Designer & Product Developer - Stylerunner

About Us:
Accent Group Limited is the leading digitally integrated retail and distribution business in the Apparel and Footwear performance and lifestyle market in Australia and New Zealand. With over 750+ stores, 35 brands and 40 online platforms. Our brands include; Glue, Platypus, Skechers, Hype DC, Vans, Dr. Martens, Subtype, The Athletes Foot, CAT, Merrell, The Trybe, Pivot, Timberland, Stylerunner, Palladium, Stance, Saucony, & Nude Lucy!

Part of the Accent Group portfolio of brands, Stylerunner is the world’s leading digital destination for premium activewear & footwear, delivering the latest on-trend styles to the fashion devotees around the globe who love to lead an active lifestyle. We have a fun and collaborative culture, dedicated to delivering excellence for our customers. Our Mission is to deliver the most fashion-forward curation of active and off-duty to our customer in a unique, innovative, and personal way. The Stylerunner product range is unlike any other store.

About the role:
We have an exciting role available for a Designer & Product Developer to join our Stylerunner Team. Reporting to the Head Designer your responsibilities will include being responsible for the design and development of a group of apparel product as well as our growing accessories range, taking ownership of styles from conception through pre-production.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Designing and developing apparel products as well as our growing accessories range
• Accessories development and sourcing
• Taking ownership of styles from conception through pre-production.
• Trend forecasting and concept development, interpreting trends and translating them into commercial product deliveries.
• Range building and sketching, presenting CAD’s and storyboards for design sign off
• Working with a garment technician to perfect garment fits
• Liaising with offshore suppliers

To succeed in this role, you will need to have:

• Demonstrated experience across product development within the retail industry
• Understanding of fashion and activewear fabrications, silhouettes and construction techniques
• Experience with pre-production approval processes - Lab dips, strikes offs, prototyping, sample approvals
• Strong understanding of the Stylerunner consumer
• High level of proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite
• Affiliation with Accent Group Core values and “Make It Happen” attitude.

At Accent Group Limited we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We believe in the diversity of our people across age, gender, identity, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, physical and mental ability. We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves.The Accent Group acknowledges, and pays respect, to the Traditional Owners and ongoing custodians of the land. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Maori people.