Sr Designer

When our⠀founders⠀established⠀the Bay as⠀our base⠀back in⠀1993,⠀Mountain⠀Hardwear⠀was⠀destined⠀for a life⠀of play.⠀They⠀wanted to⠀make⠀equipment⠀and⠀apparel⠀that⠀climbers⠀and⠀mountaineers⠀could⠀depend⠀on—but⠀they⠀wanted to⠀have fun⠀doing it,⠀too. We⠀bring the⠀same stoke⠀we have in⠀the⠀mountains⠀to the⠀drawing⠀board. We⠀express⠀our brand⠀through⠀climbing,⠀but more⠀importantly,⠀through⠀the⠀culture⠀that we as⠀climbers,⠀riders,⠀artists,⠀innovators,⠀movers,⠀shakers—(insert⠀your thing⠀here)⠀create.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Mountain⠀Hardwear⠀is seeking⠀a Senior⠀Designer⠀to provide⠀leadership⠀and⠀creative⠀direction⠀to our⠀Women's⠀Outerwear⠀category.⠀This⠀person⠀will work⠀closely⠀with the⠀Product⠀Creation⠀Team to⠀design⠀products⠀on a⠀worldwide⠀basis,⠀initiate⠀new⠀product⠀concepts⠀to meet⠀the needs⠀of our⠀consumers,⠀and manage⠀the design⠀team in⠀addressing⠀modifications⠀on⠀carryover⠀products.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Lead the⠀design⠀team with⠀a focus on⠀continuously⠀providing⠀innovative,⠀best in⠀class⠀product⠀design⠀solutions.

  Provides⠀best in⠀class⠀design⠀packages⠀which⠀include⠀sketches,⠀illustrations⠀of⠀construction⠀details,⠀and⠀multiple⠀product⠀views.

  Provides⠀leadership⠀to the⠀design⠀team⠀through⠀mentoring,⠀coaching,⠀and⠀championing⠀innovation⠀in⠀products⠀and⠀processes.

  Uses⠀market⠀research,⠀industry⠀experience,⠀knowledge⠀of the⠀Mountain⠀Hardwear⠀consumer,⠀and brand⠀positioning,⠀to provide⠀a honed⠀product⠀feedback⠀filter⠀across the⠀product⠀division.

  Provides⠀design/concept⠀boards to⠀communicate⠀design and⠀color⠀direction.

  Presents⠀category⠀products⠀and⠀design/merchandising⠀information⠀during key⠀meetings⠀and line⠀presentations.

  Participates⠀in the⠀prototype⠀process⠀for⠀assigned⠀category(s).⠀Includes⠀initiating⠀sample⠀requests⠀by working⠀closely⠀with the⠀Associate⠀Designer⠀and⠀Product⠀Developer(s),⠀reviewing⠀samples,⠀and⠀directing⠀revisions⠀as needed⠀throughout⠀the⠀development⠀cycle.

  Attends⠀fit⠀sessions⠀and⠀categorical⠀team⠀meetings⠀as needed⠀to⠀facilitate⠀process,⠀revisions,⠀and⠀finalization⠀of⠀products.

  Works⠀closely⠀with⠀cross-functional⠀teams such⠀as⠀Materials⠀Research⠀to define⠀new⠀materials⠀to⠀research⠀and⠀source,⠀Product⠀Graphics⠀to⠀communicate⠀seasonal⠀product⠀themes and⠀identify⠀product⠀graphic⠀needs per⠀style, and⠀Sourcing⠀to create⠀styles⠀that hit⠀target⠀costs, and⠀trims⠀developer⠀to propose⠀trims,⠀graphic⠀applications,⠀prints⠀and/or⠀patterns⠀(if⠀applicable),⠀and label⠀designs.

YOU ARE

• Passionate⠀about the⠀outdoors,⠀camping,⠀hiking,⠀and⠀climbing.

  Knowledgeable⠀about⠀apparel⠀design.

  Excited⠀about⠀creativity,⠀collaboration,⠀and⠀exploration.

