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Outdoor Cap Company · 3 months ago

Lead Designer

Bentonville, AR

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Outdoor Cap Company, Inc is a leading company in the headwear industry, focusing on business-to-business sourcing and manufacturing. The Lead Designer is responsible for leading design projects, collaborating with other designers, and ensuring innovative designs that meet customer needs throughout the product design process.

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Responsibilities

Collaborates with leadership, other designers and cross-departmentally in the concept development process and leads network specific projects in design and customer knowledge

Executes design at an advanced level; applying brand identity, customer preferences, sales history, market benchmark and trend direction appropriately to meet the unique needs of the customer

Gives and solicits feedback from other designers to continually raise the bar for quality

Is objective and solution driven, collaborating with Designers and Directors to accommodate varying degrees of critique and revision

Stays informed of technique and fabric availability at all factories and brings innovative ideas for design and decoration to the team

Highly flexible and organized, managing time and changes to project priorities

Maintains awareness of new and continual changes to design requests, techniques, headwear styles and programs to ensure quality standards in all deliverables

Provides detailed specification for the factory e.g., fabrication, color, technique, shape, and references

Researches the retail market, compiles, and analyzes season relevant trending

Communicates verbal and written communications effectively and professionally in both face-to-face and group settings internally and externally

Attends daily sample review meetings and identifies opportunities for improvement

Attends planning meetings and engages team to clarify direction

Is service oriented: reacts immediately to requests that may require quick turnaround to meet a deadline or exceed expectations

Presents design collections for network customer accounts internally and externally, effectively communicating direction, design rationale and design details

Looks for opportunities to work quickly and efficiently, yielding both quality and results

Maintains a file management system for accuracy, consistency, and easy access

Ensures that designs comply with internal and external guidelines

Participates in skill development training in an effort to create value and maximize impact

Employs a project management system to manage assigned projects

Ability to attend trade shows and customer meetings as required

Protects Outdoor Cap and its property by securing artwork that is shared outside of the company

Guarantees all designs respect copyright laws and follow intellectual property guidelines

Demonstrates a robust knowledge of Outdoor Cap’s brands, products, and systems

Upholds Outdoor Cap's Mission-Vision-Values and Founder’s Pillars by acting with integrity; working together as a team; treating each other with respect

Works closely with sales, sourcing, and development teams to design and present 'Merchandise Solutions' including custom point of purchase and PDQ displays, hangtags & trim

Qualification

Adobe CCGraphic DesignMac OSXCustomer ServiceDesign AcumenMicrosoft OfficeTeamworkCollaboration

Required

Minimum Associate degree in graphic design and 3+ years' experience in graphic design; or equivalent combined education and experience

Advanced level technical abilities in Adobe CC and Mac OSX

Proficient level technical abilities in Microsoft Office

Must be able to remain in a stationary position (seated) 80% of the day and occasionally reach, bend, and move inside the office to access files and product

Domestic and/or international travel up to 25%

Required to have close visual acuity to perform computer tasks and operate other office machinery

The person in this position frequently communicates with internal and external customers and must be able to exchange accurate information in a clear manner

Ability to move 10-20 lbs. occasionally throughout day

Able to hear a telephone ring

Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)