Designer Men's Knits + Sweaters

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

Develop 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 customer experience

Influence strategy for product area, providing recommendations regarding seasonal themes and edits to line, ensuring product meets business and customer needs.

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.

Build cross functional partnerships and consensus, identifying sketch callouts and communicating desired fit and aesthetic to cross functional team.

Responsible for fabric and trim selection.

Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment, with the ability to juggle multiple seasons at one time and track development deadlines

Possess an elevated sense of style, aesthetic, and color and understand how to translate trends through the lens of the customer and brand filter

Thorough knowledge of silhouette, fit, fabrication, construction, color use, sewing techniques, and trim

Strong computer knowledge including Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Excel

Ability to assess relatively complex situations and analyze data to make judgments and recommend solutions