Product Designer, Cat & Jack Kids – Girls Knit Apparel

Target Target · Retail · Minneapolis, MN

Product Designer for Cat & Jack Kids Knit Apparel at Target, responsible for product research, design, and development, aligning with brand strategies, merchant line plans, and price points. Requires experience in design software, textiles, garment construction, and product development in a retail environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. drive category concepts and strategies throughout the development process, inclusive of market, trend, and consumer research.
  2. lead the development of cut & sew knits design language, translating ideas into product direction.
  3. preparing professional presentations with inspirational research and illustrations that reflect your design intent, as well as working closely with your cross-functional partners and business partners to communicate detailed direction inclusive of material, wash, trims, artwork needs, garment construction and expression of fit direction for successful product development.
  4. support and drive product designs that maintain overall brand creative vision, and support merchant line plans, assortment strategies, and price points.
  5. identify, troubleshoot and resolve product issues.

Skills

Required

  • Four-year degree in Design, Fine Art or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of relevant experience
  • Computer design system skills including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
  • Experience in CAD illustration or 2D/3D software
  • Knowledge of textiles, garment construction/fit or raw materials & product production
  • Experience assimilating product feedback
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Experience working in a retail or product development environment
  • Ability to build relationships in order to successfully work in a team environment
  • Ability to respond to business objectives with creative, innovative and cost-effective design solutions

What the JD emphasized

  • design and development
  • product research
  • trend analysis