Senior Designer

Job Description

Job Description

The Designer is a member of the Creative and Design Team and is responsible for creating CADs, product development requests, set up of styles, and build-out of line sheets within the requested tie frame for the Customers at their desired price point. This involves working closely with the VP of Design, Art Director, and Sales to develop and design innovative products with plans that support future growth.

The position involves creating strategic product plans, managing design timelines, monitoring the development and sourcing of products from concept to completion, attending creative development meetings with customers, cost analysis in support of maintaining margins, critiquing garment quality, construction, fit and screen approval of all prototypes, and creating all CAD and presentation requests for the respective customer accounts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This role supports the Director of Design responsible for specific accounts, which focus primarily on Walmart, Kohl’s, and specialty stores.

Trend :

Remain current on trends in the market for color, printing and embellishments, fabrications, and key silhouettes. In addition, remain current on fashion innovations, music, social and pop culture trends, and how they relate to the customer.

• Interpret trends and the timing of when they should be implemented into the product line.
• Create inspirational CADs for each season.
• Understand the licensed portfolio at Mad Engine. Introduce key properties to the customer with accurate timing.
• Work with the Director of Design to identify key items, colors, and themes for the customer.
• Incorporate licenses into the trend with proper timing. For example, back-to-school and nostalgic graphic updates.
• Consistently shop Benchmark accounts.
• Research trends and competitor sites.

Design Development :

Work with the Creative / Art Director to establish trend direction, art direction, body style development, and specific ideas to be implemented into the graphics.

Product Development :

Follow sourcing through pre-production hand-off (ie, get estimated costs, MOQs, delivery times, and all info about the goods needed to communicate to pre-production for proper setup.)

Minimum Qualifications

Qualifications include :