Job Summary:The Senior Designer, Dresses & Soft Wovens is responsible for the design and execution of monthly collections, ensuring all styles are brand-right, production-friendly, and commercially impactful to drive business growth. This role requires an elevated taste level, a commitment to product excellence, and strong organizational skills to manage the process from initial concept through final production hand-off.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- Creative Direction: Design and execute cohesive monthly collections across Dresses and Soft Wovens. Maintain an elevated taste and strong passion for fabric, fit, quality, color, and print.
- Research & Concept: Manage research and inspiration for fabric sourcing and all category designs. Bring forward ideas that align with the brand aesthetic and the L'AGENCE customer profile.
- Technical Hand-off: Create comprehensive Design Cards with illustrated sketches, technical details, BOM, and all necessary references to optimize execution for the factory.
- Fit & Quality: Attend all fit sessions, provide clear style and fit intent to teams, and communicate revisions accurately and timely. Review Prototypes (Protos) and Salesman Samples (SMS) with teams to resolve discrepancies.
- Process Oversight: Partner with the VP of Design to define style direction. Maintain a clear grasp on the overall style hand-off and sample review status to ensure adherence to the SKU plan and collection calendar.
- Development Partnership: Collaborate closely with the Research & Development (R&D), Product Development (PD), and Technical Design teams throughout development, from initiating mock-ups for details to prioritizing fit lists and executing final fit comments.
- Market Insight: Stay well-versed on current and emerging trends and the competitive retail landscape. Use knowledge of best- and worst-performing styles to inform design decisions.
- Operational Excellence: Manage multiple tasks and deadlines while maintaining a constant sense of urgency and applying creative solutions to technical and aesthetic challenges.
- Collaboration and Business Acumen
The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different position and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.
Qualifications:- Minimum of 5+ years' experience in a designer capacity, demonstrating significant strength in Women's Soft Wovens (dresses and tops) with some tailoring experience preferred.
- Solid knowledge of execution process and quality standards comparable to luxury/designer brands.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop is required. Experience with a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system is a plus.
- Exceptional organizational, time management, and prioritization skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
- Must be a self-motivated, collaborative team player with strong personal accountability and the ability to thrive in a demanding, fast-paced environment with last-minute changes.
Requirements:- This position requires frequent use of a computer, mouse and keyboard.
- Frequent sitting.
- Occasional standing, walking, bending, stooping.
- Advanced organizational skills and communication skills
- Office environment experience
- This position will be in-office, M-F (Los Angeles, CA)
Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.
