Senior Designer

At Hot Topic, we’re passionate about creativity and high performance. We're also passionate about Pop Culture...in case you hadn't noticed. We are looking for a Sr. Designer to join our team and turning our licenses into wearable fashion. This role is hands on and will help keep the stars aligned for the design and product team. WHAT YOU'LL DO Manages Design team and creates sketches and design details for product development team, preparing collections with detailed technical information, maintain designrecords and ensure line sheets are up to date and communicate with overseas andlocal vendors/merchantsDevelop & Present trend / mood boards and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve alignment on projectsResearch & Shop market for trend and inspiration, identifying new trends in fabric, trim, fit, and hardware pieces and other raw materialsWork closely with Buying and Technical Design team throughout the development process to ensure the highest level of quality and integrityFollow the product through its full development process - reviewing and approving design, lab dips, trim, fabric details, participating in fittings and providing fit comments to ensure proper fit and brand integrityParticipate in the conceptual development of product lines, providing recommendations regarding seasonal themes, edits to line, and new concepts Create style boards for area of responsibility, showing silhouette and color, fabric, print/pattern options WHAT YOU'LL NEED 5+ Years of design experience, preferably in a corporate/team environmentLicensing experience in apparel Technical knowledge of fabric construction, finishes, sewing techniques, graphics and trimAn obsession with Pop Culture & Licensing Communication skills - both written & verbal and you're a major team playerStrong computer skills including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

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