Designer Job at Haddad Organization Ltd. in Beaverton

Haddad is a privately held family business with over 70 years of experience in the children’s wear apparel and accessories industry. Haddad is the leading children’s wear manufacturer representing the most iconic American brands in the world; Nike, Brand Jordan, Converse, Hurley and Levi’s. Our talented professionals are leaders in design, sourcing, sales and global distribution. With over 15 locations and 800 employees globally, it is no surprise that we are already the number one children’s wear company in the world.

Overview:

The Designer will work cross functionally with Graphic Design, Sales and Merchandising to create and develop seasonal apparel lines while supporting the overall brand’s objective.

Key Accountabilities:

• Seasonally research and identify marketplace trends on style, fit and color to maintain a brand strategy from a Kids point of view
• Partner with brand leadership, both at Jordan HQ and within Haddad NYO, in advance of seasonal design calendar to execute Kids designs against areas of suggested alignment to adult initiatives and concepts
• Oversee the creation, development and execution of design process while implementing the overall brand strategy and merchandise objectives for the Kids business
• Create technically accurate CAD sketches of styles in development
• Communicate regularly with Design and Merchandising teams to discuss line development progress and share feedback
• Execute all relative tech packs to ensure accuracy of product development 
• Attend all fitting meetings relative to designed styles from concept through production and lend feedback to ensure design intention is captured
• Review and approve styles, materials, trims and colors according to need and effectively communicate approvals to appropriate cross functional teams
• Participate in sampling communication between sample room, Design, and cross-functional teams as needed
• Attend and recap both corporate milestone and cross-functional meetings for key feedback, identifying actionable requests and subsequent timelines
• Work closely with Design, Graphic Designers, Merch, Operations and Sales to prepare line reviews and presentation materials for market and corporate brand meetings
• Partner cross-functionally to gather and present design insights from the brand leading up to collaborative milestones for Operations team and NYO teams, according to the seasonal calendar
• Special projects as assigned

Requirements

Required Skills/Abilities/Education: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design
• 5+ years of experience in the fashion industry (children’s wear knowledge a plus)
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
• Excellent organizational, communication and presentation skills with attention to detail
• Ability to lead and develop a team of Assistant/Associate Designer (s)
• Brand appropriate aesthetic
• Must have active wear and boys design experience 

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