Freelance Bottoms Designer

About Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger, which was acquired by PVH Corp. in 2010, is a global apparel and retail company with more than 16,000 associates worldwide. With the support of strong global consumer recognition, Tommy Hilfiger has built an extensive distribution network in over 90 countries and more than 1,400 retail stores throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and the Asia Pacific region. Global retail sales of the Tommy Hilfiger brand were $9.2 billion in 2019

Founded in 1985, Tommy Hilfiger delivers premium styling, quality and value to consumers worldwide with a brand portfolio that includes TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS.

Tommy Hilfiger is one of the world’s most recognized premium designer lifestyle groups and is recognized for celebrating the essence of “classic American cool” style, featuring preppy with a twist designs.

Its focus is designing and marketing high-quality men’s tailored clothing and sportswear, women’s collection apparel and sportswear, kidswear, denim collections, underwear (including robes, sleepwear and loungewear), footwear and accessories. Through select licensees, Tommy Hilfiger offers complementary lifestyle products such as eyewear, watches, fragrance, swimwear, socks, small leather goods, home goods and luggage.

The Team

The Tommy Hilfiger Menswear division is one of the main business drivers within Tommy Hilfiger Europe. Based in the Amsterdam European HQ, the team is split into 4 sub teams: Design, Production, Sourcing & Development, Buying & Planning and Merchandising & Sales

These 4 teams work together in an informal setting to create superbly styled and high-end quality products for the European consumer base. Tommy Hilfiger Menswear presents 4 collections per year (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter).

The Position

As a Senior Designer working in the Menswear Division you will be responsible for designing and executing seasonal collections for the product category Pants. You will work closely with the development team, merchandise team, and the Design manager & Design Director for the planning and development of the collection each season. You will design and execute seasonal range plans for review by the VP Creative Design. Among other you will be responsible for:

• Researching trends and performing market research that works into the Tommy Hilfiger DNA

• Translating trends into a commercial collection

• Have an understanding of pants fabrics and to work with Fabric Manager for the selection of fabrics for each collection.

• Working to the Divisional Calendar to meet deadlines

• Preparing all design sheets for divisional presentations and to focus on following up of each style

• Preparing all selected and confirmed styles to create techpacks completed to a high standard for sending to buying offices globally.

• Following up on selected fabric’s each season with product developer and communicating to buying offices any design related communication for Retail special needs.

• Working closely and communicate daily on issues and changes that arise from the development of designs selected. You will also partner with the product developer to ensure a smooth work flow each season when executing each style

• Making sure that the Tommy D.N.A. is present within each garment.

• Working closely with Tech Department on garment fittings.

• Ensure all styles are to the highest standard, find solutions to any problems that may come up in the fitting process.

• Pre-paring overviews of the collection each season for all divisions within menswear

• Responding quickly to market trends and to filter this into special designed product for Retail/Wholesale.

• Developing Junior Designers to become mature designers within your product area.

• Presenting the product area to merchandising or management in requested meetings.

The Ideal Candidate:

• 5 - 8 years of experience in a bottoms category

• Eye for details with an extensive knowledge of fabric

• Graduated at a degree level or equivalent

• Experience in managing Junior and Intern designers

• Excellent computer skills (Illustrator/Photoshop) & hand drawn skills

• Fluent in English both written and verbal as English is the working language of the company

• Ability to translate trends into a commercial collection with a contemporary handwriting

• Travel to Europe & Asia for supplier visits

For creative projects:

Please include an up to date portfolio with your application. We would love to see your aesthetic as well how you commercially design to understand why this is THE role for you!

PVH Europe and our brands, TOMMY HILFIGER and CALVIN KLEIN, are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. We believe we are bettered by all forms of diversity, and take pride in working with top talent from every walk of life and corner of the world. In the spirit of inclusivity, qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, ethnicity, ability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation.