Sr Design Director, Calvin Klein Underwear
Company: Calvin Klein
Location: Newark
Posted on: May 27, 2023
Job Description:
POSITION SUMMARY: - Senior Design Director of Calvin Klein
Womens Underwear Design. This role will work closely with the SVP
of CKU Womens and Mens, and partner with the VP of CKU Mens in
forming the creative vision for Calvin Klein Underwear. Often
working under tight deadlines while overseeing multiple projects,
the senior design director must be a skilled manager of creative
teams (including but not limited to: Designers, Design Directors
and freelance artists. This role requires at least 6 years'
experience leading design teams for distinct underwear brands. The
senior design director must be an effective communicator,
especially when it comes to relaying creative concepts to design
teams and company stakeholders.PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE JOB: -
- Create distinct vision for the brands identity through seasonal
drops and expanding on the brands over-all mission of
inclusivity.
- Pitch ideas confidently and present the creative vision clearly
to the creative team
- Have strong people management and leadership skills in order to
hire, develop, and inspire the creative team.
- Ensure that all of the conceptual creative output/visuals are
consistent with the overall Calvin Klein brand.
- Lead multiple projects from conception to completion in
accordance with deadlines.
- Collaborate with other team members.
- Champion new ideas that will drive the creative presence of the
brand forward
- Partner with VP of merchandising and Womens Merchandising
Manager to Establish the strategic direction for global womens
underwear product that addresses the needs of diverse buyers while
maintaining brand integrity.
- Build out strategic roadmaps of product, and how it can be
scaled over time
- Manage the creation of computer aided design (CAD)
presentations for internal use market presentations
- Partner with Marketing to create style name and descriptions,
copy and packaging for new groups and silhouettes in line with
brand identity.
- Liaison between global regional teams utilizing external and
internal cross-functional teams to facilitate product assortment,
color flow, and targeted price points in accordance with global
alignment.
- Partner with cross-functional product development leads to
build off-cycle product initiatives.
- Partner with VP Mens Underwear Design, Design Director Color
and Print, as well as Director of Advanced Concepts and Innovation
to create a sense of cohesion in overall CKU product
assortment.
- Oversee PVH resources, such as color, fabric, and trim to
standardize look and appeal of offerings with seasonal underwear
developments
- Ability to manage lead time development partnering with Product
Development and Raw Materials teams to maintain deliverables
- Manage Womens Underwear Design Development Calendar including
all internal and external calendars for multiple deliverables
- Prioritize tasks to ensure resource efficiency and
effectiveness
- Establish, monitor, and adhere to product timelines to ensure
on time delivery
- Ensure calendar adherence, assortment focus, and aesthetic
continuity with the Calvin Klein brand
- Report to SVP Design to ensure calendar adherence, assortment
focus, and aesthetic continuity with the Retail and Wholesale
division
- Partner with Supply to establish costs for line development
understanding pricing strategies and goals
- Design concepts based on merchandising plan, to answer specific
use case.
- Attend fittings and review prototypes.
- Convey all information to pertinent parties (Sourcing,
Merchandising, and Technical Design). -
- Responsible for communicating all necessary information for the
technical packages.
- Ability to work cross functionally with Marketing Division,
Global Concept Division, Underwear Team and Design Team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to clearly and effectively
communicate the creative vision, concepts, ideas, and solutions to
stakeholders and internal teams.
- Ability to work effectively in a team setting, including
synthesizing abstract ideas into concrete design implications.
- Extensive supervisory experience (including leadership,
team-building, and delegation) leading and managing a creative
team.
- Be excited about collaborating and communicating closely with
teams and other stakeholders via a distributed model to regularly
deliver design solutions for approval.
- Be open to receiving feedback and constructive
criticism.QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:Experience: - -
- Experience of 6 year minimum showing design and creative
discipline in global underwear design
- Six or more years of experience as a senior-level designer
experience with a specialization in womens underwear product.
- Familiarity with underwear construction, fabrications, and
treatments - - - - - - - -Education: - Bachelor's Degree in Fashion
Design.Skills: -
- Excellent time management and interpersonal skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Ability to liaise with Retail partners along with
cross-functional teams
- Manage focused communication to accounts with visual aids to
create visibility of assortment -
- Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint,
and Excel
- Previous experience working with North America, Asia and
Europe. -#LI-HYBRID#LI-JL2Pay Range:
$149,600 - $201,850
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time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be
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rewards package to eligible associates, which includes diverse and
robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of
our associates and an above-market 401(k) contribution to help our
associates save for retirement. We also offer career growth
opportunities, empowering our associates to design their future at
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