Associate Designer - Michael Kors : Job Details

Michael Kors is always interested in hearing from talented, globally-minded individuals with a passion for fashion. If you enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you! Who You Are: As the Associate Designer for Men's Accessories for Outlet, you have a strong background in bag, small leather goods and belt design. You are detail oriented, organized, have strong technical skills and the ability to multitask and manage competing calendar deadlines. You are collaborative, a strong communicator, results driven and thrive in a rapidly changing environment. What You'll Do:

• Understand the Michael Kors aesthetic and translate it into the product.
• Oversee seasonal conceptualization and creation of design concepts for Bags, Small Leather Goods and Belts for two channels: Outlet and Cut Up (Off-Price).
• Researching global markets and competitive shopping in order to identify new trends, novelty techniques, branding techniques, materials, trim details and hardware inspiration.
• Tradeshow (both domestic and international) attendance.
• Diversifying all bag shape silhouettes, to ensure we are offering medium to small shapes to address multiple end uses.
• Expand the CUT-UP (off-price) bag assortment and to ensure a new design language evolves to refresh both the buyer and customer perception.
• Innovating belt buckle hardware and bag hardware. Sketching hardware specs and renderings.
• Working w/ costing and PD teams to ensure best practices w/ design engineering and allocation.
• Work w/ materials team to ensure cost-effective materials and leathers are being presented.
• Responsible for product design process including market research, mood board creation, designing, sketching, spec'ing and function.
• Oversee product from concept right up to production and communicate any changes to the appropriate cross-functional partners.
• Communicating daily with factories, mills, tanneries and our China office PD support team.
• Maintain a library of core and seasonal product offerings, master specs, and design standards
• Collaborate with Merchandising and Technical Design to finalize the line each season in tight deadlines.

You'll Need to Have:

• 3-4 years of design experience with Men's Accessories
• Ability to work in the NYC office 3-5 days a week as needed
• Strong Technical Skills, as it relates to leather goods construction.
• Full scale pattern making and excellent technical drawing skills a must.
• Excellent proficiency in Adobe Illustrator (Photoshop a plus)
• Some print/pattern/repeat design skills is a plus!
• Strong ability to multitask, prioritize multiple projects at once and manage competing calendar deadlines
• The ability to set a creative tone and to inspire ideas/new concepts
• The ability to conceptually visualize and build a line and groups of bags that share common design threads.
• Experience communicating the development with factories.
• Excellent design communication skills.

We'd Love to See:

• Excellent sense of style and color
• Excellent organizational, time management, communication, and presentation skills

MK Perks:

• Generous Holiday Schedule and Vacation Days
• Internal mobility across Capri Brands (Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, Versace)
• Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo Discount
• Exclusive Employee Sales
• Fav 5 Cards (MK Discount for friends and family)
• 401k Match
• Paid Parental Leave
• Thrive Wellness Program (seasonal in-office massages and more!)
• Commuter Benefits
• Gym Discounts

At Capri, we are all responsible for creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We try to inspire change and growth within each other and believe success is a result that comes from our differences. Capri is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusivity regardless of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. M/D/F/V At Capri Holdings Limited, our commitment to inclusivity and accessibility begins with the candidate experience. If you require a reasonable accommodation for the interview or application process, please contact our Diversity and Inclusion team at [email protected]. In compliance with certain Pay Transparency laws, employers are required to disclose a salary range. The salary for this position will vary based on role requirements, skill set and years of experience. Compensation Range: $53,000.00-$88,000.00