Designer – Women’s Sportswear Knits (Cut & Sew)

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HOW WE TAKE CARE OF YOU:

• For full time employees, Health, Dental, Vision, 401K with generous matching program, generous paid time off.
• Potential Annual Bonus Opportunity.
• 50% discount at restaurants and retail locations.
• Career advancement opportunities as we are growing!
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SET THE COURSE

To create a line of apparel that is attractive to the Tommy Bahama customer, and to work with a team of designers and other staff to ensure the quality of the products is world-class.

BE THE ISLAND GUIDE

• Develops category or category segments of the Tommy Bahama line each season (color, styling, fabric selection), in partnership with Design Director responsible for the overall category(s).
• Researches trends in fashion and determines desires for Tommy Bahama customer.
• Researches seasonal textiles appropriate to category in partnership with Design Director.
• Consistently researches market, including competitors for newness in silhouettes, details and textiles that can continuously evolve our product
• Develops sketches for garment styling, driving into targeted costs
• Develops design elements of garment Tech Pack – including BOM, Design Sketches and Sketch Details
• Develops construction specifications in partnership with the Tech Designer
• Orders samples in collaboration with the Design Director and Product Manager
• Checks seasonal samples ahead of each milestone meeting with Design Director for adherence to design aesthetic, color, fit expression, fabric. 
• Approves final samples for aesthetic, color, fit expression, fabric, trim
• Works with Sr. Designers and Associate Designer / Assistant Designer to ensure cohesive line, and best quality product available.
• Works on development fittings to articulate the design aesthetic, trim selections and validate fabric selection
• Researches and develops engineered layouts for print, in collaboration with Print Designer and Design Director.
• Researches and develops seasonal yarn dyes
• Researches and develops seasonal embroidery/embellishment and graphics layouts
• Researches and develops seasonal trims/hardware elements in collaborations with Materials Team
• Monitors Associate/Assistant Designer work flow, as assigned
• Manages assigned category deliverables to Company Development Calendar on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.  Provide weekly status to Design Director.
• Presents product category to merchants, sales and other company audiences at milestone meetings and sales launches
• Manages assigned category deliverables for seasonal line lists, product knowledge and fabric selling features.  Provide weekly status to Design Director.
• Flexible for other duties as needed to help support the overall business
• Ability to travel for seasonal fabric and trend research

ESSENTIALS FOR LIFE IN PARADISE

• 5+ years experience in women’s design (casual sportswear background preferred) ‘
• Previous experience with cut & sew knits, woven’s preferred
• Sophisticated taste level
• Computer graphics experience with knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign helpful
• Experience with the apparel design process from concept to product.
• Ability to follow through on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong time management skills.
• Understanding of Tommy Bahama customers. Ability to creatively design for this market.
• Organization skills. Ability to work under tight timelines while managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to observe, learn, and incorporate new ideas quickly.
• Ability to travel occasionally to Asia vendors, sales meetings, on domestic shopping trips or to Tommy Bahama retail sites.

Rate Range: $85,000.00 to $112,200.00 Annually

Multiple factors will vary the applicable rate of pay for this role, including an individual’s experience, knowledge, and skillset, as well as work location and available budget.

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Mahalo (thank you) for your interest in Tommy Bahama!

Tommy Bahama is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants based on race, color, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religious creed, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, military and veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, reproductive health decision-making or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need an accommodation to complete an online application, please contact the location you are applying to or send an email to our recruiting team at recruiter@tommybahama.com.

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