Senior Designer, Beyond Yoga Men's

JOB DESCRIPTION

Female founded and led, Beyond Yoga creates buttery soft activewear and beyond for every size, shape, moment, and movement from our own line of meticulously researched fabrics. Our obsession for softness and fabrics, and a relentless pursuit of quality and fit makes Beyond Yoga a fan favorite at every stage of life. We proudly celebrate diversity and welcome all ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, belief systems, and identities.  

We encourage our team to be active members of their local and global communities through opportunities like Social Good Day to participate in a cause of their choosing. Like us, the people we hire are passionate, honest, warm, enthusiastic, and fun!

In September 2021, we joined Levi Strauss & Co., one of the world’s largest brand-name apparel companies and a global leader in jeanswear. Beyond Yoga operates as a standalone brand with the benefit of LS&Co.’s global capabilities to help it achieve its goals of brand-building, store opening, category expansion and distribution.

We're looking for a Designer to focus on Men’s for the Beyond Yoga® brand. You'll design creative, commercially-viable products that support and deepen the value and identity of the brand. You will report to the VP, Design and be based in our headquarters in Culver City.

About The Job

• Drive innovation of the category through best-in-class fit, fabric, finish, style and sundries development 

• Communicate a clear design point of view and direction around an athletic-inspired, casual lifestyle brand look that supports the brand identity. 

• Identify trends in the global and local marketplace and filter through brand aesthetic. 
• Contribute to the direction of the business by establishing design vision and formulating original concepts. 
• Develop seasonal design platforms and concepts by identifying consumer-relevant opportunities through market research 
• Ensure seasonal collection communicates both big fashion ideas and locally relevant messages that result in a consistent and integrated consumer experience. 
• Understand nuances in both global and local consumer behavior and competitive pressures. 
• Understand broader design trends across multiple categories and disciplines. 
• Execute the design process components to achieve or exceed targets for the seasonal calendar, assortment plan and source location requirements 
• Sustain effective partnerships with Merchandising, Product Development and Sourcing to ensure products are engineered to profit and quality/aesthetic goals 
• Manage creation and execution of PLM BOM data integrity: protos, commercial samples and production 

• Work with GTM timelines, processes and deliverables 

• Design and develop product with a sustainable mindset and +Net Positive without compromising aesthetics 

 About You

• Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design or related field preferred 

• 6+ years of Design experience in the apparel category , prefer experience in athleisure or athletic-inspired category or brand.

• Creative Suite knowledge, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Reader, PowerPoint, PLM 

• Solid understanding of design process 

• Solid flat sketching skills, good design and color sense 

• Solid understanding of product construction (e.g., finishes, fabrics, hardware, stitches, safety requirements, etc.) 

• Knowledge of fit model and standard measurements 

• Demonstrated time management and communication skills 

The expected starting salary range for this role is $119,800-177,200. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance and business needs.

Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive plans, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, meet your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits vary depending upon the specifics of the role; details relating to a specific role will be made available upon request.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, benefits or other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's