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Women's Design Director Job in Orange County, CA., CA
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Orange County, CA., CA
Full-time | Design - Apparel, Design - Product, Design - Technical Apparel, Development - Apparel, Merchandising
About the job
Birdiebee's mission is to entice, educate, empower and unite woman globally. This aspirational new brand is all about women and women’s health and a brand that makes women feel strong and confident. This exciting new company will be launching globally in Fall 2017 with intimates and apparel. Birdiebee Founders and Co Creators Brie & Nicole Bella (The Bella Twins) realize Birdiebee is the perfect platform to express their passion for life, wellness and philanthropy.
Birdiebee is in search of a Women's Design Director to join the team in Orange County, CA.
Summary:
The Candidate MUST have extensive design experience. We are looking for someone to creatively direct a design team from concept thru design on an entire collection of all apparel, including intimates.
Reports to: President
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
• Research and build 5-6 trend and design presentations each season to include, fabrics, silhouette, color, print, art and details.
• Design Direct a team each collection under the leadership of the President.
• Trend and Market Research-staying up with the market trends and merchandising trends in the competitive market and beyond are expected.
• Color Research and setting Color Palette each delivery.
• Create Print direction/story and color direction for textile each delivery.
• Working directly with the design team and product development/sourcing team to source new fabrics and trims each collection.
• Cad presentation containing 70+ unique designs broken down into 3 themes / deliveries.
• Trend Presentation-work with team to create a trend book for each presentation that consists of macro and micro trends, key details by theme, color palette, trending and downtrending silhouettes, etc.
• Line Merchandising-ensuring balance of tops and bottoms, cost efficiency, style uniqueness, and overall balance of concepts and color for each collection.
• Must be comfortable presenting each collection to buyers.
• Must be able to deliver strong, focused point of view to President and ultimately the buyers and merchants
• Must be present for all fittings and have a very clear understanding of fit, form and construction, as it relates to bra cup sizing.
• Travel a must: (*must have a passport)
• Market Shopping (domestic and international travel each set)
• Factory travel (international) to work on each collection
• Design presentations to our customers (domestic)
• Manage Inspiration Shopping budget
• Manage Print Purchasing Budget
• Manage T&A calendar as it applies to design team
• Minimum 5 years Design experience in apparel design
• Minimum 3 years Management Experience
• Minimum 3 years as a Design Manager or Director
• Must be outgoing and have the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal design team and with buyers.
• Must be well organized, well spoken and be able to clearly communicate to cross functional teams, buyers and vendor/factory partners.
Please submit you cover letter, resume and any applicable portfolio samples through Malakye.
***Must be able to provide references, personally and professionally***
Birdiebee is in search of a Women's Design Director to join the team in Orange County, CA.
Summary:
The Candidate MUST have extensive design experience. We are looking for someone to creatively direct a design team from concept thru design on an entire collection of all apparel, including intimates.
Reports to: President
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
• Research and build 5-6 trend and design presentations each season to include, fabrics, silhouette, color, print, art and details.
• Design Direct a team each collection under the leadership of the President.
• Trend and Market Research-staying up with the market trends and merchandising trends in the competitive market and beyond are expected.
• Color Research and setting Color Palette each delivery.
• Create Print direction/story and color direction for textile each delivery.
• Working directly with the design team and product development/sourcing team to source new fabrics and trims each collection.
• Cad presentation containing 70+ unique designs broken down into 3 themes / deliveries.
• Trend Presentation-work with team to create a trend book for each presentation that consists of macro and micro trends, key details by theme, color palette, trending and downtrending silhouettes, etc.
• Line Merchandising-ensuring balance of tops and bottoms, cost efficiency, style uniqueness, and overall balance of concepts and color for each collection.
• Must be comfortable presenting each collection to buyers.
• Must be able to deliver strong, focused point of view to President and ultimately the buyers and merchants
• Must be present for all fittings and have a very clear understanding of fit, form and construction, as it relates to bra cup sizing.
• Travel a must: (*must have a passport)
• Market Shopping (domestic and international travel each set)
• Factory travel (international) to work on each collection
• Design presentations to our customers (domestic)
• Manage Inspiration Shopping budget
• Manage Print Purchasing Budget
• Manage T&A calendar as it applies to design team
• Minimum 5 years Design experience in apparel design
• Minimum 3 years Management Experience
• Minimum 3 years as a Design Manager or Director
• Must be outgoing and have the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal design team and with buyers.
• Must be well organized, well spoken and be able to clearly communicate to cross functional teams, buyers and vendor/factory partners.
Please submit you cover letter, resume and any applicable portfolio samples through Malakye.
***Must be able to provide references, personally and professionally***