RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Concept and create a line for private label business in footwear and sock categories
• Work with sales, product development team, and retail partners
to develop private label lines
• Researches color and style trend analysis and communicates to
product development team via samples, trend boards, etc.
• Responsible for selecting materials and defining/executing
color strategy
• Communicate extensively with overseas factories
• Create spec sheets and tech packs
• Follow consistent size and fit standards, grade rules and
tolerances, construction and quality standards, standard
pattern blocks and tech pack templates
• Fit samples on live model or form and record comments to
ensure final fit, quality and construction meets standards
• Communicate with vendors to ensure execution of standards;
track fit and top of production (TOP) samples
REQUIREMENTS:
• Superior organizational skills and excellent communication
skills; team oriented; highly detail oriented and meticulous
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines, balance creativity
with technical capability, and interpret design sketches for
tech packs
• Extensive knowledge of footwear and legwear; including but not
limited to silhouettes, color ways, sewing techniques,
fabrication and trim; familiarity with print design and
manufacturing
• Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator (CAD)
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Travel to present line to clientele
Requirements: