Softlines Designer, Product Development - Consumer Products

Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services with 278 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time. The Role Our growing global Consumer Products team brings our members' favorite stories to real life through products and experiences. The team is responsible for overseeing the business and creative execution across merchandise creation, product development, licensee relationships, publishing, marketing, as well as a global division focused on live experiences. This Softlines Designer role will be responsible for driving product design and development for fashion and accessories categories in the US and Canada for all age demos, starting from concept through to production. They will work across multiple Netflix series and films. What you will do: Contribute product trends, product strategies and product design & development for all mass and specialty softlines categories, including but not exclusively - mens, womens, juniors, kids and infants. Build effective partnerships with licensees, brands, and retailers, as well as internal CP teams and partners across the organization. Manage product development from creative vision and kickoff with partners, through to retail launch, ensuring the assortments are well designed and merchandised and that there is proper differentiation across retail, globally. Align closely with the product development and creative teams, as well as cross-functional partners, on all product development and packaging deliverables. Work closely with the Manager to drive and influence the creative translation and extension of our titles into consumer products, with an eye on innovative, market-relevant development while ensuring alignment back to the property. Lead and guide licensees, retailers, and brands on how to translate our titles into successful products for all Netflix properties for which merchandise will be developed. Develop creative product development tools and guidelines that help inspire and drive new, elevated ways of developing products and bringing products into the market. Help drive efficiencies in how we partner with retailers, licensees, and brands, with a focus on speed to market. What we need from you: Demonstrated, 5+ years of experience in apparel and accessories product design and product development. Knowledge of both vertical and licensed product design. Demonstrated capacity to manage high-volume product development projects with creativity and enthusiasm. Strong trending capabilities and ability to innovate. Experience leading and developing mass and specialty retail products. Passionate about fashion and how to translate entertainment into fun and innovative products at all price points. Strong leadership abilities but also hands-on creative powerhouse. Strategic, forward-thinker, extremely organized, effective communicator, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Capable of working independently as well as part of a broader team. Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $70,000-$245,000. Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefits here (https://jobs.netflix.com/work-life-philosophy) . We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.