Designer, Designer Collaborations

Gap, Inc.

$80K — $95K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in product design or a related field.
  • Strong understanding of global fashion trends and market dynamics.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Excel.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a focus on cross-functional engagement.
  • Ability to work in fast-paced environments with multiple seasonal cycles.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct global market research to identify emerging trends and inspirations.
  • Create product concepts and sketches, advocating for designs within the team.
  • Develop relationships with teams in Merchandising, Production, and Marketing for seamless execution.
  • Influence product strategy and make recommendations on seasonal themes.
  • Collaborate with Production and Tech Design to create comprehensive tech packs.
  • Build consensus among cross-functional teams regarding fit and design aspects.
  • Select appropriate fabrics and trims for product lines.

Benefits

  • Supportive and inclusive company culture.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Dynamic work environment with creative freedom.
  • Exposure to cross-functional collaboration at all levels.
  • Focus on sustainability and ethical product development.
Full Job Description
About the Role
In this role, you will work in an energizing, inclusive, and creative environment focused on concepting and creating sustainable product that exceeds 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. You will manage the design process from market research and conception through to product design and final styling for your assigned product category. 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.

  • Develop concepts and sketches for 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 customer experience

  • Influence strategy for product area, providing recommendations regarding seasonal themes and edits to line, ensuring product meets business and customer needs.

  • 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.

  • Build cross functional partnerships and consensus, identifying sketch callouts and communicating desired fit and aesthetic to cross functional team.

  • Responsible for fabric and trim selection.

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

  • Strong computer knowledge including Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Excel

  • Ability to assess relatively complex situations and analyze data to make judgments and recommend solutions

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