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The Associate Designer is supports design leadership by participating in seasonal design activities, creating tech packs, updating, maintaining, and archiving product development materials, and cataloging seasonal development documentation for Exclusive Brands Design team, across multiple brands. In addition, the Associate Designer communicates internally with product development teams and externally with domestic and overseas vendors while maintaining a clear follow-up to all product development hand offs and communication.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Assist in the design process for categories and brands as assigned and present design options for review within the timeframe established by the seasonal calendars
Assist brand and category leads with CAD's, graphics, and pattern work as requested
Maintain and keep current footwear materials library with updated material catalogs seasonally
Ensure that tech packs are complete prior to milestone deadline with all necessary information before sending to factories, including: appropriate line art views, specific detail callouts as needed, style spec sheets, platform requirements, and sample references as needed.
Assist with the creation and management of Presentation Boards, Line Sheets and Tech packs, including sketch, colorways, construction details, and specification sheets.
Update/Edit all tech pack content as required for all assigned areas.
Maintain shared web folders of accessible image art, trim standards and tech packs
Partner with Director/senior designers to set up and update Work in Progress (WIP) spreadsheet
Ensure that all design, artwork, prints and fabrics for sourcing are sent in correct format with all correct information to suppliers
Track all requested prototype, fit, advertising, and confirmation samples, and update progress to category/brand designers weekly.
Follow most recent branding guidelines and corporate branding standards
Conduct new style fittings, and prepare evaluation documents noting both overall fit confirmation or concerns, and specific comfort issues
Take on ownership of individual projects while working on collaborative projects
Assist in designing into targeted price-points, categories, and silhouettes in accordance with margin requirements
Participate and prepare for PD process milestone meetings
Log and keep current all regulatory and material test results for new and existing models
Assist in reviewing all assortments to deliver consistent color, trend, and creative direction across targeted lifestyle to ensure premium brand positioning
Assist design leadership in seasonal concept and creation of commercially viable products
Assist design leadership with seasonal trend and color analysis
Review return goods with the sourcing teams identifying material or design flaws, and suggesting product improvements
Responsible for assisting lead design to develop a collection that is consistent with brand and collaborating with the Design Director to meet all margin targets.
Observing initial seasonal merchandising plan by delivery and reviewing with Design team to understand and support the needs of the business.
Assists create, publish, and maintain the Seasonal Line List to be provided to Exclusive Brands leadership
Partner with vendor, designer, and project management to ensure materials, design details, and footwear are within cost parameters while providing value to the seasonal line.
Demonstrates high level of quality work, attendance and appearance.
Demonstrates high degree of professionalism in communication, attitude and teamwork with customers, peers and management.
Adhere to all local, federal and state laws in addition to Company policies, procedures, and practices.
Performs any other duties that may be assigned by management.
Qualifications
Strong communication, customer service, time management and organizational skills.
Bachelor's degree in industrial design or equivalent experience in footwear product development
Minimum 2-4 years of experience in footwear design or related field
Basic level of footwear construction knowledge preferred, with ability to read blueprints
Computer Skill: included proficiency in Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign is essential.
Must be extremely well organized, work well under pressure and be a strong problem solver
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, experience meeting multiple deadlines
Demonstrated ability to take initiative to achieve departmental and corporate objectives.
General knowledge of merchandising and critical product construction.
Excellent presentation skills of both design and final presentation.
Prior experience with web PLM / WebPDM
International travel required
Competencies
Ensure Effective Communication - Listens carefully and attentively to others' opinions and ideas. Communicates information clearly, concisely, and professionally.
Establish Trust - Follows through on commitments. Is honest and direct with others. Promotes a culture of respect for, commitment to, and compliance with Company values, beliefs, and standards. Ensures the protection of confidential information.
Boot Barn Benefits & Additional Compensation Opportunities
Competitive hourly rate.
Merchandise discount: 50% off of Exclusive Brands and 40% off of third-party brands.
Paid Time Off plan for year-round Boot Barn Partners.*
Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance.*
401(k) plan with generous company matching.
Flexible schedules and work/life balance.
Opportunities for growth at every level - we are opening 50+ new stores each year.
*For eligible Boot Barn Partners
PAY RANGE: $35.00 - $40.00/hr.*
*compensation varies based on geography, skills, experience, and tenure
Work Environment
In general, the following conditions of the work environment are representative of those that a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow differently abled individuals to perform the essential functions of the job within the environment.
The workspace is clean, orderly, properly lighted and ventilated with the proper safety compliance.
Noise levels are considered moderate.
Boot Barn, Inc. reserves the right to make exceptions to modify or eliminate this document or its content. This document supersedes all previous policies, procedures or guidelines pertaining to this subject.
Our core value of community bands us together in supportive and inclusive ways to drive our collective success. Boot Barn provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national or ethnic origin, veteran or military status, disability, as well as any other protected status under the law.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Boot Barn will provide reasonable accommodations (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with the application process upon your request as required by applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please visit your nearest Boot Barn Store or Distribution Center or reach out to Human Resources at 1-949-453-4400, Option 4.