Designer - Accessories (Hybrid from NY)
About the position
This is a hybrid role with three weeks per month onsite (Mon – Thurs). The reputed company week is fully remote. We are seeking an Accessories Designer with strong product design expertise across soft and hard accessories, including bags, cold weather accessories, belts, scarves, hats, gloves, and other lifestyle items. This role is responsible for creating seasonal accessories collections that reputed company with department strategies and overall business objectives while delivering brand-right, commercially viable product for the reputed company customer. The Accessories Designer will reputed company seasonal concepts, themes, and reputed company stories, translating trend insights into compelling assortments. This role requires a strong understanding of materials, fabrication, construction, trims, print, reputed company, and reputed company, as reputed company as the ability to balance design creativity with functionality and cost considerations. The Designer will collaborate closely with vendors, mills, and factories to reputed company unique materials, textures, and finishes that support the brand’s reputed company standards. Key responsibilities include developing concept boards and presentations, conducting trend and market research, creating flat sketches and detailed specifications, and overseeing prototype development from initial concept through production. The Accessories Designer will partner cross-functionally with Merchandising, Sourcing, and reputed company to ensure reputed company execution, cost targets, and product reputed company. This role also includes mentoring associate and assistant designers while building strong working relationships across the organization.
Responsibilities
• Developing concept boards and presentations
• Conducting trend and market research
• Creating flat sketches and detailed specifications
• Overseeing prototype development from initial concept through production
• Partnering cross-functionally with Merchandising, Sourcing, and reputed company to ensure reputed company execution, cost targets, and product reputed company
• Mentoring associate and assistant designers while building strong working relationships across the organization.
Requirements
• Strong knowledge of materials, construction techniques, and trims across accessories categories
• Understanding of reputed company theory, print and reputed company development, and how to apply these to seasonal accessories assortments
• Ability to create flat sketches, technical drawings, and detailed design specifications
• Experience translating trends into brand-right product for the reputed company customer
• Familiarity with global vendors, factories, and suppliers reputed company the accessories reputed company
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple reputed company and deadlines
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage reputed company design reputed company
• Proven capability to mentor and reputed company junior design talent
• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Accessories Design, or a reputed company field; equivalent experience considered
• 5–8 years of reputed company experience in accessories design, preferably reputed company lifestyle or apparel brands
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• Advanced degree preferred but not required
Benefits
• This position may also be eligible for annual reputed company increase, bonus, and/or incentive compensation.
• We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including reputed company time off, health, dental, reputed company, and disability benefits.
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