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Associate Mainline Designer and Product Developer Jobs in Reston, VA at Alpha Industries Inc.
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Company Description
Since 1959 Alpha Industries has designed and sold high quality, military-inspired outerwear that remains true to its heritage. The authenticity of the brand’s top styles, the MA-1 Flight Jacket and the M-65 Field Coat, have kept Alpha Industries at the forefront of fashion. We have a global brand, sold in every major market around the world. We collaborate and work with a long list of the very best brands and designers. We actively engage with, and have huge ambitions to be at the very forefront of streetwear and youth culture.
Alpha Industries offers a casual, family-friendly work culture. You’ll be joining a passionate team that works hard to deliver on our brand mission and to ensure that our customers have a positive experience with our clothing.
For more information, visit www.alphaindustries.com.
Job Description
The Associate Mainline Designer and Product Developer is responsible for entire product design process for mainline including market research, inspiration boards, designing, sketching and creating tech packs, as well as the development process of executing on materials, trims and fit to execute on seasonal lines that meet margin and assortment targets. The candidate will ensure product is consistent with market trends as well as business strategy and brand ID and work closely with Merchandising and additional designers on delivering vision for Seasonal collections.
This is a hybrid position with 2-3 days a week in the office depending on meetings and sample fit/approval timing this will flex up or down in high/low seasons.
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Able to design into on trend price point collections through careful fabric and design details.
Identify trends and design direction and in collaboration with other Designers clearly develop/communicate color palettes and concept/mood boards to senior management each season.
Actively participate in the conceptual development of product lines and product strategy for each season
Present to Management team Design direction and seasonal assortment
Consistently be aware and knowledgeable of competitor brands and anticipate new design trends
Design and create sketches for specific Mainline women’s, mainline bottoms and special project product categories using computer-aided design (CAD)
Create color CADs for color and concept
Review product for detail and fit
Lead at all stages of sample development for responsible categories to communicate with factories.
Continuously update all sketches from concept to bulk production
Work with the team to ensure that the product styling and fit is consistent with current market trends and identify new trends
Make sample (proto, SMS, PPS, TOP) and trim comments to factory
Make lab dips and strike-off comments to factory
Coordinate the development process according to time and action deadlines
Create and edit tech packs – including sketches, BOM, design comments
Develop and create original artwork and edit existing artwork
Create and update graphic boards for upcoming season
Conduct market research to identify new trends, fabrics and techniques
Research and development of all pre-style development including; fabrics, washes, mock-up, drapes, tailoring bodies, trims and prints
Research and compile reports, trend forecasts and competitive analysis
Attend Production team meeting and clarify important style aspects and …
Title: Associate Mainline Designer and Product Developer
Company: Alpha Industries Inc.
Location: Reston, VA
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