Director, Design, Male Print + Pattern

Old Navy; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Merchandise discount

Paid Time Off

401(k) with company match

Stock purchase plan

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Volunteer hours

Job summary

Old Navy is seeking a Senior CAD Textile Designer to drive the development of male color, print and pattern identity. You will develop seasonal print concepts using CAD to create repeats, colorways, and scale variations for purchased and original artwork.

The role requires partnering with the design team to capture the brand aesthetic for iconic concepts. You will lead and mentor CAD Textile Designers, ensure CAD prints are maintained across colorways, and guide strategic color/print direction

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of CAD systems/software/printers (NedGraphics; Illustrator; Photoshop)
• Proficient in MS Office and Excel
• Experience with print and textile designs and color matching creation of colorways
• Strong leadership and organizational skills
• Understanding of product development from concept to finished design

Responsibilities

• Create seasonal print concepts and build out print/yarn dye/embroidery pattern stories on brand
• Lead CAD Textile Designers and Associate Designers to build a strong team
• Maintain prints and yarn dyes in CAD with multiple colorways and sizes
• Collaborate with concept team to deliver color palettes and brand-aligned outputs
• Oversee artwork packages that meet production standards and business needs
• Set policies and strategic direction for the team and projects

Skills

CAD software

Textile design

Color matching

Colorways creation

Leadership

Communication

Time management

Tools

NedGraphics

Illustrator

Photoshop

MS Office

Excel

Job description

About Old Navy

Forget what you know about old-school industry rules. When you work at Old Navy, you’re choosing a different path. From day one, we’ve been on a mission to democratize fashion and make shopping fun again. Our teams make style accessible to everyone, creating high-quality, must-have fashion essentials for the whole family, with love, season after season.

About Old Navy

Forget what you know about old-school industry rules. When you work at Old Navy, you’re choosing a different path. From day one, we’ve been on a mission to democratize fashion and make shopping fun again. Our teams make style accessible to everyone, creating high-quality, must-have fashion essentials for the whole family, with love, season after season.

We opened our first store in 1994 in San Francisco and have been on a roll ever since. We cultivate a community of playful personalities that thrive in a fast‑paced environment where our employees can be their most authentic selves. Here, we’re family.

About The Role

In this role, you will drive the development of Male color, print and pattern identity for the brand. You will develop seasonal print and woven concepts using a CAD system to create repeats, colorways, and scale variations of both purchased and original artwork. You’ll need to partner closely with the design team and understand the brand aesthetic to achieve iconic and flawless concepts.

What you'll do

• Create seasonal print concepts and build out relevant print/yarn dye/ embroidery pattern stories from that concept that are on brand
• Works closely with the concept team to deliver color palettes.
• Lead, develop and guide CAD Textile Designers and Associate Designers to build a highly talented and technically experienced team
• Ensure prints and yarn dyes are maintained in CAD system by team in multiple colorways and various sizes, maximizing efficiency and organization and meeting deadlines
• Collaborate and lead others in key initiatives and their implementation, engaging business leaders to maintain an understanding of business needs.
• Responsible for planning, budget, and end results; set policies and strategic direction for team
• Maintain an understanding of print and CAD technology trends in the market, provide relevant imagery to communicate print trends and set the strategy and vision for seasonal color/print boards and constantly aware of new and emerging pattern trends that meet the brand filter and used for chase/ fast.
• Oversee the preparation of artwork packages that comply with production ready standards, providing well defined recommendations to meet business requirements

Who you are

• Expert knowledge of CAD systems/software/printers (NedGraphics; Illustrator; Photoshop), MS Office and Excel, print and textile designs, color matching and creation of colorways
• Strong leadership, organizational, time management and communication skills
• Awareness of product development from conceptualization to finished design for textiles
• Evaluate sometimes complex situations using multiple sources of information (internal and external sources)
• Able to filter, prioritize, analyze, and validate potentially complex in‑depth understanding of concepts and procedures within computer aided design, textiles, fabric, and color, and understanding of procedures and concepts in other areas, such as design, merchandising and production.

Salary Range

Salary Range: $173,000.00 - $224,900.00

Employee pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, competencies and work location. We will meet minimum wage or minimum of the pay range (whichever is higher) based on city, county and state requirements.

Benefits at Old Navy

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular‑priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
• One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
• Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*
• Employee stock purchase plan.*
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
• See more of the benefits we offer.
• For eligible employees

Gap Inc. is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long‑held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World’s Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.