Associate Knitwear Designer

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Supporting the Senior Design Director and Product Development team in the seasonal design development process, from concept to delivery for major retailers. Contributing trend-appropriate design concepts that meet retailer's needs and drive sales. Designing and creating CAD artwork and sketches appropriate for the customer. Working with yarn mills to execute yarns and with the sample room and factories to develop cost effective samples / knitdowns. Coordinating the timely execution of each stage of this process and building a strong relationship with factories, suppliers and the Hong Kong Design, Product Development and Merchandising Teams.

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategy & Innovation

• Work with Design Director / EVP of Design for preliminary design research, including competitive analysis; pull yarns, develop concepts, assemble presentation boards for meetings, prepare mockups, color-ups, inspirational photos, CADS
• Work on development of initial seasonal design category in context of larger assortment
• Identify suitable yarns and order seasonally for sample development.
• Seasonal yarn / knit down development.
• Continually conduct and analyze customer and market research- key trends from Runway, Aspirational benchmarks, Europe and USA retail adapting for Mass Market Customer. This includes Shop Reports.

Operations & Results

Customers & Relationships

Leadership & Teams

Skills & Qualifications

Compensation / Benefits :

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As an equal opportunity employer, we shall consider all applicants regardless of gender, age, religion, marital status, race, sexual orientation, disability, disease, pregnancy, or trade union and / or political affiliation, and disregard all factors deemed inappropriate by local law and the International Labor Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.