Anthropologie Weddings ยท 2 months ago
Anthropologie Designer - Structured Wovens
US-PA-Philadelphia
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expAnthropologie Weddings is seeking a Designer for Structured Wovens to contribute to seasonal design trends for their apparel product categories. The role involves designing collections, supervising junior designers, and collaborating with production teams to source fabrics while ensuring designs align with the Anthropologie brand.
E-CommerceFashionRetailWedding
Responsibilities
Contribute to overall trend and direction for each season, for all designs, labels and specific categories
Shop and observe street fashion several times a year. Take photos and purchase samples for inspiration
Work with Production Team to globally source, find fabrics and yarns that are within budgetary guidelines to develop
Collaborate with the Design Manager/Director and Buying team on a weekly basis to review emerging trends to chase in-season
Collaborate with the Designers & Design Manager/Director each season to develop conceptual direction for the total product assortment
Identify fabrics and yarns that are within budget guidelines (line plan) to develop into product. Collaborate with partners in Production to manage lead-time, minimum order requirements, and costing constraints
Design styles, develop or select trims, and identify colors for fabrics selected at the Raw Materials meeting
Present development samples and color palette for merchant review at Proto and Finalization Meetings
Work with Design Coordinator to create, update and maintain tech packs in PDM. Communicate fit and construction details to Technical Design department. Complete all technical sketches for domestic and overseas programs
Travel to factories for development and execution of programs
Manage weekly fittings
Develop and train Designers, and Assistant/ Associate Designers. Ensure training goals are set each review period and renewed regularly. Motivate and encourage them to be creative and to support your needs
Qualification
Required
5-7 years in design
Strong understanding of fashion trends and the Anthropologie customer
Expert-level technical knowledge of apparel construction
Expert-level knowledge of fabric and trims as well as strong relationships with resources
Extensive knowledge of fabric treatments as well as wash and dye techniques
Extensive knowledge of manufacturing techniques and processes
The ability to recognize and accurately forecast fashion and cultural trends
Creative Vision: Have the vision to identify trends in their early stages and understand their impact to fashion
Ability to research and report on industry trend direction, color direction, and fabric innovations approximately 9-12 months ahead of season
Ability to articulate ideas clearly and inspire
Effectively use Adobe Illustrator for the CADing of design work and presentations
Excellent communication skills to communicate ideas and inspirations to others and to interact with designers, buyers and other Home Office staff
Organizational skills necessary to manage multiple tasks and projects, and complete them within deadlines
The ability to delegate and direct the daily activities of the assistants and associate designers and provide direction to the team
Comprehensive knowledge of apparel construction, including dying, silk screening, washing techniques and other treatments
Thorough understanding of manufacturing techniques and processes
Ability to travel to factories and make vendor/agent meetings productive
Personnel skills to motivate, lead, develop and coach people
The ability to develop partnerships with Buyers, Directors and Department heads
Preferred
Education in Bachelors Degree in Fashion Design preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
PTO
Generous employee discounts
Retirement savings
Much more
Company
Anthropologie Weddings
A wedding destination, exclusively from Anthropologie Anthropologie Weddings is a destination for the bride in search of uniquely beautiful ways to celebrate a uniquely beautiful love story.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase