JCPenney · 3 hours ago
Sr Designer Active Kids
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expJ.C. Penney Company, Inc. is a leading retailer serving customers across the United States. The Sr Designer leads the creation of original concepts for kids' clothing, overseeing style, color, and fabric, while collaborating with various teams to ensure product alignment with brand strategy.
E-CommerceFashionRetail
Responsibilities
Leads in the creation of original concepts that encompass style, color, and fabric for assigned lines to ensure customer focused offerings that meet business requirements
Research and identify trends and color directions for specific brands; create design concept/mood boards, mock-ups, and inspirational prints for presentations
Shop stores and appropriate markets; pull and review fabrics, design concepts, color-ups, to conceptualize the product design for the season
Identify and design key items with a strong brand identity
Supervises the initiation of product packages through working with technical designers
Work with technical designers to ensure design intent and meet product aesthetics
Collaborates with raw material team to define newest fabric and print direction for season, selects and approves fabric, yarn qualities, and trims within price points for products
Approves strike-offs, handlooms, and knit-downs
Leads in the print direction and selection of artwork
Creates the flat sketch designs for new and enhanced existing products
Collaborates with the merchandise team to create new product placemats for floor set visuals
Travels as needed to develop the product
Qualification
Required
College degree in fine arts or fashion design, or equivalent work experience in a design related field preferred
8 – 10 years' experience in design product and fabrication knowledge
Basic working knowledge of the technical aspects of the assigned category, ability to design around concepts and to design flat sketches, technical and computer skills, design and color sense, presentation, persuasion, organization, time management, written and verbal communication
Proficient in Illustrator, Microsoft Office, Power Point, Photo Shop a plus
Extremely flexible and adaptable
Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines, detail oriented, team oriented and creative
Preferred
Experience with Intimates or sleepwear is preferred
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision
Term life insurance
Paid vacation/holidays
401(k) Savings Plan with company match
Associate discount on JCPenney merchandise
Company
JCPenney
JCPenney is a chain of American mid-range department stores.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.5BKey Investors
Wells Fargo
2025-01-08Acquired
2020-12-08Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2020-05-26IPO
Leadership Team
Keith Melker
Chief Financial Officer
M
Marie Lacertosa
SVP, Supply Chain
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