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Designer, Men's Accessories
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Position Description:
Coach, founded in 1941, is America’s premier accessible luxury accessories brand and a leader in international markets. We are a designer and marketer of high quality, modern accessories that complement the diverse lifestyles of today’s consumer. Coach offers excellent career growth opportunities, competitive salaries and benefits within a dynamic work environment.
Coach brings together strong, collaborative people in a dynamic culture of mutual respect, support, and passion for the brand and product. We believe innovation drives winning performance, and we constantly challenge ourselves to be the very best we can in every aspect of our business. You will be surrounded by some of the best and brightest people in the industry. At Coach you will be in great company!
Primary Purpose: The Designer will work with the Sr. Design Director to initiate concepts each season that are fashion driven and reflective of the creative vision. You will be a part of a dynamic, creative environment where you will collaborate with talented designers and cross-functional partners in the business. Reports to the Sr. Design Director, Men’s Accessories.
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Accessory Design to...
- Create sketches and product prototypes throughout the conceptual design process.
- Partner with creative team to refine seasonal concept, materials, hardware, and color palette for Men's Accessories Collections, including belts, small leather goods, novelty, and key chains.
- Responsible for timeline adherence; ensure all design cards are completed accurately and delivered to Product Development on time; ensure all prototypes are available for product presentation and finalization. Ensure staff completes projects on timeline.
- Responsible for upholding design integrity, high quality execution, and timeliness through the entire development process from concept through engineering and commercialization.
- Partner cross-functionally with Merchandising, Sourcing, and Product Development on regular basis. Participate in meetings with cross-functional category partners.
- Maintain and update Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system with relevant design information.
- Mentor and develop design associates and assistants.
The accomplished individual will possess...
- Strong fashion sense and have the ability to interpret trends.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with a diverse group at all levels.
- Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and follow-up.
An outstanding professional will have...
- Minimum 5-7 years of experience designing men's bag, accessories, or related product.
- Bachelor's Degree in Design or related field.
- Ability to sketch both technical drawings and freeform renderings.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator
- Experience developing product directly with factories; understanding of development from concept through engineering, required.
- Strong understanding of materials, hardware, leather, and small leather goods (slgs) construction.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word and Excel.
Coach is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to race, sex, national origin, color, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, religion or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Visit Coach at www.coach.com.
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