Senior Designer

Hill House Home

Hill House Home

Design
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Jul 24, 2024

Hill House Home is currently seeking a Senior Designer to support all categories, primarily focused on Women’s RTW and Childrenswear.

We are searching for a Senior Designer who can effectively lead a team to create inspiring designs and help drive the aesthetic of Hill House. The candidate should be a highly creative and forward-thinking fashion enthusiast with a strong understanding of design, fabric, and print. They should also have the ability to inspire others through their grasp of market trends and innovative perspectives.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Design + Develop Product Assortment

  • Collaborate with the Design Director, CEO, and Merchandising Team to develop the total product assortment.
  • Work closely with the Design Director and CEO to lead overall trend research and direction for each season.
  • Leading seasonal fabric direction and designing into selected fabric assortment, considering fabric characteristics, cuttable width, and end-use intention.
  • Interest in print development and supporting the Design Director in all print development. This is a strict requirement for the role.
  • Lead design connectivity between fabric, print, and body.
  • Focus on design elements that work within existing supply chain and margin goals.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Become a trusted partner for Product Development, Tech Design, and Merchandising teams based on a keen understanding of the product.
  • Lead your team in completing all technical sketches and CADs.
  • Eagerness and willingness to launch new categories and lead research.
  • Ability to lead seasonal milestone meetings to senior leadership and cross-functional teams.

Hard Skills

  • Willingness to create initial sketches and set up design tech packs.
  • Ability to propose appropriate design details, including internal and external finishings, and soft and hard trims.
  • Understanding of patterns.
  • Oversee content and narrative development from concept to rollout.

ABOUT YOU

  • Have the ability to recognize and accurately forecast fashion and cultural trends and to report on this information including trend direction, color, and fabric innovation.
  • Strong technical knowledge of fabrications and construction.
  • Excellent communication skills to communicate ideas and inspirations and interact with designers and merchandisers.
  • Organizational skills necessary to manage multiple tasks and projects, and complete them within deadlines.
  • Excellent hand sketching and CAD skills in Illustrator and Photoshop.
  • Willingness to work in an online PLM platform and continue to iterate on process improvements.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of apparel construction and a thorough understanding of manufacturing techniques and processes.
  • Knowledge and ability to source fabrics, trims, labels, and other production goods.
  • The ability to mentor junior and mid-level designers, fostering their skills and design perspectives.
  • The ability to delegate and direct the daily activities of the designers, assistants, and associate designers and provide direction to the team.
  • The ability to develop partnerships with Department heads.
  • 8 -10 years in women’s design.
  • Salary Range: $110-180k
Hill House Home is a digital-first lifestyle brand that brings beauty and joy to every day rituals. Since launching with bedding in 2016, Hill House Home has extended its collections to offer bath, baby, accessories and apparel, including their widely beloved Nap Dress®. With its design-centric approach, Hill House Home offers impeccable quality, and timeless, feminine styles through quality products designed to enhance and celebrate life. Their specific aesthetic point-of-view and customer-led approach bring a fresh, accessible perspective to these time honored categories.
Hill House Home Inc. is committed to building a diverse team and fostering an inclusive culture and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, medical conditions, and other characteristics.
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