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Senior Director of Design, Women’s Woven’s
Banana Republic
New York, NY, United States
Description • Experience in designer level setting and creating trend in wovens and ability to translate to Banana Republic market and consumer. • Sets overall direction in the conceptual development of product lines. • Fully responsible for managing staff in all aspects of entire product design process to include market research, mood board creation, designing, sketching, “specing” and fit. • Selects, trains, motivates and evaluates staff. • Responsible for managing and providing creative direction to design staff. • In conjunction with Product Development management, responsible for visualizing and determining strategic direction of business; accountable for process improvement, growing business and seeking opportunities to positively affect division/company. • Fully responsible for ensuring that product is consistent with market trends as well as business strategy; interprets international/domestic concepts and fashion trends as it relates to market demands, company image and business strategy. • Oversees selection of fabrics and trims. • Fully responsible for identifying and executing opportunities for process improvement through subordinate staff members. • Provides overall recommendations and sets tone regarding style and fit of product(s) during presentation. • Ensures consistency of look between differing businesses. Qualifications • In-depth knowledge of design techniques and processes • Excellent leadership/management skills • Ability to set overall creative tone and lead creative design process • Excellent sense of style and color • Proven excellent presentation and negotiation skills • Ability to deal with managerial issues • College degree in Fashion Design or related field. • Minimum of 10 years design experience including two years of managerial experience • Ability to use personal computer. • Frequent travel is required. Primary Location US-NY-NEW YORK Full-time BANANA REPUBLIC – Product Design