Kat Schoewe: Vice President of Design in Portland, OR

Six month non compete period

Providing Creative direction for the Outdoor Categories as the brand relaunched it’s Outdoor line including the initial launch of Outdoor Lifestyle and Reactor, relaunch of Snow-sports and Women’s Outerwear, relaunch of Hunting and Fishing categories. Responsible for creating the design aesthetic for UnderArmour in the Outdoor space from initial product positioning, trend and color research, advanced concept and material development, thru product commercialization, marketing and product messaging. Working collaboratively and cross functionally to accomplish large scale successful product launches across multiple categories. Managing a team of in house designers and a number of freelance resources and over $600M in revenue.

Managing design and development of all Outdoor Categories including Outerwear, Active Apparel, Accessories, Equipment, HF, Footwear, Home and Travel. Re-launched Outdoor Apparel category at LLBean for men’s and Women’s, building the team and business plan to position the category for successful growth. Responsible for defining the signature aesthetic of LLBean, creating and maintaining aesthetic guardrails of the brand image and collaborating on a Brand Design Continuum project to define the brand image. Responsible for seasonal trend research, creation and execution of seasonal concepts and color stories, advanced research & development, color palette finalization, overseeing fabric development/selection, silhouette and trim detailing, sampling, garment costing, fit sessions thru final line adoption. Overseeing a design department managing a team of thirteen, a number of freelance resources and over $700M in product revenue.