Artistic Director

Responsibilities:

• Inspire, mentor, and motivate a team of creative individuals; foster the growth and continued development of all team members.
• Responsible for the day-to-day management of designers to ensure that their design concepts and ideas are in alignment and support category, Company, and strategic goals.
• Review and offer constructive feedback to teams and individuals on sketches and product concepts.
• Provide tools to foster the greatest assets of each person, and the team.
• Responsible for ensuring that all work done by the group is timely, accurate and complete.
• Responsible for the identification and management of contract designers.
• Maintain pulse on market and design trends, color directions.
• Ensure a cohesive product/color offering across all Product Teams.

Qualifications:

• BA, BFA or BS in Design required.
• 10+ years relevant experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to mentor others and lead design creation.
• Strong track record of success in design or design management.
• Keen understanding of line planning and product costing required.
• Thorough understanding of and proven experience in fabric development and sourcing required.
• Knowledge of garment construction, patterns and textiles required.
• Extreme attention to detail required.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain schedules.
• Ability to apply, perform and manage design skills such as drawing/sketching, concept ideation, color theory, use of texture, spacing and scale, visual presentation development and layout.
• Working knowledge of personal computers with demonstrated experience in the use of such programs as: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, PDM software and 3D design software such as CLO3D.
• An innate ability to see color discrepancies.
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills.
• Excellent customer service skills, in person, on the phone and in writing.
• Able to work well under pressure and deadlines.
• Ability to gather appropriate input and make clear, well-reasoned decisions.
• Comfortable with team-based work structure; ability to remain flexible to change within the work environment and scope of responsibility.
• Demonstrates initiative, is conscientious and provides complete follow-through on areas of responsibility.

Ethos:

• At 5.11 Tactical, everyone can be a leader and perform in an exceptional manner. We strive to uphold our Ethos which defines our culture – Trusted, Responsive, Accountable and Committed.
• Trusted: Strive to create trust in everything we do, starting with self-trust and relationship trust. We work on the components of integrity, intent, capability, and results.
• Responsive: Listen to the needs of our end-user Professionals, then develop, produce, and deliver solutions to their problems. Each of us chooses to be a leader and takes charge of what is within our circle of influence.
• Accountable: Seek to achieve results with a bias for action. We like to compete and be measured against the most demanding standards to ensure our continued success.
• Committed: Overcome obstacles to accomplish our goals and support our team members when challenges arise. We complete commitments and seek to ‘over-deliver” relative to expectations.

What we can offer?

• A fun and fulfilling place to work
• Competitive pay.
• Health, dental, vision & life insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan
• Yearly handbag allowance
• Product discounts

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Employee Discount
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Vision Insurance