Design Manager

Good American is the first fully inclusive fashion brand that celebrates all dimensions of female power. Offering quality, style, and substance in every size — 00-32, we are committed to challenging industry norms by empowering all women to feel sexy and confident no matter their size or shape. The brand was launched in October 2016, by Emma Grede and Khloé Kardashian, to empower all women to celebrate their bodies with confidence by offering high-quality designs in all sizes. What started as the largest denim launch in history, has evolved into an iconic and inclusive fashion line of denim, ready-to-wear, swim, shoes and activewear.

As Design Manager, your key responsibility will developing cohesive and innovative designs that resonate with our target market, set industry trends, and strengthen our brand's positioning. You will collaborate with the design team, ensuring that every style and concept aligns with our brand's aesthetic. Your role will involve contributing to all aspects of product design, from initial concept through to final production, while maintaining a commitment to excellence in every detail.

Key Responsibilities:

• Research trend, colour and style reports for the season including understanding of competitive landscape.
• Research and design products within the department category with an understanding of size inclusive fit solutions.
• Work with vendors/internal sourcing team to source key fabrications for the season, building into the key items and trends of the season.
• Establish core vs. fashion fabrications for the season building into needed fabric costing.
• Ensure designs are in line with the merchandise assortment guidelines for style count and retail pricing.
• Identify and sketch seasonal collection.
• Communicate all garment design details and construction through a complete technical design package.
• Partner with internal cross functional teams on vendor allocation.
• Communicates all relevant style information to the vendor/internal teams through technical specifications and BOMs.
• Comments on proto samples to move forward to sms sample and booking stage.
• Responsible for the approval of lab dips and trims of assigned styles to achieve on time manufacturing delivery and booking style quality.
• Provides Design direction and partners with fit technician to review all samples throughout the production process.
• Works cross functionally with team members in aligning on style and construction goals.
• Partner with Merchandising and Pre-production teams to maintain cost targets and oversee material selections and garment construction.

Behavior/Skills:

• Communicates effectively and candidly: communicates clearly and directly, is approachable, relates well to others, provides and seeks feedback, articulates clearly, actively listens
• Achieves Results through teamwork: is open to diverse ideas, works inclusivity and collaboratively, holds self and others accountable, involves others to accomplish individual and team goals
• Leads through positive influence: Demonstrates strong character, builds partnerships, models a conscious balance between work and personal life, takes personal responsibility for own development, role models leadership qualities sich as motivation, inspiraton, passsion and trust
• Executes with Excellence: Is action oriented, drives for results, acts decisively, solves problems, can be counted on to consistently meet or exceed goals

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Textile Design, or related field. Master's degree is a plus.
• 5+ years of experience in fashion design, with a focus on ready-to-wear.
• Proficiency in design software and tools such as Adobe Creative Suite.
• High level experience in sketching, design, garment construction along with knowledge of silhouettes, fabrications, construction techniques, fit and trim.
• Effective communication skills – verbal and written.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines in a high paced work environment while remaining focused on the best product execution.
• Passion for fashion, creativity, and trend forecasting.

Please note that this role requires to be onsite four days a week.

Good American participate in company-wide initiatives to advance social and environmental performance, such as sustainability training, DEI training, volunteering, or participation in internal committees.

WE ARE B CORP CERTIFIED!!!

As our business has grown so has our responsibility to our community, our planet and our business. Being B Corp certified means we will continue to put people and planet up there with profit.