Curate, drive and implement design strategy and fashion initiatives for Original Penguin connecting the design and commercial vision for a compelling global brand narrative.• Manage and direct the entire design process from inception by building strong balanced assortments that include core items as well as fashion items for multiple product categories.• Lead a team of Designers and Assistant Designers to concept, design, and develop compelling, brand enhancing seasonal collections that fulfill business objectives. • Ensure product aesthetic and costs are consistent with brand image and target customers; partnering closely with sourcing.• Fully responsible for ensuring that product is consistent with market trends as well as business strategy; interpreting international/domestic concepts and fashion trends as it relates to market demands, company image and business strategy.• Develop global capsule programs that includes 'Sustainability', 'Pride' and partner with fashion/licensed collaborations.• Fluent communication with overseas offices and vendors to ensure product execution according to design intent.• Partake regularly in design and sourcing trips to Asia/Internationally for mill and factory visits for in-season development.• Bolster design process improvement and enhance efficiencies on a cross functional platform.• Set the tone regarding style and fit of product by conducting fit sessions in partnership with technical designers. • Responsible for final approval of sample fit.• Ability to inspire a team and lead creative design process.• Well established relationships with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders.

Develop categorical designs representing over 65% of the total global business servicing North America, LATAM, EU, for wholesale, retail and DTC, Domestically and Internationally.• Responsible for driving innovation in Cut and Sew Knitwear across four seasons annually, with a SKU count upward of 700• Re-appropriating core product by updating and modernizing fits, fabrications and washes• Spearheading branding initiatives together with Marketing for 'Sustainable' and 'Performance' capsules pertaining to cut and sew knits.• Research and identify key trend directions, from color, to silhouette and focused key fabrication efforts• Providing directional insight to global sourcing partners (in both Asia and the U.S)• Create in season tech packs for pass off to factories for sample development• Attend all fittings from prototypes to bulk production, with a strong understanding of fit and block creation• Manage Assistant Knit Designer and Graphics Designer

Responsible for the design development process from concept to delivery that serviced market needs and drove global sales, with a particular focus on cut and sew knits.• Create seasonal color palettes, mood-boards and fabric boards for internal and external presentation, both in collection and diffusion lines.• Collaborate with commercial teams monitoring current omnichannel in-season sales and create ‘fast-react’ products mid-season, supporting demand generation. • Represent creative teams abroad, liaising directly with factories, pattern rooms, and technicians in our overseas offices for the development of each new season.• Managing and creating seasonal tech packs in conjunction with Garment technicians and Product Developers.• Conduit for fit maintenance with a particular emphasis on the global cut and sew knit offering.

Supported Creative Director in integrated design and merchandising needs to build a full runway collection, debuting at LFW.• Conceptualized and established CAD Library infrastructure for immediate and future collection needs. • Assist Creative director in research of archival garments.• Drove fashion show casting, styling and visual narrative for press, media and buyers during LFW & commercial presentations.

Drove product research and forecasting to synergize a commercially viable line.• Researched proprietary and 3rd party content libraries for historical references.• Mood-board creation supporting visual narrative. • Supported menswear Designer with concentration on CAD design for major collections.