Senior Design Director

About This Role

This role involves overseeing all design functions for the Perry Ellis Collection, under the guidance of the Creative Director. The Senior Design Director will manage the design process for each season, ensuring strong and balanced assortments across multiple product categories.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct design process for a given season, building strong, balanced assortments that include core, “key items” and lifestyle items as it pertains to multiple product categories
• Work closely with the Creative Director to create and distribute seasonal Color, Concept and Print/Pattern direction
• Direct and execute the entire product design process to include market research, consumer insights, concept, color and print alignment, designing, sketching, specing and fit
• Create designs that support merchant line plans, assortment strategies, price points and overall creative direction
• Continuously develop fabrics, prints and trims every season, working with the sourcing department to achieve directed product integrity requirements
• Ensure that product is consistent with market trends and business strategy, interpreting international/domestic concepts and trends
• Ensure product design package is complete, accurate and handed off to product development team, tech department and vendors on time
• Train and develop a design team to meet deadlines and achieve results, providing timely and meaningful performance feedback
• Travel domestically for design inspiration and sales presentations, and internationally for design development, fabric sourcing, and in-line garment approvals
• Work with Designers, Merchandisers and Technical Designers to approve final fit samples
• Manage/Direct Design Team
• Partner with in-house Marketing teams to ensure key understanding and execution of on-garment branding and communication of brand themes

Requirements

• Fashion Design Degree
• 8-10 years of design experience
• 3+ years of managerial experience
• Proficient in Photoshop
• Proficient in Illustrator
• Strong working knowledge of apparel construction and technologies, materials & trims
• Extensive knowledge of fabrics, printing techniques, & trim details
• Proven leadership/management skills
• Strong listening and negotiation skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to set a creative tone and inspire ideas/new concepts; ability to conceptually visualize and build a line

Qualifications

• Fashion Design Degree
• 8-10 years of design experience

Nice to Have

• Working knowledge of Fabric Design software
• Working knowledge of 3D rendering software
• Working knowledge of online collaboration tools
• Working knowledge of AI

Skills

* Required skills