Lead Designer - Mens Accessories(Job Number: PRO00016W)
JOIN US AS A LEAD DESIGNER - MENS ACCESSORIES
Similar Industry Titles and Key Words: Designer, Design Manager
About This Opportunity
Develop big ideas, graphic concepts and technical designs that achieve Target's overall product strategy, quality and financial objectives. Create profitable, exclusive, owned-brand merchandise and manage designer partnerships for one of the nation's most respected retailers.
Develops and executes assortments within Target's owned brand product categories that achieve overall brand identity, product and business strategy. Responsible for designing multiple brands, business or guest segments, as well as creative strategies. Has advanced proficiency/expertise in design. Leads or mentors designers.
Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As a Lead Designer, you'll take the lead as you?
- Develop and execute deliveries of Target's owned brand product categories that achieve overall product strategy, brand identity and assortment strategy. Concepts to include color, direction, print and pattern concepts, and silhouette direction
- Stay abreast of benchmarks and market trends through regular competitive shopping and other sources of inspiration to identify recurring patterns and translates inspiration into a saleable trend. Synthesizes and integrates information to ensure brand differentiation
- Actively participates in creating and presenting trend concepts to Merchants and key partners. Uses trend ideas and inspiration to develop and demonstrate a clear perspective on trend for the brand/product
- Integrate hand and computer skills to create original designs exclusive to Target for assigned brands that achieve overall creative objective. Where applicable, may research, develop, and recommend core palette, accent colors, and colorway combinations to product design each season
- Collaborate with Technical Development and Sourcing teams to ensure textile designs manufacturability and meet set price points. Uses artistic ability to edit and make changes to original designs that integrates key partner feedback
- Actively participate in project analysis to facilitate continuous process improvements, manage resources efficiently, and optimize all aspects of the development process
Requirements
- 4-year Degree in design, textiles, fine art or related degree
- Eight - ten years experience in design and product development processes. Proven design expertise in a given category
- Technical skills: Photoshop/Illustrator or basic computer design system skills
- Demonstrated high taste level and creative ability including strong color sense, pattern merchandising ability, commercial sense and market knowledge. Ability to research and apply market/trend information
- Excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills
- Demonstrated strategic thinking and problem solving ability
Benefits
Eligible team members will receive one of the best earnings packages anywhere, including competitive pay, all-around insurance coverage, 401(k), flexible scheduling, training and development and many other perks and benefits. Target is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is a drug-free workplace.
About Target®
Expect the Best. At Target, we have a vision: to become the best - the best culture and brand, the best place for growth and the company with the best reputation. We offer an inclusive, collaborative and energetic work environment that rewards those who perform. We deliver engaging, innovative and on-trend experiences for our team members and our guests. We invest in our team members' futures by developing leaders and providing a breadth of opportunities for professional development. It takes the best to become the best, and we are committed to building a team that does the right thing for our guests, shareholders, team members and communities.
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation serves guests at stores nationwide and at Target.com. Target is committed to providing a fun and convenient shopping experience with access to unique and highly differentiated products at affordable prices. Since 1946, the corporation has given 5 percent of its income through community grants and programs like Take Charge of Education®.
Primary Location: United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis
JOIN US AS A LEAD DESIGNER - MENS ACCESSORIES
Similar Industry Titles and Key Words: Designer, Design Manager
About This Opportunity
Develop big ideas, graphic concepts and technical designs that achieve Target's overall product strategy, quality and financial objectives. Create profitable, exclusive, owned-brand merchandise and manage designer partnerships for one of the nation's most respected retailers.
Develops and executes assortments within Target's owned brand product categories that achieve overall brand identity, product and business strategy. Responsible for designing multiple brands, business or guest segments, as well as creative strategies. Has advanced proficiency/expertise in design. Leads or mentors designers.
Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As a Lead Designer, you'll take the lead as you?
- Develop and execute deliveries of Target's owned brand product categories that achieve overall product strategy, brand identity and assortment strategy. Concepts to include color, direction, print and pattern concepts, and silhouette direction
- Stay abreast of benchmarks and market trends through regular competitive shopping and other sources of inspiration to identify recurring patterns and translates inspiration into a saleable trend. Synthesizes and integrates information to ensure brand differentiation
- Actively participates in creating and presenting trend concepts to Merchants and key partners. Uses trend ideas and inspiration to develop and demonstrate a clear perspective on trend for the brand/product
- Integrate hand and computer skills to create original designs exclusive to Target for assigned brands that achieve overall creative objective. Where applicable, may research, develop, and recommend core palette, accent colors, and colorway combinations to product design each season
- Collaborate with Technical Development and Sourcing teams to ensure textile designs manufacturability and meet set price points. Uses artistic ability to edit and make changes to original designs that integrates key partner feedback
- Actively participate in project analysis to facilitate continuous process improvements, manage resources efficiently, and optimize all aspects of the development process
Requirements
- 4-year Degree in design, textiles, fine art or related degree
- Eight - ten years experience in design and product development processes. Proven design expertise in a given category
- Technical skills: Photoshop/Illustrator or basic computer design system skills
- Demonstrated high taste level and creative ability including strong color sense, pattern merchandising ability, commercial sense and market knowledge. Ability to research and apply market/trend information
- Excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills
- Demonstrated strategic thinking and problem solving ability
Benefits
Eligible team members will receive one of the best earnings packages anywhere, including competitive pay, all-around insurance coverage, 401(k), flexible scheduling, training and development and many other perks and benefits. Target is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is a drug-free workplace.
About Target®
Expect the Best. At Target, we have a vision: to become the best - the best culture and brand, the best place for growth and the company with the best reputation. We offer an inclusive, collaborative and energetic work environment that rewards those who perform. We deliver engaging, innovative and on-trend experiences for our team members and our guests. We invest in our team members' futures by developing leaders and providing a breadth of opportunities for professional development. It takes the best to become the best, and we are committed to building a team that does the right thing for our guests, shareholders, team members and communities.
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation serves guests at stores nationwide and at Target.com. Target is committed to providing a fun and convenient shopping experience with access to unique and highly differentiated products at affordable prices. Since 1946, the corporation has given 5 percent of its income through community grants and programs like Take Charge of Education®.
Primary Location: United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis