Senior Designer: Global Concept & Style Lead

Gapinc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Gap Inc. is seeking a senior design leader to set the overall global design direction for a specific product line.

You will work in an energizing, inclusive, and creative environment focused on concepting and creating sustainable product that exceeds customers' expectations. You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure style, fit, quality, and margin targets are achieved, translate trends into customer-facing concepts, and mentor a high-performing design team through the development

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of silhouette, fit, fabrication, construction, color use, sewing techniques, and trim.
• Computer knowledge including Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic direction for product area and team.
• Provide creative direction and coaching to develop a motivated, high performing team.
• 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.
• 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.
• Collaborate and lead others in key design and product initiatives and their implementation.

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Gap Inc. is seeking a senior design leader to set the overall global design direction for a specific product line.

You will work in an energizing, inclusive, and creative environment focused on concepting and creating sustainable product that exceeds customers' expectations. You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure style, fit, quality, and margin targets are achieved, translate trends into customer-facing concepts, and mentor a high-performing design team through the development