Hybrid Dress Shirt Designer na Randa Apparel & Accessories

Essential Job Functions: 

• Under the direction of the VP of Design and Merchandising, develop the highest quality, margin-rich apparel using material innovation and extreme attention to details such as collars, plackets, finishes, construction, and trims.
• Work with overseas vendors to develop fabrics and trims.
• Conduct seasonal market research in the men's dress shirt and category.
• Ensure dress shirts align to our thriving Dress Pant and Tailored product assortments.
• Create accurate flat sketches/ CADs.
• Provide feedback on fabric lab dips and strike-offs.
• Provide design & fit intent to tech design partners.
• Build BOMs and hand off complete and detailed product packages to the production team.
• Attend weekly fittings to review development and production samples.
• Create presentation materials including trend & sales tools in PowerPoint & Adobe Illustrator.
• Make compelling product presentations to internal and external customers, including CEO, cross-functional partners, sales team, and retail buyers. Storytelling skills required.
• Be seen as the expert in the dress shirt market – selling trends, competitors, aspirational brands, and fabric innovations.
• Utilize deep understanding of garment construction techniques and sewing methods to offer a compelling value proposition at our price point.
• Attend weekly design meetings & collaborate with production teams.
• Request and track samples.
• Provide creative direction, mood boards, and outfitting guidance to the marketing team. Review packaging designs and provide storytelling input.
• Translate main line assortment for Clubs and international customers.

General Experience Requirements:

• 3-5 years of design experience, specifically in men’s dress shirts
• Apparel Design degree or equivalent relevant work experience

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience working with both knit and woven fabrics
• Experience working with overseas factories
• In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes for dress shirts
• Current knowledge of the competitive landscape and trends in the dress shirt market
• High level of fiber and yarn knowledge, including yarn sizes and construction counts
• Must be fluent in color evaluation process & terminology (knowledge of both visual and digital color evaluation)
• Understanding of retail math and ability to innovate while adhering to cost and margin guidelines
• Proficiency in a PLM system and ability to translate that knowledge to our Yunique PLM process
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Word and Excel
• Detail-oriented, team player who believes that diverse voices make us stronger
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with many inputs and the ability to pivot quickly to changing market needs 
• Strong organizational skills

Bonus Qualifications:

• Understanding of Canadian and/or Mexico dress shirt markets a plus
• CLO3D design experience a plus

What we Offer: 

• Competitive base salary.
• Three weeks of paid time off within the first year of employment. 
• Company-provided life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and paid parental leave. 
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance options with low employee contributions.  
• Commuter benefit plan.  
• Optional supplemental life insurance, pet insurance, and accident & critical illness insurance offered at a group discount rate. 
• 401(k) plan. 
• Unlimited access to an award-winning online fitness and wellness program.
• A fast-paced work environment with significant opportunities for career growth.

“The statements in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Randa management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.”  

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