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Position: Tommy Hilfiger Men’s Dressed-Casual Designer
About Tommy Hilfiger:
Founded in 1985, Tommy Hilfiger is one of the world’s most iconic premium lifestyle brands, recognized for its classic American cool style. The brand blends Americana heritage with pop culture, appealing to consumers globally. Our mission is to be a leading sustainable designer lifestyle brand by innovating how we create products, manage operations, and engage with our community. We are committed to delivering high-quality, stylish apparel that captures the essence of classic American fashion, infused with a modern twist.
What is Tommy Hilfiger Men’s Dressed-Casual?
As part of our strategic initiative to become the #1 lifestyle brand, Tommy Hilfiger Men’swear aims to expand the Smart Casual segment, completing a 360-degree lifestyle offering. In 2024, Tommy Hilfiger launched the Dressed-Casual collection as part of the World of Men’s lifestyle range, which has become one of the key priorities for Tommy Hilfiger Menswear. With a focus on global expansion, the Dressed-Casual line is integral to our rebranding strategy and will be positioned as a distinct label within the Tommy Hilfiger portfolio.
As part of this evolution, Tommy Hilfiger Men’s Dressed-Casual will offer a dedicated label and expand into new markets globally. The goal is to establish a strong classification in the shirt business and build a core foundation for future success.
Position Overview:
The Men’s Dressed-Casual Designer plays a pivotal role in developing seasonal collections that align with Tommy Hilfiger’s brand DNA and current market trends. This position requires a comprehensive understanding of apparel design, garment construction, and fabrications, with an ongoing commitment to expanding expertise. The Designer will report directly to the Head of Dressed-Casual Design and will collaborate with other team members to build four seasonal Dressed-Casual lifestyle collections. Additionally, the role will focus on the development of the classification shirt business, working closely with the Head of Design to ensure successful execution of the vision.
Key Responsibilities:
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Trend Research & Inspiration: Conduct thorough market research and analyze fashion trends to support the development of innovative seasonal design concepts.
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Design Execution: Create detailed technical sketches, mood boards, and fabric selections, ensuring alignment with brand identity and commercial goals.
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Classification Shirt Development: Lead the design process for classification shirts, from pattern development to final product, ensuring a high standard of quality and fit.
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Material & Fabric Coordination: Collaborate with fabric teams to select materials that align with Tommy Hilfiger’s quality standards, sustainability goals, and market demands.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with merchandising, product development, and suppliers to translate creative concepts into production-ready designs.
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Fit & Construction Development: Participate in fit sessions and collaborate with technical teams to refine garment construction, ensuring optimal fit and functionality for the Dressed-Casual line.
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Process & Efficiency Improvement: Continuously review and implement standard design procedures and best practices to streamline workflows and improve product development efficiency.
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Key Requirements:
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Apparel Design Knowledge: A strong foundation in garment construction, fabrications, and finishing techniques, with a continuous desire to develop and enhance knowledge of advanced design practices.
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Problem-Solving & Adaptability: Ability to identify, analyze, and solve design challenges using industry best practices and standard procedures.
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Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and other digital design tools to create sketches, technical packages, and presentations.
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Collaboration & Communication: Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to foster effective relationships with internal teams and external partners to ensure design concepts align with business goals.
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Education & Experience: A degree in fashion design or a related field, with 2-4 years of relevant work experience, or a post-secondary degree with 5-8 years of experience in a similar role.
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Guidance & Development: Ability to work independently on routine tasks while seeking guidance on more complex assignments. A commitment to continuous professional development.
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Design Pattern Experience (Easyweave or Illustrator): Familiarity with design patterns in Easyweave or Illustrator is a plus, though not mandatory.
Why Join Tommy Hilfiger?
At Tommy Hilfiger, we believe in celebrating individuality, fostering creativity, and delivering timeless fashion that makes a lasting impact. As a Designer for the Dressed-Casual line, you’ll have the opportunity to influence a globally recognized brand, shaping the future of lifestyle fashion with a focus on quality, innovation, and sustainability.
Your Wellbeing is Our Priority
In the heart of Amsterdam, PVH is home to the global headquarters of Tommy Hilfiger and the European offices of Calvin Klein.
How we support you: choose the hybrid setup and working hours that suit you, in addition to meeting-free Fridays, work from anywhere 4 weeks a year, 25 days of paid holidays, mental health days, parental leave, home office allowance, commuting allowances, employee assistance programs, and pension schemes
Wellbeing: exclusive onsite gym and fitness classes, personal training, meditation studio, sports clubs, in-house physio, and receive access to our nutritional and wellbeing programs
Campus: extensive food and beverage offerings, top-notch restaurant, barista coffee bars, sky bar, monthly social events, weekly Thursday drinks, game nights, and campus-themed activities that will keep your social life busy
Be at the forefront: stay closely connected to our brands, CALVIN KLEIN and TOMMY HILFIGER, and be a part of seasonal market launches, sample sales and receive employee discounts!
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About PVH:
We are brand builders who focus our passion and creativity to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and at the same time position PVH as one of the best-performing brand groups in our sector. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach, we are driving fashion forward for good, as one team with one vision and one plan. That’s the Power of Us, that’s the Power of PVH+.
One of PVH’s greatest strengths is our people. Our collective desire is to create a workplace environment where every individual is valued, and every voice is heard, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. Learn more about our commitments to Inclusion & Diversity here.
PVH Corp. or its subsidiary ("PVH") is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. In addition to complying with all applicable laws, PVH is also committed to ensuring that all current and future PVH associates are compensated solely on job-related factors such as skill, ability, educational background, work quality, experience and potential.
