Associate Designer, Accessories

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The Associate Designer will support the Men’s Accessories Design team during all stages of the design process across the following categories: Men’s bags, small leather goods, belts, trims, hardware and ad hoc soft accessories projects.

 

 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE JOB:
 

• Research and Trend Analysis : Collaborate with Design Director to conduct current market and vintage research via in-store shopping, periodicals and online resources

• Mood Boards & Presentation Prep: Collaborate with Design Director to create mood and presentation boards for milestone meetings. Partner with Design Director and Designer II to help set up visual merchandising protop displays for CFT proto round and CPV milestone mtgs.

·         Ideate: Work with design team to create hand sketches, illustrations, and technical drawings for men’s accessories.
Color Cads: Partner with the design team to support and facilitate the creation of color cads for all fullprice Bags, SLGs and Belts

·         Tech Packs Full Price Bags: Work with the Design Director to facilitate the creation of technical drawings with detailed specifications including hardware and trims for Full Price and Outlet men’s global bags collection

·         Tech Pack SLGs: Work with the design director and designer II to drive and own the technical drawings and specifications for SLGs and Charms for Men’s Global Accessories

·         Centric/PLM: Partner with Tech Desinger to Manage and facilitate the Centric/PLM data input and uploading for all Men’s Bag, SLGs, Belts, Fullprice and Outlet for the full product lifestyle (proto, CPV, SMS, Bulk)

• Correction Specs: Partner with Design to help create and mange the corrections  specs for Men’s Bags, SLGs and Belts  Fullprice and Outlet. Clearly communicate technical construction details and design intent through technical specs, photos and correction pages.

• CFT Collobaration and Proto Soluctions: Partner Design Director help facilitate and Drive the design revisions and problem solving tasks necessary to navigate change requests as a result of regional feedback or leadership feedback during Proto 1 and CPV milestones.

• Prana: Partner with Studio managers, Tech Design, Merchandising, PD, Design and Photo Studio to facilitate the creation and/or uploading of  images for Prana

·         Visual Change Document: Work with the Tech Design and Merch teams to create the visual change document outlining all visuall changes related to the SMS samples in preparation for the Fullprice Global  Market Launch

• PD Communication: Support design maintain daily communication with our PD partners in New York and Asia to resolve technical issues and make sure corrections are clearly communicated.

• Workroom and Organization: Keep sample closets, material storage and presentations spaces organized and orderly

 

 QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Experience:

3-5 years of Accessories Design or related experience

Education:          

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent in Accessories Design

Skills:    

• Aesthetically keen eye for color, material and innovative details.

• Exquiste sensibility to men’s fashion and modern-day wardrobe.

• Acute attention to detail throughout the design process.

• Excellent note-taking ability and verbal communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills and open-minded attitude.

• A sense of urgency in a fast-paced environment.

• Must have strong technical bag construction knowledge and capable to communicate design comments/corrections.

• Strong computer skills required. Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Excel, PLM and other related software.

• Strong hand sketching ability is preferred. Knowledge of Rhino 3D and/or Solid Works is a plus.

• Strong mock-up and hand craft ability is a plus.

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RESOURCEFULNESS/CREATIVITY:  Able to design and handle multiple seasons at one time. Maintain consistent high quality of product from season to season, vendor to vendor.  Flexible in designs to meet business needs while still providing newness to products.  Willing to make design updates as needed to meet the changing business needs. Must be very organized and detailed to effectively follow up on sample approvals.  Highly creative in design to provide newness and drive innovation while maintaining the correct technical approach.

 

ENVIRONMENT: 

·         Fast-paced, collaborative, time-sensitive and deadline-driven.

·         Creative environment with a focus on the brand aesthetic and quality.

 

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Pay Range:$76,300---$103,100

PVH currently provides base salary ranges for all positions-on job advertisements-in the United States based on local requirements. These ranges are based on what PVH reasonably believes that it will pay an associate for their base salary for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors including but-not limited to qualifications, geographic location and other relevant skills. PVH is committed to providing a market-competitive total 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 PVH.

Your Wellbeing is Our Priority

At PVH, we offer competitive, cost-effective, and comprehensive benefit packages. We strive to provide options when it comes to your health, finances, and work-life balance. This includes:

• Pay & Insurance: Competitive pay, bonus programs, best in class medical insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and more.

• 401(k): An above-market 401(k) contribution to help our eligible associates save for retirement.

• Flexible Workplace: Generous company-paid holidays, paid time off, hybrid working arrangements, volunteer opportunities, seasonal hours, and flexible work schedules.

• Wellbeing Support: A variety of wellbeing tools and programs such as, Headspace membership, reimbursement for fitness memberships and/or digital meditation subscriptions, and the opportunity to earn up to $200 a year in rewards for exercising and participating in healthy activities.

• Care.com Services: Access to services for childcare, elder care, adoption preparation, pet care, plus reimbursement for backup care when your regular plans fall through.

• Education Assistance: Receive support for continued education including tuition reimbursement.

• Associate Discount: Shop at our company outlets and e-commerce sites at a discount.

Please note, eligibility depends on employment status, location and length of time employed with PVH and our benefits may be subject to change. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

About PVH:

We are brand builders who focus our passion and creativity to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and at the same time position PVH as one of the best-performing brand groups in our sector. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach, we are driving fashion forward for good, as one team with one vision and one plan. That’s the Power of Us, that’s the Power of PVH+.   

 

One of PVH’s greatest strengths is our people. Our collective desire is to create a workplace environment where every individual is valued, and every voice is heard, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. Learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at PVH here.

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To achieve these goals, across the United States and its territories, PVH prohibits any PVH employee, agent or representative from requesting or otherwise considering any job applicant’s current or prior wages, salary or other compensation information in connection with the hiring process. Accordingly, applicants are asked not to disclose this salary history information to PVH.