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About the Role

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 also ensure that your work can be transformed into a finished product in a timely manner and at an appropriate price point. This means working not only with our technical design and production teams, but also building collaborative relationships with outside vendors and other external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Research and identify trend directions; perform and review competitive analysis; oversee and review fabrics, design concepts, presentation boards for meetings, mock-ups, color-ups, inspirational photos
Execute development of initial seasonal design category. Ensure timely execution of product development calendar
Create Illustrator sketches; approve 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
Approve lab dips and ensure consistency with color standards and licensor directives, where appropriate; collaboratively devise and approve prints and graphics where appropriate; oversee fit process
Manage follow-up with internal and external customers and partners, including production and tech; manage interoffice communication and relationships with vendors and internal customers
Contribute positively to team dynamic and manage up where necessary
Attract, develop and retain talent
Monitor and evaluate performance of individuals

Requirements

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; strong ability to sketch
Deep experience with leathers, trims and hardware

Skills

Microsoft Office
Adobe products
CAD
Mac computers

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

5 - 8 years experience in handbag and accessories design

Education Level

Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design

Salary/Compensations

$95,000-$105,000

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Matching 401(k)
Summer Fridays
Generous PTO
Merchandise discounts
Excellent career development opportunities

About the Company

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.
Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth.
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.
Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Equal Opportunity

Centric Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer