HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm · 1 day ago
Product Manager - Specialized 5
HireTalent is a staffing and recruiting firm seeking a Product Manager for a 3-month contract in Beaverton, OR. The role involves executing a creative vision for apparel product designs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and managing design presentations while ensuring alignment with brand standards and timelines.
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Responsibilities
Execute against a defined creative vision for brand collaborations, partnerships, and seasonal concepts, translating direction into compelling apparel product designs
Drive design development on assigned projects, from early concepting through refinement, prototyping, and final execution, ensuring storytelling, materials, and details align to the intended narrative
Partner closely with Directors and Expert-level designers to push ideas further, elevate concepts, and ensure creative intent is maintained throughout the product creation process, inclusive of aiding technical packages for current/ongoing workstreams
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Design, Development, Merchandising, Marketing, and external partners to deliver cohesive, high-quality outcomes on against designated timelines
Support collaboration and innovation initiatives by exploring new materials, silhouettes, graphics, and construction approaches that challenge conventions while respecting brand integrity
Present work clearly and confidently to internal stakeholders, articulating design rationale, cultural insight, and execution choices
Manage design presentations and communicate concepts effectively to cross-functional partners, ensuring projects maintain creative intent while meeting business timelines, operational requirements, and brand standards
Qualification
Required
5+ YOE in Cut and Sew pattern design
Creating Tech Packs - sending to manufacturer and revising past designs with creative ideas
Fresh creative ideas they can bring in to the team
Bachelor's Degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or related design field or equivalent combination of relevant education, experience, and training
5+ years of relevant work experience in a design environment working with materials, trims, design and fit
Outstanding ability to apply and perform foundational design skills, including drawing/sketching, illustrations across analog and digital platforms
Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, concept ideation, color theory and have strong presentation skills along with the ability to convey your design point of view through a variety of visual tools to both internal and external partners
Comprehensive understanding of materials, color and fit standards
Relevant Apparel/Fashion/Design experience through on-job training and strong portfolio representation
Preferred
Experience in graphic design for Apparel
Experience in Color and Materials design
Experience in apparel industry for womens and men's lifestyle wear
Company
HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm
HireTalent is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) workforce solutions firm, specializing in securing the best talent fits in Executive/Retained Search, Direct Hire Placements, MSP, SOW, and nationwide hiring program management and support.