Accessories Designer; Merrell, Spyder

Overview

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box.

Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Designer

What could be more exciting than putting your mark on some of the world’s most famous and well-loved fashion brands? As a designer for Centric Brands, you’ll use your skills and creativity to create designs based on style plans, sales needs and emerging trends. You will also ensure that your work can be transformed into a finished product in a timely manner and at an appropriate price point.

This means working not only with our technical design and production teams, but also building collaborative relationships with outside vendors and other external stakeholders. The challenges are exciting and the possibilities endless – as you contribute your skills in a vibrant, customer- and people-centric culture that celebrates you as a valuable member of the team.

The Performance Accessories Designer executes the seasonal design development process, from concept to delivery, by creating and executing innovative, functional concepts that balance performance, comfort and aesthetics with focused solutions to end use cases to drive sales, ensuring the timely execution of each stage in the process

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy & Innovation

• Conceptualize and design product lines based on merchandise line plans, thoughtful and informed research and understanding of required product attributes necessary for functional end use, corporate and brand strategies, and pricing structure
• Research trends in outdoor, running and performance gear including materials, construction methods and silhouettes; interpret & implement concepts as it relates to market demands, brand DNA and business strategy

Operations & Results

• Responsible for all aspects of product design process to include market research, mood board creation, design, development, colorways, CAD sketching, material & trim sourcing, tech pack creation & maintenance, fit, color and product approvals
• Ensure products meet functional, durability, fit and quality standards
• Accountable for meeting deadlines as outlined on seasonal time and action calendar
• Ensure daily maintenance of designs in shared drives, PLM and NuOrder systems
• Organization of samples and reference materials in the design archives library

Customers & Relationships

• Direct communication and follow-up with external customers and contacts including suppliers, manufacturers and licensors
• Daily communication and collaboration with internal cross functional & overseas teams
• Attend all product and design meetings, domestic/international travel as required

Leadership & Teams

• Collaborative team player who contributes positively to team dynamic with the ability to manage up
• Open to learning and growing with the ability to ask questions and seek feedback, take initiative, and express ideas clearly & respectfully with their own development and overall success of the team in mind

• Exceptionally detail oriented with superior organizational skills and excellent communication & presentation skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task and meet deadlines
• Creativity, technical capability and sensibility for merchandising; strong sense of color & ability to sketch
• Strong understanding ofperformance materials & trims, construction, fit, silhouettes, and manufacturing
• Experience designing headwear, gloves, and outdoor or performance accessories
• Clear understanding of how to design for end use cases
• Bachelor’s Degree in textile design, apparel design, accessories design, industrial design or related field
• 4-7 years’ experience, preferably in…