The Designer for Men's Knits will create seasonal products, oversee development, engage in trend analysis, and mentor assistance while collaborating with various teams.
Title:
Designer, Men's Knits
Salary Range: $80k-$90k
What You’ll Be Responsible For:
- Conceptualize and create compelling, brand right product for all Seasonal Deliveries
- Engage in all aspects of design such as sketching, swatch and quality development, and fitting from Development through to Production
- Work closely with manager and cross-functional teams to build brand right product that supports Vince’s financial and merchandising strategies
- Identify key seasonal trends and drive all corresponding development with oversees vendors
- Schedule and coordinate meetings with cross functional partners as needed
- Engage with Tech Design and Production on fit intent and execute fit consistency
- Shop the market to perform competitive analysis and translate market trends
- Participate in mentoring Design Assistant
- Line sheet development
- Follow up and coordinate all ongoing projects to meet stated deadlines
- Performs additional duties and assignments, as requested
Qualifications/Experience We’re Looking For:
- 4-6 years of experience in Design
- Have a college degree in Design
- Entrepreneurial attitude to design
- Must have contemporary experience and have worked in a fast-paced environment
- Must have well rounded knowledge of fabrication, construction and mills
- Strong hand sketching and computer sketching skills, with a superior understanding of proportion
- Understanding of contemporary market and competitive set
- Excellent understanding of business strategy and able to apply to the brand’s vision elevating and innovating the brand’s aesthetic
- Ability to present your category’s point of view based on findings from business partners in Merchandising, Sales and market research
- Experience in creating technical packages that include front and back view of sketches as well as detail sketches and BOM
- Ability to work within Airtable
- Proficiency in Adobe, Illustrator, In-Design and Photoshop
- Presentation skills to present to cross functional partners
- Availability to travel to NY periodically
- Ability to work under pressure in an environment of constant shifting priorities and change
Benefits at Vince:
- Robust healthcare options for medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, and health savings account with employer funding
- 401(k) with employer match
- Generous paid time off plans for vacation, sick, and personal, volunteer time, as well as company holidays
- Hybrid and flexible work options available for roles that can be done remotely
- Clothing allowance & merchandise discounts
- $400 annual gym reimbursement
- Monthly data/phone stipend for eligible roles
- Mental health support tools and telehealth psychology and psychiatry
- Family and caregiving benefits including a competitive paid parental leave program as well as supplemental infertility coverage
- Life, accidental death & dismemberment, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
- Supplemental hospital indemnity, specified disease, and accident coverage
- Pre-tax commuter benefits including transit and parking
- Discounted pet, home & auto, and legal insurance
V Opco, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant or employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or military or veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. V Opco, LLC also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.
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