Designer

Driving Innovation, Delivering Excellence. FAF Inc. is a leading supplier of jewelry and accessories, known for its design and merchandising expertise and comprehensive end-to-end solutions. At FAF Inc. we are dedicated to creating forward-thinking solutions that elevate the way we do business. With a unique blend of innovative design, merchandising expertise, and decades of execution experience, we provide seamless, customer-focused solutions. Our reputation for collaboration, transparency, and ethical business practices sets us apart as an industry leader. Our Designer’s main responsibility is to conceptualize, design, and develop a range of fashion accessories including (but not limited to) jewelry, hair accessories and small soft goods. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of materials, trends, manufacturing, and the fashion/accessory market. The Designer reports to the Design Director and works collaboratively with the merchant, sales and sourcing teams to design customer specific product, meet price points and ultimately achieve sales goals. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES The primary Responsibilities and Duties of this position are: Collaborates closely with the Design Director and the design team to conceptualize and design customer centric product Adheres to a set design calendar and project deadlines Researches market trends – shop stores, magazines, trend services, attend major customer trend meetings Pre-sources beads, materials, and trims Prepares trend inspiration, color, material charts Creates designs from concept sketches to finished renderings or handmade samples Creates product development sheets for designs, ensuring specs are accurate and items will execute Participates in vendor calls to review product requirements, material call outs and design details Reviews vendor models and CAD images Reviews final vendor samples focusing on product execution and quality Will participate in customer meetings as needed Works collaboratively with the merchant, sales and sourcing teams SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS An Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Art, Textiles, Merchandising, Fashion Design or related field Minimum of 2-4 years’ experience of jewelry/accessory design Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud programs; Illustrator, Photoshop, hand rendering and manipulating Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature Ability to work as part of a team; collaborating with coworkers, maintaining a cross-functional relationship Ability to gain an understanding of department and corporate strategic vision and goals Ability to work in a fast paced fashion environment, under pressure of short deadline and ever changing priorities Ability to participate in design meetings to offer suggestions and input Ability to work extra hours to meet deadlines as necessary Life Insurance/AD&D/Long Term Disability/Supplemental #J-18808-Ljbffr