Apparel Designer

Responsible for designing, developing and executing
product designs that achieve Belk’s Private Brand objectives, and overall
product strategy. Participate in research and development of seasonal trends
and ensure that designs meet merchant line plans, assortment strategies, price
points, and overall creative direction.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Strong fashion sense and ability to
  translate merchant/ market input into highly salable product.
• Create and present design concepts
  to Product Management, Merchant Teams, Trend Department, Technical Design
  and Vendor partners.
• Create development sketches for new
  private brand styles.
• Apply understanding of design
  process and Private Brands/Merchant’s business objectives to ensure
  consistency and drive financial results.
• Collaborate with Product
  Management, Overseas Offices, Merchandising, Trend Department, Textile
  Design, Technical Design/QA, and Vendors to achieve product execution and
  maintain design integrity.
• Produce cohesive product
  presentations to sell concept to entire team, including boards, tear sheets
  and samples.
• Evaluate all meeting and production
  samples with extended Private Brand team.
• Participate as a member of Private
  Brand team for continual improvement of product.

Other Duties and
Responsibilities

• Develop relationships and interact
  with extended Private Brand teams, extended Merchandising teams, Trend
  Director, Overseas Offices, and vendors to exchange ideas, leverage expertise
  and streamline the process.
• Ability to travel as necessary.

Requirements/Qualifications:
Education
& Experience:

• BS, BA in Fashion Design, Fine Art
  or related field.
• 5 years experience in related
  field, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated creative ability.
• Knowledge of design and product
  development processes.
• Presentation and organizational
  skills.
• Proven design expertise in a given
  category.
• Commercial sense and market
  knowledge.
• Strong listening skills and
  experience assimilating product feedback.
• Ability to prioritize and manage
  workload with multiple deadlines.
• Demonstrated proactive thinking and
  problem solving ability; team player.
• Ability to research and apply
  market/trend information.
• PC skills, knowledge of design
  related computer system.

For reasonable accommodation information
for an ADAAA qualified disability please see Belk Associate Handbook for policy
and procedures.