Senior Designer

Solo Brands is made up of 6 distinctive brands: Solo Stove, Chubbies, ORU Kayak, ISLE, IcyBreeze and TerraFlame. Our company is built around enhancing and creating experiences that form memories and connections to people, places, and the natural world. We offer creative and emotional lifestyle products that help our customers create memories. Solo Brands is about Designing Good, Doing Good and Being Good so it can Create Good one good moment at a time. Good moments. Good memories. Good products. So you can create a good life.

To help fuel our company's growth, we are looking for a Sr. Designer to join our team. This person will need to be a creative force behind bringing the products to life that Chubbies is known for and help to fuel our fast-growing business.

You are responsible for articulating the look of the Chubbies brand throughout our product assortment. You will be able to make our apparel irresistible to our customers while also conveying the fun, light-hearted, positive, weekend-centric ethos and aesthetic we've been working on since 2011.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Shop and research men's marketplace, including our competitors for inspiration and opportunities in product, fabric, wash, color and trims

• Work with apparel and surface design teams to identify and forecast fashion and cultural trends each season

• Translate market trends into seasonal concepts that support the strategy for the business

• Develop seasonal styles, fabrications and trims in partnership with the Sourcing Team

• Partner with Surface Design team to curate seasonal pattern work

• Collaborate with Design teammates to create impactful visual materials for presentations and line review meetings

• Attend weekly cross functional meetings

• Lead category design reviews with senior design and cross functional partners

• Create technical and supporting sketches for all styles to be developed

• Collaborate with with Technical design to ensure fit intent is executed throughout the prototyping process

• Communicate edits and changes to styles across cross functional team

• Maintain accurate and organized records of all design materials

• Partner with Product Development and Sourcing to identify and create new and innovative materials and trims

• Mentor and guide junior designers in understanding design principles, methodologies, and industry best practices.

• Lead by example through demonstrating advanced design techniques and problem-solving approaches.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science or Art in a related field (Fashion, clothing, or related)

• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite

• Proficiency in Microsoft and Google office software

• Management experience with both full time and freelance designers

• Experience in menswear with a relevant portfolio

• Experience managing 1 or more direct reports

• Creative outside the box approach to problem solving

• Strength in communication both cross functionally and with international factories

• Minimum of 7 experience in apparel

• Willingness to travel

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary

• Unlimited PTO for most corporate roles, accrued for others

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees

• 401(k) with 3% match

• Employee Stock Purchase Program

• Flexible spending account

• Generous employee discount

• Priceless opportunity to work with the coolest team ever!

Inclusion Clause

At Chubbies, we don't believe in just celebrating the weekend, we celebrate different voices, perspectives, and backgrounds. We stand against discrimination based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, or disabilities. It is our commitment to creating an inclusive environment for all employees while we chase that Friday at Five feeling.

Even if you don't qualify or have specific experience in every facet of this role this job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described. We encourage you to apply for any role you're personally interested in & excited to drive positive change at Chubbies!

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