Possess an elevated sense of style, aesthetic, and color and understand how to translate trends through the lens of the customer and brand filter.
Thorough knowledge of silhouette, fit, fabrication, construction, color use, sewing techniques, and trim; applied knowledge of garment construction methods to the design process.
Strong computer knowledge including Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Excel.
Recognize and act on inconsistencies in data or results.
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