FashionUnited is hiring: Associate Graphic Designer, Sports Partnerships in San

Associate Graphic Designer, Sports Partnerships
About the Role
In this role, you will work in an energizing, inclusive, and creative environment focused on concepting and creating sustainable product that exceeds customers' expectations. Your goal is to partner with cross‑functional team members who are responsible for ensuring that the product style, fit, and quality are more than worth the price for our customers. Responsibilities include participating in the conceptual development of the product line and ensuring product is consistent with market trends and brand strategies. Must lean into risk taking and be customer curious!

What You'll Do

Research global markets in order to identify new seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, techniques, product categories and competitive inspiration.

Develop concepts and sketches for product line and advocate for design ideas by presenting to internal leadership and cross‑functional partners.

Develop strong internal cross‑functional relationships with Merchandising, Production, Technical Design, Gap Inc Sourcing (GIS), Visual Merchandising and Marketing to ensure product concept to store and site execution is a seamless experience.

Partner with Production and Tech Design to create tech packs and communicate vision behind fit and product design, ensuring execution, quality, and desired margin targets are achieved.

Able to communicate difficult concepts in a simple manner.

Participate in projects and assignments of diverse scope.

Responsible for sketch callouts and communicating desired fit and aesthetic to tech design and maintaining sketch updates and specifications (i.e. trims, wash, etc.).

Who You Are

Ability to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment, with the ability to juggle multiple seasons at one time and track development deadlines.

Possess an elevated sense of style, aesthetic, and color and understand how to translate trends through the lens of the customer and brand filter.

Thorough knowledge of silhouette, fit, fabrication, construction, color use, sewing techniques, and trim; applied knowledge of garment construction methods to design process.

Strong computer knowledge including Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Excel.

Present problem analysis and recommended solutions in a creative and logical manner.

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In Summary: Work in an energizing, inclusive, and creative environment focused on concepting and creating sustainable product that exceeds customers' expectations . Must lean into risk taking and be customer curious! Research global markets in order to identify new seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, techniques, product categories and competitive inspiration . Develop strong internal cross‑functional relationships with Merchandising, Production, Technical Design, Gap Inc Sourcing (GIS)

En Español: En este papel, trabajará en un entorno energizante, inclusivo y creativo enfocado a concebir y crear productos sostenibles que superen las expectativas de los clientes. Su objetivo es asociarse con miembros del equipo interfuncional responsables de garantizar que el estilo del producto, su ajuste y la calidad valgan más que el precio para nuestros clientes. Debes apoyarte en la toma de riesgos y ser curioso del cliente! Lo que harás Investigar mercados globales con el fin de identificar nuevas tendencias estacionales, siluetas, telas, técnicas, categorías de productos e inspiración competitiva. Desarrollar conceptos y bocetos para la línea de producto y abogar por ideas de diseño presentando a los líderes internos y socios cross-funcional. Tener un sentido elevado del estilo, la estética y el color y entender cómo traducir las tendencias a través de la lente del cliente y el filtro de marca. Conocimiento completo de silueta, ajuste, fabricación, construcción, uso de colores, técnicas de costura y acabado; conocimiento aplicado de los métodos de construcción de prendas para diseñar procesos. Fuertes conocimientos informáticos incluyendo Adobe Illustrator y Microsoft Excel. Presentar análisis de problemas y soluciones recomendadas de una manera creativa y lógica. #J-18808-Ljbffr