Sr Designer, Collabs & Partnerships

The Gap, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Gap, Inc. in the United States seeks a senior design leader to set the global direction for a product line and guide a cross-functional team.

You will nurture a high-performing group while partnering with Merchandising, Production, GIS, Visual Merchandising and Marketing to deliver compelling products that meet customer expectations. You will also drive trend research, create concepts and tech packs with Production and Tech Design, and mentor teams through key design initiatives to achieve

Qualifications

• Leadership experience shaping design direction for a product line.
• Ability to translate trends into customer-focused concepts.
• Strong collaboration with Merchandising, Production, GIS and Marketing.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Excel for design and data work.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic direction for product area and team.
• Provide creative direction and coaching to develop a high performing team.
• Research global markets to identify seasonal trends and inspiration.
• Develop concepts and sketches for the product line and advocate to leadership.
• Build cross functional relationships to ensure seamless execution from concept to store/site.
• Partner with Production and Tech Design to create tech packs and ensure quality and margins.
• Lead collaboration on key design initiatives and their implementation.

Skills

Creative leadership

Global market research

Concept development

Cross-functional collaboration

Adobe Illustrator

Product design

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 set the overall global design direction for the conceptual development of a specific product line. Must lean into risk taking and be customer curious!

What You'll Do

• 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

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; computer knowledge including Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Excel
• 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 throughout the product creation process related to garment construction, hand sketching, and fabric, and understanding of procedures and concepts in other areas, such as merchandising and product development.