Designer, Designer Collaborations

Gapinc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Gap Inc. is seeking a design-focused product designer to partner with cross-functional teams and ensure the product style, fit, and quality deliver value for customers. You will manage the design process from market research and conception through to product design and final styling for your assigned category.

Must lean into risk taking and be customer curious. Develop concepts and sketches, advocate for ideas to leadership, and collaborate with Merchandising, Production, GIS, Visual

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment.
• Elevated sense of style, aesthetic, and color; translate trends to customer and brand.
• Thorough knowledge of silhouette, fit, fabrication, construction, color use, sewing techniques, and trim.
• Strong computer skills in Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to analyze data and make recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Research global markets to identify seasonal trends and inspiration.
• Develop concepts and sketches for product line and present to leadership.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships with Merchandising, Production, GIS, Visual Merchandising and Marketing to ensure seamless execution.
• Influence strategy for product area and ensure business and customer needs are met.
• Create tech packs with Production and Tech Design; communicate fit and design vision.
• Build cross functional partnerships and identify sketch callouts for fit and aesthetic.
• Oversee fabric and trim selection.

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer-focused design

Trend translation

Strong aesthetic sense

Communication with leadership

Problem solving

Silhouette & fit knowledge

Fabrication & trim understanding

Color theory

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Excel

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. You will manage the design process from market research and conception through to product design and final styling for your assigned product category. 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 advocate 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 customer experience

• Influence strategy for product area, providing recommendations regarding seasonal themes and edits to line, ensuring product meets business and customer needs.

• 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.

• Build cross functional partnerships and consensus, identifying sketch callouts and communicating desired fit and aesthetic to cross functional team.

• Responsible for fabric and trim selection.

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

• Strong computer knowledge including Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Excel

• Ability to assess relatively complex situations and analyze data to make judgments and recommend solutions