Product Designer - 12 Month Contract

Responsibilities

• Research emerging fashion trends, textiles, and techniques to inspire innovative garment designs and incorporating AI into this approach.
• Contribute to the creative seasonal strategy and storytelling, supporting the conceptualization of collections and key categories from inception through production.
• Build and maintain seasonal presentations including presentation boards, merch sheets, and design direction collateral in collaboration with the Portfolio Manager of the Design Team Category you report into.
• Develop sketches, digital illustrations, and technical drawings for apparel collections.
• Shape the brand's narrative through design and visual communication, ensuring a consistent brand voice across all products, but maintain uniqueness and differentiation between multiple brands.
• Create and choose appropriate materials, colours, and trims, ensuring quality and suitability for each design.
• Provide deliverables from market shop trips to share with various teams.
• Create seasonal assortments focused on specific categories across all banners.
• Ensure adherence to sustainability principles while contributing to ongoing improvements toward more sustainable practices.
• Develop and execute assigned product categories within seasonal timelines to complement brand collections.
• Support planning for long-term key category shifts requiring Merch alignment, wear testing, and extensive lead times.
• Integrate innovative technologies, new fabrications, styling, or details into product lines by identifying new opportunities.
• Utilize Clo 3D software to enhance the design and development process, enabling realistic digital garment visualization, efficient prototyping, and improved collaboration across teams.
• Challenge conventional styling, processes, or production methods by working closely with collaborative team members to bring ideas to life.
• Provide detailed product intentions in tech packs and ensure changes are captured and up to date.
• Ensure product details are up to date in tech packs and PLM.
• Collaborate with technical design (TD), product development (PD) and the vendors to bring designs to life.
• Work closely with the TD team to resolve fit style and construction issues, ensuring fully commercialized products.
• Present initial concepts and finished designs to merchant teams for feedback and approval.
• Adjust designs based on feedback and ensure all garments meet brand standards and market needs.
• What you bring
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working as a clothing designer
• Post-secondary education in Fashion Design, Textile Design, or a related field.
• Proven experience in a similar role within the fashion or design industry; previous experience in fashion design or apparel development is an asset, specifically outerwear.
• Strong artistic ability and proficiency in sketching, illustration, and design software (e.g., Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Clo3D).
• Knowledge and experience in PLM is an asset.
• Deep understanding of market trends, materials, colours, technologies, and sustainability practices.
• Knowledge of garment construction, pattern making, and textile properties.
• Excellent communication, time management and teamwork skills.
• Attention to detail and a keen eye for colour, texture, and style.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work to deadlines.
• Strong portfolio showcasing expertise in fashion design across various categories.
• Must be willing and able to occasionally travel for visits to factories, market shops, attend trade shows.
• We're always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:
• Career growth opportunities and product discounts
• Broadband Salary Range: $33.00 and $54.00 CAD per hour.
• Compensation decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, job-related knowledge, skills and competencies, market location, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements.
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• This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.
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