DESIGNER Job at Centric Brands in New York

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box.

Designer

As a designer for Centric Brands, you’ll use your skills and creativity to create designs based on style plans, sales needs and emerging trends. You will ensure that your work can be transformed into a finished product in a timely manner and at an appropriate price point. This means working with our technical design and production teams, while building collaborative relationships with outside vendors and other external stakeholders.

Specific Responsibilities Would Include

Centric Brands is seeking a Sleepwear Designer. The Designer executes the seasonal design development process, from concept to delivery, by creating and executing original, trend-appropriate design concepts that meet market needs and drive sales, ensuring the timely execution of each stage in the process. They will be creating color and concept each season as well as fabric innovation.

Strategy & Innovation

• Research and identify trend directions; perform competitive analysis; pull and review fabrics, design concepts, presentation boards for meetings, mock-ups, color-ups, and inspirational photos.
• Execute development of initial seasonal design category in context of larger assortment and cost structure.

Operations & Results

• Design according to style plans, sales needs and emerging trends; ensure timely execution of product development calendar.
• Create Illustrator sketches; review specification sheets and line sheets; ensure accuracy of product development logs, line sheets, boards and design archives library; ensure maintenance of designs in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system or shared drives.
• Select and review raw materials and trims; ensure maintenance of fabric/trim library.
• Work with sample room to create designer and showroom samples.
• Approve lab dips with Senior Designer(s) and ensure consistency with color standards and licensor directives where appropriate; review prints and graphics where appropriate and advise revisions; manage fit process.

Customers & Relationships

• Coordinate follow-up with internal and external customers and partners, including technical design, production and vendors; manage interoffice communication.
• Build collaborative relationships with vendors and internal customers.

Leadership & Teams

• Contribute positively to team dynamic and manage up where necessary.
• Attract, develop and retain talent.

Our Best Fit Candidate Would Have

• Superior organizational skills and excellent communication skills; team oriented.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines; highly detail oriented, meticulous and creative.
• Creativity, technical capability and sensibility for merchandising; ability to sketch.
• Extensive knowledge of garment construction, pattern making, silhouettes, color ways, sewing techniques, fabrication and trim; familiarity with print design and manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s Degree in fashion design.
• 4-5 years experience in apparel/sleepwear design.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe products, CAD and Mac computers.

In return, we provide an industry-competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision) that includes a matching 401(k), Summer Fridays, generous PTO, merchandise discounts, excellent career development opportunities, and a work environment that reflects our industry leadership.

Salary Range: $75,000-$85,000

At Centric Brands, we believe our people are our greatest asset, and we seek to structure competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract and retain the best talent.

Centric Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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