Senior Design Manager, Product Design

VF Corporation

Tokyo, JP
5-8 years apparel product design experience
Fluent english language proficiency
Pattern making and material knowledge skills
This role ensures concept, art direction, and design align with brand strategy to generate innovative and commercially viable products for Japan, Asia, and global markets

Job Summary

  • This role ensures concept, art direction, and design align with brand strategy to generate innovative and commercially viable products for Japan, Asia, and global markets.
  • The position requires supervising the execution of new art including photo-shoots, illustrations, and digital imaging while developing diverse concepts consistent with brand strategy.
  • Candidates must foster an innovative team culture and act as a front-line expert on marketplace reality to filter relevant trends into collections.

Matching Summary

This role ensures concept, art direction, and design align with brand strategy to generate innovative and commercially viable products for Japan, Asia, and global markets.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 5-8 years apparel product design experience
  • Fluent English language proficiency
  • Pattern making and material knowledge skills
  • Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop software proficiency
  • Seasonal calendar and product timeline management

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with lifestyle or streetwear brands
  • Footwear brand experience
  • Management of external freelance resources
  • Knowledge of brand heritage and DNA
  • Innovative startup mindset

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Apparel or Consumer Product Design
  • Minimum 5-8 years of relevant apparel design experience
  • Fluent English communication skills required

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