FP Movement Senior Designer - Performance (Studio)
On-sitePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Research, ideate, and design seasonal collections across yoga, Pilates, spin, HIIT, and dance apparel categories. Forecast fashion and cultural trends to translate them for the Free People customer, utilizing technical fabric knowledge to deliver cost-effective, innovative solutions. Lead and mentor team members by providing feedback, evaluating performance, and directing daily activities for assistants and junior designers. Present creative ideas through sketches, mocks, and AI renderings to ensure cohesive assortments and specific end-use alignment. Collaborate cross-functionally with leadership, merchandising, and production to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced, multi-season environment.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ Design Experience within a performance or activewear category
- Bachelor Degree in Apparel, Contour or Sportswear Design
- Professional Design portfolio demonstrating skill, ability and aesthetic that aligns to the brand
- Excellent understanding of the FP Movement customer and activewear competitive space
- Experience and passion for designing apparel with performance integrity and end use as a top priority
- Strong technical knowledge of studio performance and/or knit apparel construction
- Demonstrated experience designing apparel with seamless, warp knit and other performance fabrics
- Understanding of seamless and technical yarn attributes
- Knowledge of performance fabric capabilities and applications
- Extensive knowledge of fabric treatments including print, pattern, fabric manipulation, embroideries etc as well as wash and dye techniques
- Knowledge of manufacturing techniques and processes
- Ability hand sketch, mock design protos and communicate design intentions and stories in compelling visual presentations
- Experience rendering in Ai platfroms for design process and presentation
Desired Qualifications
- Expertise in taking aspirational ideas, focusing on the key details and make them work for a broader audience in both retail and wholesale
- Ability to research and report on industry trend direction and performance fabric trends and innovations seasonally
- Effectively use Adobe Suite, Ai Platforms (MidJourney, NewArc, PromeAi, Gemini), to create design packets and visually compelling presentations
- Strong cross functional communication skills
- Strong knowledge of Fabrics and Trims
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