Sr Designer - Men's Fleece, Tees and Polos
American Eagle Outfitters Inc.
Job DescriptionPOSITION TITLE: Senior Designer, Men’s Fleece, Tees & PolosREPORTS TO: Associate Design Director
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What You’ll Do:Continuously identify and assess domestic and international market trends, ensuring their relevance to the AE brand identity. Collaborate with the Associate Design Director to define seasonal key ideas, prints, wash and color direction, ensuring alignment with leadership's overarching seasonal concepts.
Maintain thorough knowledge of raw materials, partnering with the material team for seasonal fabric sourcing, managing requests and approvals in weekly meetings, and supporting the Design Director with fabrication needs.
Partner with the Associate Design Director on seasonal presentations and key milestones, confidently addressing questions from executive leadership. Utilize excellent sketching and CAD skills to communicate proper proportion, details, and construction for presentation decks and tech packs.
Ensure seasonal decks contain up-to-date information on details, wash, and color. Oversee tech pack creation, ensuring the design team accurately assembles information in PLM, proofing work, and providing an extra set of eyes across all styles, escalating questions to the Associate Design Director as needed.
Partner with the production team to schedule hand-offs according to calendar deadlines Collaborate with the production team to achieve the highest quality product within the required cost structure. Oversee communication of spec and design intent to the technical design team.
Attend and support all style fittings, guiding teams through fit comments, and supporting and proofing follow-up. Oversee trim, color, print, Gold tag, and shade band approvals with the design team. Partner with merchants to ensure design alignment on seasonal needs and changes throughout the season.
Supervise and develop Assistant and Associate Designers, providing essential training and mentorship for their career advancement. Oversee the design team's da