Senior Manager, Product Design - Apparel
Company: Parks, Experiences and Products
Location: Plano
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Job Description:
Lead and manage the successful operation of Adult Apparel with
an assigned internal design team and across multiple external
vendors by monitoring and maintaining quality of product categories
through story, color, materials, form and function of products.
Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure the
highest quality, consumer focused, trend-right product lines across
all channels of distribution (licensing, flex business models,
vertical and wholesale) that build brand equity and meet financial
targets. This role will have a focus on development of Mickey and
Classic Characters (MCC) and focuses on Apparel for Kids to Adults.
This role will report to the Director, Product Design.
Responsibilities :
- Manage an internal team to Concept, design, sketch, prototype
(including managing art-to-product, sample creation, fit sessions)
and deliver trend-right consumer centric product lines that feature
market-leading innovation and great price/value for each tier of
the value pyramid
- Manage and execute product and licensed packaging approvals
through online systems and collaborative approval meetings,
ensuring high quality standards in character execution, in-depth
storytelling, color, material, form and function while maximizing
profitability
- Manage multiple external vendors to develop product concepts
against strategic design vision for the overall product or
assortment mix to deliver trend-right consumer centric product
lines and execute product and packaging approvals ensuring high
quality standards
- Develop and coach best-in-class design talent through
consistent feedback on performance and provide regular development
and coaching
- Collaborate with internal partners (Creative Design, Brand
Merchandising, Licensing Commercialization, Sourcing and Tech
Design, BERGs, CBM, Legal, Business Affairs, Product Integrity,
Integrated Retail, BPM, Public Affairs, D&I teams, Cultural
Consultants) and external partners (Studios & Disney Channel
Content Providers, Games, Publishing, WDI, Licensees, DTR) to
design and approve all products
- Collaborate with the greater product design and creative teams
to drive up-front trends, overall creative direction and identify
future areas of growth within the franchise and across product
categories, including the preparation of custom design tools and
retail pitches to differentiate by category
- Collaborate with Global Product Design teams
- Prepare creative/product retail custom design tools and pitches
to differentiate by category
- Monitor competitors, product innovation and market
dynamics
- Onboard new Licensees, DTR, halo partners globally and
locally
- Manage operating budget for category
- Multi-task and prioritize multiple design projects, running
simultaneously with varying levels of complexity
Basic Qualifications :
- Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred (e.g. industrial
design, toy design, fashion design) or equivalent work
experience
- 6-8+ years of relevant experience
- Extensive knowledge in hardlines/softlines categories (raw
materials, plastic, textiles, print, pattern, graphic composition,
manufacturing)
- Prior experience leading and managing, managing up to senior
leaders and across with peers and partners
- Experience acting as a bridge between execution and strategy;
to translate strategy into action
- Experience taking ownership of business results and being a
day-to-day decision maker, including influencing key partners and
stakeholders
- Able to filter through complex issues, find solutions, gain
support and implement change
- Demonstrated high-level product design skills, technical
design, sketching, creative application and manipulation of art,
final mechanical art, fabric and trim identification)
- Proven computer software skills (e.g. MS Office, Photoshop,
Illustrator, PowerPoint, Excel)
Required Education :
- Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred (e.g. industrial
design, toy design, fashion design) or equivalent work
experience
Additional Information :
Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you
live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits,
educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can
provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at
https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.This position is located in
Orlando, FL
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