BIOWORLD MERCHANDISING

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Company Overview Bioworld Merchandising is a leading design and distribution company of licensed and private label apparel, headwear & accessories to all retails channels. We collaborate with some of the most widely recognized brand and retail partners in the world. Employees of Bioworld consider it to be an honor and a privilege to be part of the hottest, most creative, dynamic company in the industry! We Believe in Great Brands: Our goal is to translate the brand story into product that is as innovative and distinctive as the brand itself. Creative Culture: Our multi-disciplinary team brings to our brand partners a unique mix of creative product design paired with merchandising expertise. We prize collaboration and believe innovation comes from a diversity of creative ideas. We are the Market: Our team believes in full immersion to gain insight into retail markets, contemporary culture and consumer reaction. The Creative Director Kids Apparel: Helps create the artistic and creative direction of all conceptual designs, look, and final production of any items produced by Bioworld. Leads the Kids apparel design team and helps create schedules, deadlines, and workflow for all creative projects alongside merchandising partner. Works closely with Marketing, Sales & Licensing departments to insure on-time delivery. Ensures the design team has access to the style guides, files, and other digital assets necessary to create products that meet license requirements or non-licensed trends for brick & mortar retailers and online marketplaces. 10-15 years related experience in Illustration, Design, Team Leadership, Project Management, Art Direction ~ Strong proficiency with MS Office products (Word, Outlook, Excel) ~ Expert proficiency in Adobe CC (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) ~ Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects simultaneously ~ Oversee day-to-day operations of overseas Creative Office. Accomplish work requirements by orienting, training, scheduling, coaching Design Team. Meets work standards by following production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying work process improvements. Meet cost standards by monitoring expenses; Develop presentation approaches by reviewing materials and information presented to client. Determine project content by reviewing and approving art and copy materials. Obtain client approval by presenting final layouts to clients/brand team/sales. Improve quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; recommending changes to art, copy writing, and production departments. 4 days in office are a requirement with one optional work from home day. Must be able to work at least 1-2 hours per night communicating with overseas design and or production offices giving real time creative direction as needed. The company will grant employees the flexibility of an 8-hour per day work schedule that must include the core hours, a one-hour lunch break, and two other hours to equal an 8-hour day (a schedule can be worked out at the discretion of the employee and the manager).