Lead Apparel Product Designer

Contract length: 3 months to start (potential to go longer)

Schedule: Hybrid in Beaverton, OR (WFH Fridays)

Pay: $48-$50/hr, DOE (W2 and benefit options)

The Planet Group is looking for a Lead Apparel Product Designer to join our well-known retail brand on a roughly 3-month contract! This role is 40 hours per week and will be hybrid in Beaverton, OR, working remotely on Fridays.

• Bachelor’s degree in Apparel Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in the apparel sport industry
• Demonstrated passion and understanding of trend and visual culture
• Knowledge of product creation and graphic application for performance apparel
• Expert communication and presentation skills using a variety of formats
• Ability to seek out opportunities to elevate apparel through craft and construction
• Proficient in Adobe CC and comfortable working within new digital spaces such as CLO and Vizcom
• Passion for bridging innovation to a large range of cultural relevant apparel product
• A collaborative mindset to work with other designers and teams while having the ability to work efficiently and autonomously when necessary
• Ability to problem solve every step of the way, from concept to final design
• Embody expert communication skills with the ability to translate complex ideas into focused design narratives as well as a passion and energy for sport culture, performance and design

• Guide the creative process through the design season while working with a team of innovation designers, developers, product managers, to deliver exceptional product for the brand
• Meet cost requirements, deadlines, and compelling product, all while taking partners through the thinking behind the work
• Lead and develop seasonal design concepts for apparel
• Seek out opportunities to translate apparel culture of today through a brand lens
• Support the Design leadership team to bring long term vision and strategy to life
• Design a range of performance apparel product type including base layer to outerwear, men’s and women’s, mocking up samples, creating presentations/story telling, reviewing prototypes and revisions in preparation for a seasonal product launch