Associate Designer Denim - Calvin Klein North America Mens Apparel

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POSITION SUMMARY: 

The Associate Designer is responsible for handling Denim design for Calvin Klein North America Men’s Apparel across multiple channels (Mainline, Off-Price, and CK Standards) as well as multiple product categories (Denim Bottoms, Tops, and Jackets). They will partner directly with the Sr Designer Denim and the Product Development team and will be heavily involved in the Product Development aspect of Denim.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE JOB: 

• Co-designs and builds assortment of all Denim Bottoms, Tops, and Jackets for Mainline, Off-Price, and CK Standards with Sr Designer on wash/fabric development, fit/styling details, sketches/silhouette details, and trim development.

• Co-presents sketches and tech pack sketches based on Design Director’s direction to leadership.

• Owns, creates, manages, and maintains all seasonal tech packs for Mainline, Off-Price, and CK Standards.

• Owns, creates, manages, and maintains seasonal style line sheets for all channels to be formally distributed between departments.

• Creates and manages all denim sketch and CAD needs for leadership presentations.

• Designs and develops all denim trims design in coordination with the Calvin Klein North America Trim Manager.

• Maintains trim charts and manages timing of trim development for Proto and SMS.

• Coordinates with Technical Design team in passing off styles to achieve intended design intent and execution of seasonal development.

• Co-manages all aspects of Product Development with the Supply Team and vendors including development and production needs and issues with suppliers and factories, monitoring calendar dates and timeline of deliverables to ensure timely delivery of samples, and denim wash comment preparation, execution, and sample send outs.

• Communicates directly with factories to oversee seasonal wash development.

• Works in conjunction with Raw Materials team to initiate seasonal fabric development with mills.

• Meets with fabric mills to source seasonal fabrics and negotiate fabric prices with the Sr Designer.

• Maintains fabric charts and manages timing of sample fabric yardage for Proto and SMS.

• Manages tracking and receiving of development samples in conjunction with Supply team.

• Initiates seasonal concept and market research.

• Manages and maintains Vintage Garment Archive, Denim Fabric Library,  and Denim Trim Library.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Experience: 2-4 years of Men’s Apparel experience preferred; Denim experience a plus; Centric PLM system experience a plus

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design

Skills: 

• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Adobe, and Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and word experience a must

• Excellent sense of color knowledge is required

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Highly organized and detail oriented

• Ability to establish strong relationships with key cross-functional partners and department staff

• Flexibility to deadline demands and seasonal schedules

INTERNAL & EXTERNAL CONTACTS:

Internal Contacts: Design, Product Development, Sourcing, Technical Design, Raw Materials, Merchandising, and Sales teams  

      

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Direct: N/A

         

BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITIES: N/A

         

DECISION MAKING: 

• Must be flexible and responsive to design and calendar changes

• Must be able to prioritize and multi-task effectively

RESOURCEFULNESS/CREATIVITY: Must have strong technical creative ability and be able to sketch effectively and clearly articulate fit and design elements.

ENVIRONMENT: 

• Fast-paced, collaborative, time-sensitive, and deadline-driven environment.

• Must be extremely organized and accurate

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