Role: Design Director
Brand: Von Zipper
Location: Huntington Beach, CA

Responsibilities:

• Active management of line plans and product development calendar, with alignment to organizational priorities and consideration of cross-functional inputs
• Category reporting and merchandising support
• Consistent communication with vendors/suppliers to ensure prototypes, samples and production goods are developed and delivered as planned
• Negotiate costing with vendors/suppliers to achieve margin targets with high quality execution
• Create and manage all functional elements in Product Development process, including but not limited to:
  • Tech Packs, Spec Sheets, and Build Of Materials (B.O.M.)
  • Revision of 2D CAD drawings
  • Comments, approvals and limit samples
• Maintain database of relevant testing and compliance requirements for all product lines
• Development of product briefs, mood boards and color concepts
• Photo editing: re-touch, re-color, photo manipulation, extensions, background clipping, corrections, etc.