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Design Director — Men’s
Nordstrom Product Group is a division of Nordstrom, a fashion specialty retailer founded on a simple idea: offer customers the best possible service, quality, value and selection. We are looking for creative people to oversee the creation of original concepts, encompassing style, color and materials.
Nordstrom Product Group is the innovative force behind our collection of private brands. At our Seattle Headquarters, teams specializing in design, production, technical design and merchandising create fashion that is unique to Nordstrom. Joining our team places you in a collaborative, creative and entrepreneurial environment that gives you the opportunity to share your vision and express your creativity.
The ideal design director is creative, motivated, results oriented and possesses the ability to oversee the creation of original concepts that encompasses style, color and fabric as it relates to brand.
Responsibilities
- Create and evolve design, ensuring consistency with overall direction from and in collaboration with the brand manager and the creative director
- Provide leadership and motivation for brand design team
- Influence designers to provide inspiration and creative problem solving
- Execute seasonal concept/color/theme into product development plan within calendar deadlines
- Create original design concepts to ensure products meet product merchandiser assortment plan, consumer expectation and price point
- Provide original, innovative product concept and designs to design team to initiate the start of seasonal development process
- Source and select raw materials (yarn, fabric, trims, etc.) that are current with the trends in all raw material markets
- Direct and select fabric, model silhouette, surface pattern and color
- Oversee the final approved spec packs for development and production
- Travel for trend, raw material and market research
Qualifications
- BA degree or advanced degree in specific design discipline desired
- 8 years design experience with a minimum of 5 years as a designer in a corporate or design firm
- Strong color perception and design ability
- Exceptional ability to understand the needs of, and develop product resonating with, the Men's division's target market
- Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as exceptional time management skills
- Excellent material sourcing capabilities in yarns, trims and fabrics
- Highly experienced with seasonal color, trend and theme research and interpretation
- Computer proficiency, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook required
Since 1901, Nordstrom has offered a wide variety of quality apparel, shoes and accessories for men, women and children at our stores across the country. We're proud to be named to Fortune™ magazine's list of '100 Best Companies to Work For.' We believe this recognition comes from our desire to empower our employees to set their sights high and deliver exceptional service to customers.
As a Nordstrom employee, you can feel confident that your health and well-being are among our highest priorities. We offer a comprehensive, flexible employee benefits package that includes medical/vision and dental coverage, a generous merchandise discount, an employer-matched 401(K) savings and profit sharing plan and much more.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a diverse environment.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. No visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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