GOOD AMERICAN · 4 months ago
Design Director (Ready-to-Wear)
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expGood American is the first fully inclusive fashion brand that celebrates all dimensions of female power, offering quality, style, and substance in every size. They are seeking a Design Director for the Ready-to-Wear category to collaborate with the Creative Director and lead the design process, ensuring that the line is on trend, sellable, and maintains brand integrity.
ApparelB2CConsumer GoodsE-CommerceFashion
Responsibilities
Researches trends and applies newness and modernity to the brand during the design process
Mentors and provides inspirational leadership to all team members
Continually strives for design excellence and looks for ways to improve current processes, enhance team collaboration, and overall elevate the brand
Assists the Creative Director in presenting the line during sales meetings
Presents market research and sketches to the Creative Director
Manages the design process from initial sketch to production
Ensures top quality of all category products
Coordinates with cross-functional teams to ensure create and manage designer calendar
Directs all Designers, Assistant Designers and Associate Designers to ensure that all trim designs and sample orders are handed off to TBGS according to calendar
Delegates appropriate tasks/ projects to the Designer, Associate Designer, Assistant Designer and monitors and reviews their progress
Provides leadership and serves as a mentor to the Designer, Associate Designer, and Assistant Designer and any interns
Partners with the Merchandising & Pre-production teams to ensure costs of the materials, treatments and trims are within our initial FOB costing
Partners closely with the Production team to ensure timely production goals are met
Collaborates with Patternmakers, Development and Technical Designers to confirm desired garment construction and look
Meets with trim & fabric vendors / attends trade shows to research new fabrics, trims, and technology
Participates in fabric selections and initial print reviews during seasonal meetings
Meets with print/textile vendors and partners with graphic designer to create seasonal prints
Attends fittings and works with the Tech team to ensure design intent and fits are properly executed
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 7-10 years of Fashion Design, specifically RTW category experience, is a must
Exceptionally high taste level
Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or equivalent required
Knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, Excel and Word needed
Proven ability to manage, mentor and motivate a team
Excellent verbal and written communicator
Thrives in a highly dynamic, fast paced environment
Please note that this role requires to be onsite four days a week
Company
GOOD AMERICAN
GOOD AMERICAN is a women's apparel shop that sells jeans.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2019-01-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Emma Grede
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Nicolas Tesoriero
CFO / COO
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