Project Manager 2: Onsite Color Specialist Fashion

Job Objective:

The Color Specialist provides coordination and support for fashion design and product development (PD) teams throughout the private brands apparel development process. This role provides management and communication of color design tools and palettes for each season, as well as custom color matching as required, while ensuring all company policies and standard procedures are followed.

Responsibilities:

• Works on-site with product development and remote fashion design teams to manage apparel fabric color by providing established color standards and confirming quality to product specifications and expectations.
• Reviews incoming seasonal color requests and converts existing color standards to proprietary color library while minimizing redundancy and improving efficiency.
• Utilizes proprietary software to create and maintain seasonal digital color palettes to be used in conjunction with fashion apparel development.
• Orders, ships, and organizes physical color design tools as requested by teams in New York as well as onsite PD teams. Replenishes color design tools as needed.
• Works with design teams to create, organize and store seasonal color cards (digital and physical) to be shared with designers and suppliers.
• Communicates with remote fashion design teams to relay information and provide appropriate recommendations, including color effectiveness on various fabric substrates.
• Builds physical printed color cards with fabric chips utilized in apparel design development.
• Builds color review boards with fabric design swatches for seasonal walk throughs.
• Offers creative, constructive ideas and suggestions pertaining to work and discusses alternative ways of producing results for quality and cost effectiveness.
• Handles meetings, emails, and calls from design teams regarding status of work in progress.

General Location/Role Requirements:

• Quick learner who demonstrates the ability to self-manage to meet deadlines in fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite - Illustrator.
• Focuses on attention to detail, accuracy and orderliness.
• Keeps work area organized and clean.
• Attends all required education and compliance sessions and other company-wide and departmental meetings.
• Complies with all SGX standards and applicable regulations including EH&S policies and procedures to maintain a safe work environment.
• Follows departmental Standard Operating Procedures.
• Assists in additional responsibilities, as directed by management. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. You may be required to perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by your manager or other management personnel.

Experience and/or Educational Requirements:

• Minimum of a two-year degree or equivalent experience in the color science and/or textile industry. Four years is preferred.
• Good visual color acuity. This role will require a color deficiency and vision test (Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue Test with a score of 16 or lower).
• Excellent communication skills to serve as an effective liaison between design and product development teams.
• Basic understanding of computers and computer software (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.)
• Color measurement experience is a plus.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, physically type data into a computer keyboard, interact verbally in person and on the phone, make verbal presentations, vision to include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision.)

Lift and/or move up to_40_____lbs. (occasionally).

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $45,292 - $56,615 annually. Ultimately, in determining pay, we will consider the successful candidate's location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Group benefits currently include a selection of health care plans with prescription drug coverage, dental plan, vision plan, basic and supplemental life insurance, a flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses or a health savings account based on plan selection, short/long term disability and 401(k) Savings Plan.

#LI-VU1

Associates (preferred)

Minimum of a two-year degree or equivalent experience in the color science and/or textile industry. Four years is preferred. (preferred)
Color measurement experience is a plus. (preferred)
Basic understanding of computers and computer software (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.) (required)
Excellent communication skills to serve as an effective liaison between design and product development teams. (required)
Good visual color acuity. This role will require a color deficiency and vision test (Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue Test with a score of 16 or lower). (required)