Knitwear Designer: Elevate Sweater Innovation & Craft

Tory Burch; New York (NY); Hybride; USD 95 000 - 125 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Employee discount

Exclusive sample sales

Executive coaching on-demand

Résumé du poste

Tory Burch in New York seeks an experienced Designer, Sweaters to lead knitwear concepts from initial concept through SMS to final production. You will partner with Yarn Sourcing, product development, and cross-functional teams to translate creative vision into commercially successful silhouettes.

The role requires 5+ years in Advanced Contemporary or Designer markets, strong sweater knowledge, and PLM experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Advanced Contemporary or Designer market.
• Preferably experience with managing a design assistant.
• Strong understanding of sweater design, yarn development, stitch structures, garment construction, and seasonal concept development.
• Experience working with PLM systems and cross-functional partners throughout the product development lifecycle.

Responsabilités

• Design and development of Pre-Collection sweater categories from initial concept through SMS.
• Research seasonal trends, silhouettes, color, yarns, stitches, and construction techniques to develop commercially relevant knitwear concepts.
• Select yarns in collaboration with Yarn Sourcing manager, balancing design intent, quality, and cost.
• Familiarity with Italian and Asian yarn mills and yarn properties.
• Strong communication skills to foster factory partnerships.
• Develop knit swatches and stitch explorations relevant to the season.
• Strong sketching skills, strong Photoshop/Procreate cad-ing skills.
• Create presentation boards and CAD decks for Design Leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Partner closely with Product Development to build and maintain accurate product information in the PLM system throughout the development process.
• Collaborate closely with Technical Design throughout the product lifecycle to ensure fit, construction, and garment engineering meet design intent.
• Strong technical knowledge for stitch construction, machine capabilities and finishing details.
• Review prototypes, fittings, lab dips, yarn approvals, providing detailed feedback to vendors and cross-functional partners.
• Drive product creation from concept through salesman sample (SMS), and final production readiness.
• Manage and mentor the Design Assistant, including delegating work, reviewing Deliverables, and approving timesheets.
• Support a collaborative team environment by partnering with cross-functional teams to solve design and development challenges.

Connaissances

Knit design

Photoshop

Procreate

CAD drafting

PLM systems

Communication

Mentoring

Outils

PLM systems

CAD decks

Yarn sourcing

Description du poste

Tory Burch in New York seeks an experienced Designer, Sweaters to lead knitwear concepts from initial concept through SMS to final production. You will partner with Yarn Sourcing, product development, and cross-functional teams to translate creative vision into commercially successful silhouettes.

The role requires 5+ years in Advanced Contemporary or Designer markets, strong sweater knowledge, and PLM experience.