Design Director

Our client, a contemporary fashion & accessories brand, is hiring a Design Director to join their team in NYC on a hybrid schedule (4 days in office). This is an exciting opportunity for a creative and experienced handbag designer and requires experience working with leather goods.

Job Duties Include:

• Translate brand aesthetic into innovative and trend-forward designs
• Collaborate to define seasonal themes and creative direction
• Oversee the design and development of handbag collections
• Partner to source and select seasonal materials, including leather and trims
• Manage the end-to-end design process, including market research, sketching, product functionality, etc.
• Utilize both hand sketching and digital sketch software to develop designs
• Research market trends, emerging materials, and innovative techniques to inform strategy
• Provide recommendations on seasonal themes, line edits, new product concepts, etc.
• Work with licensors, managing complex relationships to ensure successful collaborations
• Manage packaging design and development
• Partner to ensure design consistency across categories
• Oversee the technical design process, ensuring a smooth transition from concept to production
• Own leather selection and material specifications
• Develop and lead a design team

Job Qualifications Include:

• 10+ years of handbag design experience
• Formal design education/training
• Expert-level design and conceptual skills specific to handbags
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Strong ability to multi-task and manage competing deadlines
• Ability to inspire new ideas and design concepts
• Excellent organizational, time management, communication, and presentation skills
• In-depth knowledge of silhouettes, fabrications, colorways, construction techniques, leather, and trim
• Strong leadership and team management skills.

Salary: $150k - $155k annually based on experience

While PCG appreciates all applicants, only those qualified will be contacted. Thank you for your application. We look forward to hearing from you!

If you believe you are a great candidate for this position, and the salary listed does not meet your expectations, we would still love to speak to you!? PCG, in good faith, believes that this posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at this location at the time of this posting. PCG and our clients may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications. This range may be modified in the future.

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