Tory Burch Design Director, Ready-to-Wear Pre-Collection

A Day in the Life Lead a team of Ready-to-Wear (RTW) designers in the creation of elevated product across the RTW Pre-Collection categories. Manage RTW swimwear categories, including coverups/caftans, etc. Ensure design integrity, high‑quality execution, and timeliness throughout the entire development process from concept through engineering and commercialization. Accountable for calendar adherence throughout the development process. Create original sketches, detailed technical packs, and design specs for sampling. Research global fashion trends, fabric innovations, color, and silhouette to inspire seasonal direction. Provide feedback to design team members for developing seasonal mood boards, color palettes, and themes that represent seasonal storytelling. Ensure cohesive storytelling and commercial relevance across the collection. Manage product lifecycle from concept through final samples. Mentor a team of designers and assistant designers; foster creative development, collaboration, and performance. Partner with merchandising to analyze performance and guide future product assortments. Maintain excellent partnerships and clear communication with internal cross‑functional and external teams, including Merchandising, Product Development /Technical Design. Attend fittings and provide clear design direction and comments to ensure fit and aesthetic alignment. To Land This Role 12+ years of design experience in womenswear, with a strong focus on wovens. Proven leadership experience, including managing design teams and cross‑functional collaboration. Proven track record of successful RTW collections from concept to market. Strong understanding of garment construction, fabric behavior, and pattern‑making. Excellent hand sketching and/or digital sketching ability. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop), PLM systems, and Microsoft Office. Experience developing product directly with factories; understanding of development from concept through engineering. Excellent sense of style, color and ability to conceptualize a collection. Strong communication, presentation, and organizational skills; ability to form partnerships to collaborate, influence and drive change. Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment. Strong digital portfolio of work is required. Compensation Range The compensation range for this position is 180,000.00 USD - 230,000.00 USD. Our offer will be based on your relevant experience and work location. Benefits Information We offer a generous set of benefits to help you take care of your health, create financial security, and achieve wellness in all areas of your life. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Tory Burch LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual's age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) or sexual orientation, gender expression, military status, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, disability or membership in any other protected class under applicable law. Likewise, we will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the LosAngeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652. Pursuant to the SanFrancisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment. Disability Accommodation Tory Burch is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. If you require assistance or an accommodation with the hiring process, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr Tory Burch