Product Design and Development
Posted by Longworth Industries on 07/17/2024
Job Basics
Industry Sector: Outdoor
Job Categories: Design - Apparel, Design - Graphic
Company Type: Apparel/SoftGoods
State: NC
City: Southern Pines
Country: United States
Required Experience: 5 - 7 years
Contact Name: Jackie Murrell
Business Phone: 9106735290
Job Type: Freelance
Salary: 60+ negotiable
Required to Relocate: No
Required to Travel: No
Employee May Telecommute: Yes
Job Seeker Must Live Within: Telecommute
Job Description & Requirements
Duties and Responsibilities
- Apply market research, trend insight, and knowledge to interpret business briefs from the product team to select materials, and actively create and present new innovative concepts.
- Develop and create illustrations for new design concepts and digital renderings of materializations in Photoshop and Illustrator, detailing concept and proposed materials.
- Manage and drive multiple design project concepts within calendar timeline.
- Where appropriate, make recommendations to design and development team lead on sourcing and manufacturing.
- Review sourced materials with technical design before first prototype is submitted from vendor.
- Review initial prototypes with technical designer. (In person or video conference)
- Collaborate and clearly communicate with sales, product and design team to ensure design objectives are reflected in the creation and execution of the product.
- Prepare and present design projects, clearly communicating design vision.
- Collaborate with and support sales team and industry peers to ensure season runs smoothly.
- Proactively anticipate how to manage design deadline to meet timeline dates.
- Domestic travel as required. Attendance at tradeshows and events may also be required as directed.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, and Photoshop.
- Ability to effectively prepare and present information in a visually compelling way; Ability to articulate creative concepts to a broad audience.
- Knowledge in current winter sport and outdoor industry trends and the ability to interpret trends.
- Highly motivated team player and self-starter.
- Ability to translate and communicate visual concepts into clear, compelling presentations.
- Excellent verbal, visual, and written communication skills and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience working effectively in a small team environment with team members located across the U.S.
- Good project management and organizational skills; ability to multi-task in a time sensitive environment, deadline and process driven; exceptional attention to detail.
- Knowledge of product design and appropriate use of materials.
- Understanding of garment constructions, fabric bases, and general construction details.
- Comprehensive understanding of design process, print and color design, and trend awareness.
- Good understanding of interdependency between design and development processes.
- Ability to communicate effectively with development team, sales, marketing, and retailers on product design goals and process.
Product Groups / Collections Included
- Hot Chillys Socks
- Winter Sport and Outdoor Socks
- Communicate emerging yarn stories, technical features and performance characteristics to differentiate product amongst competition.
- Develop compelling color block designs and fun patterns for both technical and “Fiesta” socks.
- Hot Chillys Accessories
- Develop compelling designs, colors, prints to evolve existing winter sport accessory business.
- Hot Chillys Fiesta Collection
- Design products for this fashion winter sport collection of apparel.
- Print development and garment design.
- Hot Chillys Mid-Layers
- Design fleece, soft shell, poly fill, knits and other mid-layer garments for men and women.
- Product to complement existing color story and overall brand image.
About Longworth Industries
Longworth Industries is a premier MFG of XGO and performance base layer products made in the USA supporting Military/Custom Border Patrol/Homeland Security along with the private sector. Longworth Industries Performance Apparel Division Manufactures Hot Chillys/Polarmax winter active wear brands throughout the USA and abroad.