Product Design Manager
David and Goliath
Los Angeles, FL, 90001
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Those sneaky bastards at David & Goliath are also on the hunt for a Product Design Manager with 3 to 5 years experience to lead its Men’s/Women’s apparel and accessories efforts from its West Coast office. This person would take the lead role in establishing the design vision for D&G’s line of apparel and accessories and be instrumental in helping to build a West Coast design department.
Job Description:
David & Goliath is opening a West Coast office in L.A. to support our expanding presence in the apparel market. We are relocating the Creative and Marketing departments to Southern California so we can be closer to the industry. The Product Design Manager will play a crucial part in developing the product side of the Creative Department.
The role of Product Design Manager is to lead the product side of the creative team in developing innovative new products and processes within the David & Goliath portfolio of brands, including concept and prototype development.
The Product Design Manager is accountable to the VP of Merchandising, who provides direction for execution of the innovation strategy within the David & Goliath portfolio of brands, and receives strategic direction from our faithful leader and President, Todd Goldman.
The Product Design Manager leads a market team of inside and outside designers.
Responsibilities:
- Leading the effort to identify new trends or product opportunities that generate sizeable new or incremental business opportunities
- Ensure OEM partner’s tech packs are efficiently and accurately prepared for development
- Develop and maintain a system to organize creative to allow for quick and direct team access
- Manage a team of designers and effectively direct them towards meeting the business goals and objectives of the apparel team.
- Understanding and leveraging the specific and competitive environment
- Finding, recruiting and managing outside design resources
- Pursuing initiatives which strengthen the overall equity/strategic differentiation of the brand
- Balancing the need for speed with risk
- Ensuring timely operations
- Stretching and challenging the team to reach its highest potential
Those sneaky bastards at David & Goliath are also on the hunt for a Product Design Manager with 3 to 5 years experience to lead its Men’s/Women’s apparel and accessories efforts from its West Coast office. This person would take the lead role in establishing the design vision for D&G’s line of apparel and accessories and be instrumental in helping to build a West Coast design department.
Job Description:
David & Goliath is opening a West Coast office in L.A. to support our expanding presence in the apparel market. We are relocating the Creative and Marketing departments to Southern California so we can be closer to the industry. The Product Design Manager will play a crucial part in developing the product side of the Creative Department.
The role of Product Design Manager is to lead the product side of the creative team in developing innovative new products and processes within the David & Goliath portfolio of brands, including concept and prototype development.
The Product Design Manager is accountable to the VP of Merchandising, who provides direction for execution of the innovation strategy within the David & Goliath portfolio of brands, and receives strategic direction from our faithful leader and President, Todd Goldman.
The Product Design Manager leads a market team of inside and outside designers.
Responsibilities:
- Leading the effort to identify new trends or product opportunities that generate sizeable new or incremental business opportunities
- Ensure OEM partner’s tech packs are efficiently and accurately prepared for development
- Develop and maintain a system to organize creative to allow for quick and direct team access
- Manage a team of designers and effectively direct them towards meeting the business goals and objectives of the apparel team.
- Understanding and leveraging the specific and competitive environment
- Finding, recruiting and managing outside design resources
- Pursuing initiatives which strengthen the overall equity/strategic differentiation of the brand
- Balancing the need for speed with risk
- Ensuring timely operations
- Stretching and challenging the team to reach its highest potential