Sporting Fashion & Goods
The North Face: Designer Women's Outerwear
Mid Level
Denver, United States
in office
Full time
Job description
About the Role
The Designer – Women's Outerwear supports The North Face's Women's Apparel Design Team in creating and executing seasonal product design work and creative vision. The role focuses on elevating design expression and building best-in-industry women's performance and performance-inspired apparel for Snow, Climb and Trail, as well as lifestyle product inspired by those territories. The designer works on moderately complex products as a collaborative member of the design team, partnering with cross-functional colleagues and design leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Women's Apparel Design Team in elevating design expression and creating women's performance and performance-inspired apparel that can take people to the far corners of the world in style and comfort.
- Create and execute seasonal product design work and creative vision.
- Design product built for Snow, Climb and Trail, as well as lifestyle product inspired by these territories.
- Support the design team with seasonal research, tool updates, concepts, product design and tech-packing.
- Work on moderately complex products, including seasonal research and insights, presentation tools, concepts, design deliverables and product design.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners as a member of the design team.
- Design and create a broader range of products in collaboration with design leadership.
- Present design work at seasonal go-to-market gates, giving and receiving constructive feedback.
- Contribute to team reviews, workshops and milestones.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in performance and lifestyle apparel design.
- A relevant Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
- Strong product acumen with working knowledge of apparel product development processes, including design, development, sourcing and manufacturing.
- Proficient working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Microsoft Office.
- Good level sketching, excellent tech-pack creation skills and attention to detail.
- Experience doing research, prototyping and concepting across lifestyle and performance products.
- Cross-functional and team collaboration and communication.
- Excellent collaboration skills and an ability to manage multiple timelines and deadlines.
- Solid understanding of brand aesthetic, DNA, materials and technologies, fit and silhouette, and cost engineering, in support of consumer and business needs across both performance-led and performance-inspired products.
- Proactive approach to identifying the root cause of challenges and seeking the best solutions, with a values-driven commitment to doing what is right for the product and business needs.
- High degree of agility and adaptability, with a change mindset.
- Growth mindset and enthusiasm for learning new tools and problem-solving.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with a high focus on women's apparel design.
- Knowledge of both outerwear and sportswear design and product construction.
- 3D design experience.
- Experience using AI rendering tools.
- International work experience and market understanding.
- Basic pattern and construction capabilities.
- Circular design experience and understanding.
Salary
- This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential.
Benefits & Perks
- Extensive development and growth opportunities for current and future positions.
- A competitive compensation package.
- A strong benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision and 401(k).
The Application Process
Specific details of additional compensation eligibility and of the benefits package are provided during the recruiting and interview process.
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