Associate Designer Women's Lifestyle

Gap Inc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Gap Inc. is seeking a design-focused professional in San Francisco to lead concept development and translate trend insights into market-ready product. You will collaborate with Merchandising, Production, Tech Design and GIS to ensure fit, quality and margins align with brand strategies.

You will develop sketches, create tech packs, and communicate design narratives clearly to leadership, driving diverse projects from concept through to execution.

Qualifications

• Research global markets to identify seasonal trends and competitive inspiration.
• Develop concepts and sketches for product line and present to leadership.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships across Merchandising, Production, Tech Design, GIS, Visual Merchandising and Marketing.
• Create tech packs and communicate fit/vision with Production and Tech Design to ensure quality and margins.
• Communicate difficult concepts clearly, and adapt to diverse project scopes.
• Maintain sketch callouts and specifications (trims, wash, etc.).
• Translate trends into design through customer and brand lens.

Responsibilities

• Research global markets to identify seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, techniques, product categories and competitive inspiration.
• Develop concepts and sketches for product line and advocate design ideas by presenting to internal leadership and cross functional partners.
• Develop strong internal cross functional relationships with Merchandising, 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..)

Job description

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 sketches for product line and advocates for design ideas by presenting to internal leadership and cross functional partners .
• Develop strong internal cross functional relationships with Merchandising, 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..)

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 and Microsoft Excel
• Present problem analysis and recommended solutions in a creative and logical manner