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Product Designer

• Attend team meetings, daily scrums & project kick-offs
• Understand product specifications, business goals & user expectations/frustrations
• Conduct competitive research to document similar challenges & solutions
• Create wireframes, high-fidelity comps and prototypes
• Brainstorm & design multiple options, to find the best solution for the project
• Contribute to and maintain a growing design system to elevate the brand’s visual identity
• Work directly with product owners, stakeholders & developers to identify & adhere experiences to our standards and requirements
• Take an active role in learning new skills, overcoming challenges, and engaging with team & cross-functional partners

Graphics Designer

• Contribute to the development of Textile graphic designs, patterns and prints
• Support the needs of the Textile designers to execute design concepts and other functions when necessary
• Create original artwork for handbags and wallets – Licensed and Non licensed for all brands from the direction of our design team when needed
• Produce print repeats from final artwork; editing, recoloring and matching color to pantone standards
• Utilize licensed assets creatively while adhering to licensor rules and guidelines
• Use Photoshop and Illustrator to prepare, modify, and resize artwork; collaborating with product development and design team to articulate printing and design techniques to factories
• Partner with the HT Inc DTR Apparel Art teams when necessary
• Provide color comments on PPs/Strikeoffs to PD
• Create and revise Art specification pages for submission to the licensor for approval of collections

Associate Textile Designer, Graphic Designer – Handbags, Accessories

Designer

• Helps design team create sketches and design intent pages for tech packs, preparing spec sheets with detailed technical information, maintain design records and creates line sheets for cross-functional teams
• Responsible for conceptualizing, developing, and creating apparel for Men’s, Juniors, Plus size and Children’s- Denim experience is a plus
• Develop and assist team with presenting trend / mood boards and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve alignment on projects
• Research and shop market for trend and inspiration, identifying new trends in fabric, trim, fit, and hardware pieces and other raw materials
• Work closely with buying, product development, art, product development and technical design team throughout the development process to ensure the highest level of quality and integrity
• Assists design team with following the product through its full development process – helps reviewing and approving design, lab dips, trim, fabric details, participating in fittings and providing fit comments to ensure proper fit and brand integrity
• Participate in the conceptual development of product license apparel lines, providing recommendations regarding seasonal themes, edits to line, and new concepts

Product Designer

Associate Textile Designer, Graphic Designer – Handbags, Accessories

Associate Apparel Designer