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Dorel Juvenile Group

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About us</b></h2><p>
We are looking for a <b>Sr. Fashion Designer</b> to join the Fashion team in our <b>Foxboro, MA</b> office. You will create designs that enhance the future look of each of our brands in the juvenile products marketplace.</p>
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You will work as part of the team on specific categories and Brands and will help teammates out on other categories/Brands as the needs arise. You will work closely with our Fabric team and Product teams internationally and monitor projects and samples.</p>
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This position will work 4 days a week onsite and remotely on Friday's.</p>
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Travel both domestically and internationally is required.</p>
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Dorel Juvenile</b> is the world's leading juvenile products company. Our well-known products and strong brands are available in more than 100 countries. All our talented employees share the same mission: to Care for Precious Life, and the Sr. Fashion Designer is integral to this mission.</p>
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This position does not support immigration sponsorship now or in the future.</b></p><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b><br>
Your mission</b></h2><p>
As the <b>Sr. Fashion Designer </b>in this role, you will apply your design skills to create original, innovative design proposals that appropriately reflect our Brands. Through continued research, consumer insight, and trend evaluation, you will help to identify key trends that can translate onto to a wide assortment of products.</p>
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You will collaborate with the design team and cross functional teams to help elevate the brands with fabrics, brand detailing, print art, tube treatments, etc. You will work on the portfolio from opening price point brands to high price point brands.</p>
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Create new designs in line with current trends, market competition and the target audience for many internal brands. Evaluate new platforms and soft goods and improve design per brand guidelines. Research material, fabrics, and color trends.</p>
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Attend regular design and product development meetings. Design collaboration with a team, bringing design solutions to life which complement the companies&rsquo; strategies and business goals.</p>
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You will work with many cross functional team members on a portfolio of Brand collections and platforms. You will create designs that enhance the future look of each of our brands in the marketplace. You will be responsible for presenting your inspiration ideas to the team during brainstorm sessions and beyond the team in internal and external meetings.</p>
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Source fabrics/trims/details for product and render on platforms in Illustrator and AI for buyer meetings. Create repeat print art in Illustrator or Photoshop for textiles. Create Fashion Specifications for sales samples and for production. Choose colors for fabrics/trims that reflect the trend direction and approve color standards. Troubleshoot samples with sample team internally or from pictures with teammates internationally.</p>
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Create solutions and options to give the sales team all they need to sell a product in. Come up with creative ideas on enhancing product for the end user, and work on finding cost savings solutions for platforms and soft goods.</p><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b><br>
Key responsibilities</b></h2><ul>
<li>Assist with directives and work projects including keeping the team on track, participate in recruiting and interviewing new designers with the director</li>
<li>Responsible to deliver the fashion needs of the DJG juvenile line across all brands and potential brand opportunities, as well as the collaborate with soft goods team from design to production</li>
<li>Research POS data, competition, market, trends, history, &amp; create fashions to meet the needs of each key account and Brand</li>
<li>Provide Sales and Licensing with presentation tools that communicate the vision &amp; strategy of the fashion design team.</li>
<li>Search for new fabrics by working with existing vendors, potential vendors, attending tradeshows, trend shopping, etc. to have full knowledge of trends in the market, trends in our categories and how they apply to DJG in order to differentiate from competition.</li>
<li>Initiate fabric development by setting the standards for production</li>
<li>Complete fashion specs for samples and final production.</li>
<li>Collaborate with soft goods team on design that will elevate the aesthetics of the product and collection.</li>
<li>Review and approve fabrics, plastics, tubes and full samples.</li>
<li>Work with the soft goods team on cut &amp; sew pad designs</li>
<li>Travel both domestically and internationally is required</li>
</ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Your profile</b></h2><ul>
<li>Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree in Design or equivalent combination of education and experience and training</li>
<li>7+ years&rsquo; related design experience</li>
<li>Must know Adobe Illustrator. Adobe Photoshop is a nice to have</li>
<li>Must be a proactive, positive team member and self-motivator that can deliver results</li>
<li>Eye for color, willingness to learn color matching and new programs</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to create designs within set timelines</li>
<li>Keep all design concepts/materials (fabrics/metals/plastics) filed and organized</li>
<li>Work with team for sourcing new fabrics/trims etc.</li>
<li>Ability to come up with new and innovative ideas for product to elevate brands</li>
<li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills</li>
<li>Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team on designs and share in the workload</li>
</ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Are you ready to grow with us?</b></h2><p><b>
Dorel Juvenile</b> provides people the invaluable opportunity to make a difference. To work on leading brands together with talented people across the globe, and to keep growing both personally and professionally.</p>
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Take the next step in your career and join our quest to improve the parenting journey for millions of families around the world.</p></div>

Sr. Fashion Designer

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Sr. Fashion Designer