Associate Apparel Designer

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Qurate Retail Group comprises six leading retail brands - QVC, HSN, Ballard Designs, Frontgate, Garnet Hill and Grandin Road - all dedicated to providing a more human way to shop. Qurate Retail Group is the largest player in video commerce ("vCommerce"), which includes video-driven shopping across linear TV, ecommerce sites, digital streaming and social platforms.

The Opportunity

The Associate Apparel Designer position is a learning role to develop product categories and brands. You will learn and develop products following trends and merchandising plans for brands and a specific classification of apparel. You will support the brands and a specific classification of apparel to meet our strategy, trend and customer needs. The Associate Apparel Designer position requires you to have design skills; the ability to design into the brand vision with direction, developing saleable product for a category. Lead the PLM process of all styles from creation through production, including style creation and management and meeting preparation.

Who We Are

QVC empowers shoppers with knowledge and shares insights in a lively and engaging way. We offer an ever-changing collection of familiar brands and fresh new products - from home and fashion to beauty, electronics and jewelry - and we connect shoppers to interesting personalities, engaging stories and award-winning customer service. QVC reaches more than 200 million homes worldwide via its 12 broadcast networks and reaches millions more via multiple streaming services, websites, mobile apps and social pages.

Your Impact

• You will maintain awareness of seasonal trends through market shopping, trend research and stay current with competition, and awareness of assigned brands.

• You will create presentation boards, digital presentations.

• You will develop seasonal color palettes, by maintaining awareness of market color direction and internal brand color selling history.

• You will research market through trade shows and trend services identifying specific fabrics for the season, work with sourcing team to source each fabric to meet the pricing needs of each brand.

• You will select each style's fabric, trims, materials and colors that fit into the assortment and style plans.

• You will create flat mechanical sketches for design development packages (to communicate to technical design, sourcing and overseas.)

• You will get opportunities to present line and presentation materials for line reviews and buyer meetings for specific classifications of apparel in meetings.

What You Bring

• Minimum Education: Bachelors in Fashion Design.

• You have at least 3-5 years fashion industry experience in apparel design and product development.

• You have Illustrator skills. We do not hand sketch.

• You are open to coming into the office 3 to 4 days a week.

• Please submit illustrator design profile highlighting women's wear classifications.

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