Toddler Girls Knits Designer with a focus on trend-driven, customer-centric product development. Conduct global market and competitive research to inform seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, and innovative techniques across the category.

Create and present compelling design concepts and sketches, championing creative vision to internal leadership and cross-functional partners. Partner closely with Design, Merchandising, Product Development and Technical Design to bring product to life.

Lead designer for Men’s Soft Accessories across Fall/Holiday ’25 and Spring/Summer ’26, overseeing Socks, Underwear, Cold Weather Accessories, and the Performance category.

Drive the design process end-to-end—from research and concept development through collection creation and outfitting collaboration. Partner closely with global vendors and cross-functional teams to deliver trend-right, commercially viable product aligned with customer needs and business strategy.

Responsible for building and growing categories while balancing margin goals, timelines, and operational constraints.

• Research global trend insight and markets in order to identify new color trends and strategic concept color direction each season.

• Work with Color Senior Director to curate and create color visuals, mood boards & presentations.

• Collaborate with Concept & Design team to deliver thematic seasonal trend palettes.

• Develop strong internal cross functional relationships with Design & Merchandising to ensure strategic and purposeful color direction - provide color design support & guidance as needed.

• Create and maintain concept led color tools: trend palettes, color strategy & inspiration boards.

★ Oversaw clothing design within the Men’s department, expanding from an initial scope of responsibility for Active and Knits. Reported to the Senior Design Director overseeing all clothing lines while managing one direct report.

★ Responsible for creative concept development, seasonal kickoffs, and clothing designs that included prints, yarn dyes, patterns, and graphics.

★ Grew Exclusive Brands to encompass over 50% of sales in Menswear, with an Exclusive Brand success rate 500 basis points higher than market brands. Identified the most profitable lines to rationalize the portfolio from 13 brands down to five.

★ Successfully reduced sitting inventory through the use of graphics and print designs, ranking in the Top 5% of sales and avoiding the costs of destroying slow-moving product.

★ Improved efficiency by working with Product Development to share process and fabrics between brands.

★ Expanded the Activewear brand 01.Algo to include new classifications, prints and graphics and the brand’s first head to toe look.