  Proactive⠀with⠀strong⠀attention⠀to detail⠀and work⠀ethic.

YOU HAVE

• A⠀Bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀Fashion,⠀Industrial⠀Design or⠀equivalent⠀combination⠀of⠀education⠀and⠀experience.

  8+⠀years⠀garment⠀design/development⠀experience⠀in the⠀apparel⠀industry⠀with⠀progressively⠀responsible⠀experience⠀for⠀category⠀creativity,⠀development,⠀and⠀design.

  Experience⠀in Women's⠀category⠀preferred

  Strong⠀ability to⠀sketch and⠀quickly⠀communicate⠀ideas in a⠀visual⠀format.

  Experience⠀successfully⠀leading a⠀design⠀team⠀and/or⠀providing⠀the⠀creative⠀vision for⠀a product⠀category.

  Proficiency⠀with⠀computer design⠀software⠀such as⠀Adobe⠀Illustrator,⠀Photoshop,⠀Indesign,⠀etc.

  3D⠀CAD⠀experience⠀and⠀proficiency⠀is a⠀plus.

  Soft⠀goods⠀design⠀sensibility⠀and⠀knowledge⠀of fabric⠀and⠀textiles.

Salary Range: $111,700 - $186,700 Annual

Work Model: This⠀person⠀will be⠀expected⠀to come⠀onsite 2-3⠀days a⠀week and⠀on an as⠀needed⠀basis.

Our⠀purpose is⠀to build essential⠀gear for⠀climbers,⠀mountaineers,⠀and⠀outdoor⠀athletes.⠀Mountain⠀Hardwear⠀expedition⠀tents have⠀summited⠀more of⠀the⠀world’s⠀highest⠀peaks than⠀any other⠀brand.⠀This level⠀of⠀technical⠀precision⠀inspires⠀everything⠀we do.⠀Every⠀stitch⠀deliberate,⠀every⠀angle⠀precise,⠀every⠀fabric⠀tested, so⠀that⠀function⠀and⠀comfort⠀are built⠀with⠀intent.⠀Over and⠀over.⠀Mountain⠀Hardwear,⠀Inc.,⠀founded in⠀1993 and⠀based in⠀Richmond,⠀CA, is a⠀wholly-owned⠀subsidiary⠀of⠀Columbia⠀Sportswear⠀Company⠀and⠀distributes⠀its⠀products⠀through⠀specialty⠀outdoor⠀retailers⠀in the⠀United⠀States and⠀34⠀countries⠀worldwide.

This⠀job⠀description⠀is not⠀meant to⠀be an⠀all-inclusive⠀list of⠀duties and⠀responsibilities,⠀but⠀constitutes⠀a general⠀definition⠀of the⠀position's⠀scope and⠀function⠀in the⠀company.

At⠀Columbia⠀Sportswear⠀Company⠀(CSC), we⠀are⠀committed⠀to⠀providing⠀an⠀environment⠀of mutual⠀respect⠀where⠀equal⠀employment⠀opportunities⠀are⠀available⠀to all⠀applicants⠀and⠀teammates⠀without⠀regard to⠀race,⠀color,⠀religion,⠀sex,⠀pregnancy⠀(including⠀childbirth,⠀lactation⠀and⠀related⠀medical⠀conditions),⠀national⠀origin,⠀age,⠀physical⠀and mental⠀disability,⠀marital⠀status,⠀sexual⠀orientation,⠀gender⠀identity,⠀military⠀and⠀veteran⠀status,⠀and any⠀other⠀characteristic⠀protected⠀by⠀applicable⠀law. CSC⠀believes⠀that⠀diversity⠀and⠀inclusion⠀among our⠀teammates⠀is⠀critical⠀to our⠀success as⠀a global⠀company,⠀and we⠀seek to⠀recruit,⠀develop⠀and retain⠀the most⠀talented⠀people⠀from a⠀diverse⠀candidate⠀pool. All⠀employment⠀is decided⠀on the⠀basis of⠀qualifications,⠀merit, and⠀business⠀need.