Director, Design, Male Print + Pattern

Gapinc; San Francisco (CA); Vor Ort; USD 120.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Gap Inc. is seeking a senior textile design leader to drive color, print and pattern identity for the brand.

You will develop seasonal print concepts using CAD to create repeats, colorways, and scale variations of both purchased and original artwork, partnering closely with the design team to achieve iconic concepts. Lead CAD Textile Designers and Associate Designers, maintain prints and yarn dyes in CAD across multiple colorways and sizes, and guide the team to meet deadlines and production

Qualifikationen

• Expert CAD/textile design knowledge and colorway creation.
• Strong leadership, organizational and communication skills.
• Understanding of product development from concept to finished textiles.

Aufgaben

• Create seasonal print concepts and build on-brand patterns.
• Collaborate with concept team to deliver color palettes.
• Lead CAD Textile Designers and Associate Designers.
• Maintain CAD prints and yarn dye colorways across sizes and colorways.
• Provide strategy for seasonal color/print trends and boards.

Kenntnisse

CAD software

Print design

Color matching

Leadership

Project management

Tools

NedGraphics

Illustrator

Photoshop

MS Office

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

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.