Design Director, Women's & Men's Apparel

• Brainstorm new product concepts with SVP of Design at Seasonal Product Ideation, with Merchandising partners and cross- functional thought partners at Product Milestone.
• Initiate product and fabric development to satisfy long term business needs within our Sustainability pipeline
• Travel internationally and domestically for vendor direction, inspiration and fabric shows 
• Strategically develop and grow the Women’s & Men’s business in line with company targets defined by our long-range plan
• Design and develop core knits, sweaters, wovens, and accessories on a quarterly basis with strategic mindset for platformed fabrications
• Prepare and present quarterly sketch reviews, check-ins with SVP of Design along with pipeline milestone overlaps of seasons
• Guide team to achieve an elevated fit direction (includes Italian workmanship)
• Mentor and lead direct reports 
• In collaboration with Merchandising, TD & PD, manage calendar, budget and team activities from weekly touch bases to milestone engagement.

• You have 10+ years experience designing Sweaters, Knits and Woven Apparel with Italian tailoring knowledge & ability to do simple draping.
• You have 4+ years experience managing and mentoring teams
• You have 4+ years experience with private label accessories (footwear, handbags, soft items & collaborations)
• Proven track record of building and developing knit and sweater and woven businesses and have worked at scale
• Deep technical knowledge of knitted fabric, sweaters yarns and woven fabrics & Italian tailoring /vendors
• High competency with fittings (concise, directive communication to lead a cross-functional fitting)
• Strong P.O.V on relevant trend
• Experience with co-creation, testing off-shore and near-shore process.

This is a full-time role based at our Los Angeles office headquarters in the Arts District. We are on a hybrid schedule, with a minimum of three days in the office per week, Tuesdays through Thursdays.

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