Denim & Company Apparel Designer

Qurate Retail Group; West Chester (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Designer to lead the creation of contemporary women's wear brands. This role involves managing the design process from concept to final product, ensuring alignment with brand vision and market trends. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, present concepts to stakeholders, and oversee the development of an Associate Designer. With a commitment to fostering a supportive work culture and providing growth opportunities, this company offers a unique chance to thrive in a creative environment. If you have a strong design background and a desire to make an impact, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Relocation support

Learning and development opportunities

Positive work culture

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in women's wear apparel design.
• Strong design skills with a focus on color and print.

Responsibilities

• Lead product execution from concept to final approval.
• Oversee Associate’s brand development and collaborate with teams.

Skills

Fashion Design

Conceptual Skills

Color and Print Sense

Leadership

Customer Focus

Education

Bachelor’s in Fashion Design

Bachelor’s in Textile Design

Bachelor’s in Fine Arts

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

MS Office

Excel

FLEX PLM

Job description

The Opportunity

Discover your Designer dream job at QVC! If you are a committed team player excited about leading the design of contemporary mid-scale brands, this is your role. You’ll deliver the brands vision, manage an Associate Designer, evaluate and influence process changes. Designers come into the office on average 3 days per week and work a hybrid schedule. Because our business is very agile, we are looking for someone local to the PA, NJ, or DE area or someone who is open to relocate to the surrounding areas as our headquarters are located in West Chester, PA. Your schedule in office will vary based on celebrity onsite engagement and product meetings but you can anticipate being in the office 3 days per week. QVC is a place where you can plant roots down! We provide an amazing work culture, relocation support, and learning and development opportunities to grow you into the Manager career track.

Who We Are

QVC empowers shoppers with knowledge and shares insights in a lively and engaging way. We offer an ever-changing collection of familiar brands and fresh new products – from home and fashion to beauty, electronics and jewelry – and we connect shoppers to interesting personalities, engaging stories and award-winning customer service. QVC reaches more than 200 million homes worldwide via its 12 broadcast networks and reaches millions more via multiple streaming services, websites, mobile apps and social pages.

Your Impact

• Lead the execution of product from initial concept through to final product approval for your brands. You will deliver newness through the creation and delivery of the design vision and strategies.
• You will drive the business by building profitable market-right consumer products that are in line with the brand and achieving business goals.
• You will present brand concepts to buyers/personalities through presentations.
• You will oversee the development of the Associate’s brand.
• You will work with cross-functional teams to meet the target customer needs and follow the pricing structure for the brands.
• You will travel domestically to research fashion trends, analyze the trends and important category takeaways for your brands. Working with internal trend teams and print studios to develop and deliver important ideas across brands for our needs and strategies.
• You will facilitate style development management in FLEX PLM, including technical/data creation and management of all seasonal styles from sketching, print, color, meeting preparation, sample approval and overseas communication. Follow and achieve all important dates on the time and action calendar.

What You Bring

• You have a Bachelor’s in Fashion Design, Textile Design, or Fine Arts.
• You have 6-8 years of fashion women’s wear apparel design experience.
• You are customer-obsessed with strong design and conceptual skills with color and print sense.
• You have proficiency in Mac operation, MS Office and Excel, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator software.
• You are a positive leader and passionate about building teams.
• Please submit a contemporary women’s wear design portfolio along with your resume.

Remote work is not permitted in NYC at this time.