Girls Character License Sleepwear Designer

We are looking for a Girls Character License Sleepwear Designer for a top fashion company in New York, New York! What could be more exciting than putting your mark on some of the world’s most famous and well-loved fashion brands? As a designer, 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. The Designer executes the seasonal design development process, from concept to delivery, by creating and executing original, trend-appropriate design concepts that meet market needs and drive sales and ensuring the timely execution of each stage in the process focusing on Girls and Family Sleepwear.

Responsibilities:

• Research and identify trend directions; perform competitive analysis; pull and review fabrics, design concepts, presentation boards for meetings, mock-ups, color-ups, and inspirational photos.
• Design according to style plans, sales needs and emerging trends; ensure timely execution of product development calendar.
• Create color and concept each season as well as fabric innovation.
• Create lines for multiple accounts while catering to all licensors.
• Shopping/researching white space for the department.
• Create Illustrator sketches; review 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.
• Work with sample room to create designer and showroom samples.
• Approve lab dips with Senior Designer(s) and ensure consistency with color standards and licensor directives where appropriate; review prints and graphics where appropriate and advise revisions; manage fit process.
• Coordinate follow-up with internal and external customers and partners, including technical design, production and vendors; manager interoffice communication.

Required Qualifications:

• 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; ability to sketch.
• Extensive knowledge of garment construction, pattern making, silhouettes, color ways, sewing techniques, fabrication and trim; familiarity with print design and manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s Degree in fashion design.
• Experience in character licensing.
• 3-5 years or more experience in apparel/sleepwear design.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe products, CAD and Mac computers.

If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.

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About Solomon Page

Founded in 1990, Solomon Page is a specialty niche provider of staffing and executive search solutions across a wide array of functions and industries. The success of Solomon Page reflects an organic growth strategy supported by a highly entrepreneurial culture. Acting as a strategic partner to our clients and candidates, we focus on providing customized solutions and building long-term relationships based on trust, respect, and the consistent delivery of excellent results. For more information and additional opportunities, visit: solomonpage.com and connect with us on Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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