Senior Print Textile Designer – Womens Ready-to-Wear

The pay range is $95000.00 - $205000.00

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A role with the Design team means a big opportunity to start from scratch and create something truly original. Are you a design expert who can support your business by staying one step ahead of industry trends new materials and techniques Can you demonstrate the utmost attention to detail and create products that are unprecedented in the marketplace for their design and quality for the price Then youll have success on our Design team who owns the design and development of all Target-owned brands from apparel to home goods and beauty to close partnership with our merchant and sourcing counterparts youll drive brand cohesion and continuity ensuring that our products meet the merchant line plans assortment strategies price points and overall creative direction.

As aSenior Print & Textile Designer supporting Womens Ready-to-Wear you will help shape the creative vision for print pattern color and artwork across key womens apparel businesses.

We are looking for an exceptional artist and creative thinker with a sophisticated understanding of womens fashion and the ability to translate runway market cultural and guest insights into compelling commercially relevant product.

This is a senior creative role that extends beyond artwork execution. You will independently develop a point of view influence seasonal direction partner closely with Design and Merchandising and help ensure great artwork successfully translates from concept into cohesive product assortments.

• Research runway market cultural color and print trends and translate them into clear seasonal artwork direction.
• Create original elevated artwork across florals conversationals geometrics stripes plaids engineered/border layouts placement prints and other seasonal techniques.
• Demonstrate exceptional artistic range color sensibility and the ability to work across both expressive fashion-forward artwork and commercial foundational prints.
• Partner with Design and Merchandising to connect artwork tosilhouettes fabrications color line plans and overall assortment strategy.
• Think beyond individual prints and help build cohesive seasonal print assortments with the right balance of scale technique color and visual impact.
• Use CADs mock-ups AI visualization and other tools to communicate how artwork translates onto actual product.
• Serve as a strong creative partner across Design Merchandising Product Management Sourcing and vendor teams.
• Confidently present creative direction bring forward recommendations and help cross-functional teams align around decisions.
• Direct and review internally and externally developed artwork including vendor and print-studio work.
• Maintain ownership from initial research and concept through artwork development strike-offs and final product execution.
• Independently manage a significant business scope proactively identify roadblocks and bring forward solutions.
• Mentor junior designers and contribute to evolving creative tools technology and ways of working.

• 8 years of professional print/textile design experience ideally within Womens Ready-to-Wear or another fashion-driven apparel environment.
• Exceptional portfolio demonstrating sophisticated print pattern illustration and color capabilities.
• Strong understanding of contemporary womens fashion runway trends and the competitive market.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator; experience with AI and emerging creative technologies is valued.
• Expert understanding of repeats scale placement color and production-ready artwork.
• Strong understanding of how artwork interacts with silhouette fabrication and assortment.
• Excellent visual editing presentation communication and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently lead through ambiguity and bring a strong creative POV without requiring continuous direction.
• Strong cross-functional partnership skills and the ability to balance creative ambition with commercial and business needs.

Success in this role is more than creating beautiful artwork. It means connectingtrend artistry product and assortment and helping ensure the original creative vision successfully translates from concept into compelling Womens Ready-to-Wear product for our guest.

Core responsibilities are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

This role is performed in office 4 days per week.

About you:
Four-year degree in Textile Design Fine Art or related field or equivalent experience
8 years of textile design experience and advanced expertise in a specific category
Proficient in Photoshop/Illustrator Nedgraphics or other computer design system skills
Strong color sense and pattern merchandising ability
Excellent communication presentation and organizational skills
Ability to prioritize and manage workload with multiple deadlines
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Ability to be an effective team player and manage relationships with team and key business partners

Team Members in the Target General Merch Inc operating company are prohibited from working more than thirty (30) days per calendar year in any of the following states: AL AR DE FL IN IA LA MD MS MO NC OK PA SC TN and VA. If hired you will be prohibited from working remotely from any of the states listed above for more than thirty (30) days per calendar year.

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