Assistant Designer Womens

About the Role

In this role, you will work in an energizing, inclusive, and creative environment focused on concepting and creating sustainable product that exceeds customers' expectations. Your goal is to partner with cross functional team members who collectively are responsible for ensuring that the product style, fit, and quality are more than worth the price for our customers. Responsibilities include assisting in designing the product line, preparing sketches, and assisting with basic specifications of the product. Must lean into risk taking and be customer curious!

What You'll Do

• Research global markets in order to identify new seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, techniques, product categories and competitive inspiration.

• Assist in developing concepts and sketches for product line and advocate for design ideas by presenting to internal leadership and cross functional partners.

• Develop strong internal cross functional relationships with Merchandising, Production, Technical design, Gap Inc Sourcing (GIS), Visual Merchandising and Marketing to ensure product concept to store and site execution is a seamless experience.

• Partner with Production and Tech Design to create tech packs and communicate vision behind fit and product design, ensuring execution, quality, and desired margin targets are achieved.

• Ask effective questions and solicit feedback to understand needs.

• Complete structured assignments, like attending fit sessions with manager, and makes revisions to sketch and design packages based on stated priorities.

• Manage communication follow up of product design process such as presentation boards creation to ensure team stays organized and hits required deadlines.

Who You Are

• CLO/ 3D experience preferred

• 1-2 years apparel design experience

• Proficient adobe illustrator

• Centric/PLM knowledge preferred

• Ability to multi task and work in fast paced environment