Position Overview
Assist Boys Polo team in supporting Boys Polo denim & Polo Factory Stores design from concept to sales, sample delivery and pre-production approval within calendar milestones. Partner with concept, design leads, PD, merchandising, wash, fabric, technical design, graphic/prints, trim and production to ensure denim product is designed/developed in accordance with the calendar, quality, and cost requirements.
MUST submit link to portfolio or samples of work along with application
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Creative:
- Learn RL aesthetic/principals with an eye for detail and quality execution for proto, sales samples, and production.
- Seek innovation through vintage research, market research, on-line research, and social networking.
- Assist team in execution of sales sample details to ensure highest quality aesthetic according to Ralph Lauren.
- Support design trim development within budget allocations.
Organizational:
- Maintain and update all seasonal design binders organize them for easy reference
- Assist team in presentation set-up, as needed.
Calendar:
- Assist team to achieve all design calendar deadlines and milestones.
- Input all design details into techpacks and thoroughly check before handoff to Tech Design.
- Update changes to design details in techpacks as needed.
- Manage timely execution of techpack deadlines.
- Participate in all weekly WIP meetings and development fittings.
- Troubleshoot & anticipate meeting conflicts & cancellations in order to maintain weekly design milestones.
Partnerships:
- Adhere to standards of communication and teamwork.
- Promote collaboration within cross-functional teams wash, fabric, PD, Production, Merchandising Print/Pattern, Graphics, Stats, tech, and concept teams.
- Build strong partnerships with peers.
Financial:
- Take direction from design leads, merchandising, and production to achieve seasonal design finals within sku efficiencies, margin targets, and adoption rates.
- Assist team in seasonal denim deliveries that adhere to costing guidance of fabric, trims, details, wash, and development.
- Assist with ad hoc projects and work with the team as requests arise.
Travel requirements:
- Domestically and internationally if necessary.