Senior Designer Soft Wovens (M/F/D)

ESPRIT is embarking on an exciting new chapter with a bold creative direction celebrating the brand’s fresh, colorful, and optimistic vision of lifestyle, introducing to a new generation that belief that, “If it’s not inspiring, it’s not ESPRIT.”

As part of this new journey, ESPRIT is building a new creative hub in New York City, where this role will be based. You would like to work in a company whose products are well-known and support such company in its success?

Then apply now as

Senior Designer Soft Wovens (m/f/d)

Your Tasks

• Approve mock ups and prototypes, ensuring a premium product for the customer
• Ensure timely PDM data entry and maintenance
• Mentor and lead junior level designers
• Own the soft wovens design process from concept to execution, driving inspiration and innovation across global design teams.
• Build and coach your team against individual development plan. Provide coaching and set them up for success. Own succession plans for your team
• Lead design comments and communicate to relevant teams.
• Demonstrate cross-functional leadership when collaborating with team members to achieve a common objective.
• Collaborate with Print and graphics designers on development and execution
• Build and maintain strong collaboration with EU/HK design teams and work on overall design global strategies & initiatives
• Ensure quality and details are executed through to production
• Work with Materials R&D and agencies/suppliers to drive initial development, and make sure the selected materials are falling into correct price bucket
• Research market and fashion trends and be an expert on your category
• Own sketching and presentation
• Ensure compliance with Esprit’s Code of Conduct, corporate social requirements
• Ensure seamless & on-time design process, upholding brand vision & quality.
• Design women’s soft wovens across all categories within the Central New York design team, reporting to the Central Womenswear Design Director.
• Own the tech pack process for your category while building and maintaining strong collaboration with Technical Design teams.

Your Skills

• Be an expert in current womenssoft wovens market trends
• A Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design OR fashion related degree.
• Support design team in digital presentations
• Must possess astute knowledge of tailoring, sportswear, garment construction, trends and fabrication.
• Must be an excellent illustrator and be able to communicate design ideas via technical sketch, croquis and detailed tech packs.
• 8+ years experience in fashion design with an emphasis on women’s soft wovens across all categories.
• Strong organizational skills
• Must be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, ProCreate, Microsoft Office Suite, Teams and Keynote.
• Communicate with global cross functional teams
• PDM/PLM experience a plus
• Must have an eye for conceptual research and be proficient in creating digital presentations and graphic formatting.

Are you a good match for this Job ?

Please submit an online application with your salary expectations and an indication of your earliest starting date.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range ~$95-130K: This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.