Job Description

Sr. Designer

Sherman Oaks, CA

Careismatic Brands outfits our community of care through our portfolio of market-leading brands that meet the diverse needs of healthcare professionals worldwide. We are one piece of a larger community of those who care and are cared for. Whether it’s medical professionals or the patients they serve, we are inspired by those who wear our uniforms every day. We have an outstanding opportunity for a Sr. Designer to be responsible for trend research, initial concept, sketch and design development and hand off designs to cross functional stakeholders. They are expected to lead proto sample fittings and present their designs to CFT.

This is a full-time hybrid role based in our corporate office in Sherman Oaks, CA.

Salary Range : $100k-$125k

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Hybrid work schedule in office
• Desire to travel 5%

What Your Day Looks Like

Design and Product:

• Shop apparel and competitive market for trends research.
• Travel to tradeshows, apparel shows for innovation in design.
• Research and create seasonal concept boards for styles, color, fabrics.
• Implement and deliver workstreams against seasonal GTM milestone calendar.
• Lead design team, under the mentorship of the Design Director, in sketching against seasonal merchandise line plan.
• Lead and participate in design handoff meetings for seasonal newness.
• Lead and attend all seasonal fittings and document status.
• Understand the competition within fabric and style assortments.
• Create seasonal Visual Line sheets for presentation to House and Key accounts.
• Create and maintain seasonal line sheets to make sure all information are correct and accurate.
• Present seasonal new styles in milestone and sales meetings.
• Travel and present on occasion to Retail customers.
• Understand and collaborate with our consumer in partnership with marketing to understand their needs.
• Lead and collaborate with cross functional team seasonal new style creations.
• Communicate effectively with patternmaking to partner on proto development.
• Communicate with R&D specialist for fabric development.
• Collaborate as needed on seasonal launches with marketing and sales .
• Communicate with marketing to understand branding updates.
• Management skills: ability to get people moving towards a specific task.
• Mentorship: This role will involve leading a team to deliver while helping to develop their skills & grow their careers.
• Create seasonal newness in PLM system.
• Upload Flat and technical sketches, maintain any sketch updates.

What We’re Looking For

• 5-10 years of experience as a dedicated Designer/ Merchandiser
• 8+ years of experience in the apparel industry.
• Highly organized, with expert knowledge of fabric, trim, and garment construction.
• Accuracy and detail proficiency.
• Ability to lead, recruit and mentor team.
• Expert level with Adobe Illustrator.
• Experience with PLM systems, Creative Suite, Microsoft office.
• BA or BS college related degree.

What’s In It For You

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Attractive Paid time off
• Vision insurance

At Careismatic Brands, we believe in the power of care. It’s the force that drives and inspires us, inside our company and out in the world. It’s why we strive to maintain a diverse and inclusive organization – an ever-evolving imperative - where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to bring their ideas and perspectives forward.

Careismatic embraces the differences that make our organization unique. We are strengthened by diversity in all its forms – including but not limited to race, religion, ethnicity, age, national origin, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

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