Associate Designer, Work Apparel

Summary

Boot Barn is where community comes first. We thrive on togetherness, collaboration, and belonging. We build each other up, listen intently, and implement out-of-the-box ideas. We celebrate new innovations, congratulate one another's achievements, and most importantly support each other.

At Boot Barn, we work together to make a positive impact on the world around us, and by working collectively with encouragement, we consider ourselves "Partners." With the values of the West guiding us, Boot Barn celebrates heritage, welcomes all, and values each unique Partner within our Boot Barn community.

Our vision is to offer everyone a piece of the American spirit – one handshake at a time.

The Associate Designer is responsible for documenting all design work and communicating with factories overseas and domestically. This role will also support development and creating collateral materials such as photos, tech packs, graphics and line sheets for all categories of private brand merchandise.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in the designing commercially viable products, seasonal presentations with trend inspiration, silhouettes, fit, wash, embroidery, dry process, trims, color palettes and wash ranges
• Research, design and develop raw materials, fabric, print development, graphic design and trim within the time and action calendar
• Create and manage line sheets and tech packs including sketch, colorways, construction details, and complete bill of materials
• Actively participate in fit sessions and update sketches and tech packs promptly with needed revisions
• Communicate with sourcing partners / factories in regard to all details of the product by utilizing complete tech packs, commenting on lab dips, prints and graphics, hand looms, strike offs, and knit downs while meeting deadlines
• Track all prototypes and pre-production samples utilizing the communication (WIPs) dates and calendars
• Partner with vendors, designers and project management to ensure fabrics, design details, and garments are within cost parameters while providing value to the apparel collections
• Assist with the hand off to the product manager (hand off final production tech packs, files, and approvals)
• Demonstrates high level of quality work, attendance and appearance.
• Demonstrates high degree of professionalism in communication, attitude and teamwork with customers, peers and management.
• Adhere to all local, federal and state laws in addition to Company policies, procedures, and practices.
• Performs any other duties that may be assigned by management.

Qualifications

Competencies

Boot Barn Benefits & Additional Compensation Opportunities

PAY RANGE : $28.00-32.00 / hr

Physical Demands

In general, the following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by a Partner to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow differently abled individuals to perform the essential functions of the job.

[ ] Sedentary : Limited activity, no lifting, limited walking

[ X ] Light : Office work, some lifting, bending, stooping or kneeling, walking

[ ] Moderate : Mostly standing, walking, bending, frequent lifting

[ ] Arduous : Heavy lifting, bending, crawling, climbing

Work Environment

In general, the following conditions of the work environment are representative of those that a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow differently abled individuals to perform the essential functions of the job within the environment.

Boot Barn, Inc. reserves the right to make exceptions to modify or eliminate this document or its content. This document supersedes all previous policies, procedures or guidelines pertaining to this subject.

Our core value of community bands us together in supportive and inclusive ways to drive our collective success. Boot Barn provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national or ethnic origin, veteran or military status, disability, as well as any other protected status under the law.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Boot Barn will provide reasonable accommodations (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with the application process upon your request as required by applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please visit your nearest Boot Barn Store or Distribution Center or reach out to Human Resources at 1-949-453-4400, Option 4.

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