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Associate Designer, Men’s Denim Jobs in San Francisco, CA at Old Navy
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About Old Navy
Forget what you know about old-school industry rules. When you work at Old Navy, you’re choosing a different path. From day one, we’ve been on a mission to democratize fashion and make shopping fun again. Our teams make style accessible to everyone, creating high-quality, must-have fashion essentials for the whole family, with love, season after season.
We opened our first store in 1994 in San Francisco and have been on a roll ever since. We cultivate a community of playful personalities that thrive in a fast-paced environment where our employees can be their most authentic selves. Here, we’re family.
About the Role
In this role, you will work in an energizing, inclusive, and creative environment focused on concepting and creating sustainable product that exceeds customers’ expectations. Your goal is to partner with cross functional team members who collectively are responsible for ensuring that the product style, fit, and quality are more than worth the price for our customers. Responsibilities include participating in the conceptual development of the product line and ensuring product is consistent with market trends and brand strategies. Must lean into risk taking and be customer curious!
What You’ll Do
Research global markets in order to identify new seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, techniques, product categories and competitive inspiration.
Develop concepts and sketch new designs for tops and bottoms for product line and advocates for design ideas by presenting to internal leadership and cross functional partners .
Design seasonal wash ranges for Men’s denim.
Collaborate and develop strong internal cross functional relationships with Merchandising, R&D, Production, Technical design, Gap Inc Sourcing (GIS), Visual Merchandising and Marketing to ensure product concept to store and site execution is a seamless experience.
Partner with Production and Tech Design to create tech packs and communicate vision behind fit and product design, ensuring execution, quality, and desired margin targets are achieved.
Able to communicate difficult concepts in a simple manner
Participate in projects and assignments of diverse scope.
Responsible for sketch callouts and communicating desired fit and aesthetic to tech design and maintaining sketch updates and specifications (i.e. trims, wash, etc..)
Own development from fabric, to trim, to wash and entering in tech packs.
Assist Senior Designer in sketching, tech packs, and trend forecasting.
Participate as a key player across entire product development lifecycle from concept to final production.
Who You Are
Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment, with the ability to juggle multiple seasons at one time and track development deadlines
Possess an elevated sense of style, aesthetic, and color and understand how to translate trends through the lens of the customer and brand filter
Thorough knowledge of silhouette, fit, fabrication, construction, color use, sewing techniques, and trim; applied knowledge of garment construction methods to design process.
Strong computer knowledge including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Microsoft Excel
Present problem analysis and recommended solutions in a creative and logical manner
Prior experience in denim design
Passionate about authentic menswear design
Detail oriented, eager to learn, proactive, and i…
Title: Associate Designer, Men’s Denim
Company: Old Navy
Location: San Francisco, CA
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