Director, Design – Color & Concept

About Fabletics Fabletics is the largest digitally native active lifewear brand in the world. By fusing style-centric designs with high-performance technology, Fabletics is an active lifestyle brand known to inspire confidence in all through the fit and feel of luxury active lifewear at an accessible price. Fabletics has evolved activewear beyond the gym into every walk of life, guided by its foundational belief that everyone and every body deserves to look and feel their best. Fabletics has also expanded its offerings with premium scrubs offering our medical professionals value and comfort and a revolutionary shapewear line, YITTY. o Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fabletics o Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabletics/ o Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/fabletics o Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabletics o YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/fabletics USA: http://www.fabletics.com Canada: http://www.fabletics.ca Germany: http://www.fabletics.de Spain: http://www.fabletics.es France: http://www.fabletics.fr UK: http://www.fabletics.co.uk Netherlands: http://www.fabletics.nl

Fabletics

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fabletics.com

201-500 employees

Retail Apparel and Fashion

El Segundo, CA

Privately Held

93k LinkedIn followers

• Fabletics is looking for a Director, Design – Color & Concept.
• How do you fit in?
• As the Director, Design – Color & Concept, you will drive the overall seasonal
• concept, color, print, and apparel graphic strategy for Fabletics Women's and
• Men's businesses. Leading a team of Color, Print, and Apparel Graphic Designers,
• you will create compelling seasonal creative direction that is trend-relevant,
• commercially viable, aligned with our brand identity, and created for our
• members.
• You will bring excellence in creativity, leadership, color and print expertise,
• and strategic vision, translating broader brand and design direction into
• cohesive seasonal stories that inform and inspire product creation across
• categories. You will have a strong understanding of the Fabletics aesthetic and
• customer, with the ability to balance creative innovation, market relevance, and
• commercial opportunity.
• You will join an extremely fast-paced team of passionate and energetic creative
• individuals working towards our vision to be the world's most fashionable,
• innovative, and inclusive active-lifestyle brand.
• You will report to the Vice President of Women's Design and partner closely with
• Design Directors, Merchandising, Product Development, Production, Technical
• Design, and Marketing teams.
• In partnership with the VPs of Design, create and lead the seasonal concept,
• color, print, and graphic vision for Fabletics.
• Collaborate with the VPs of Design and Design Directors to develop quarterly
• concepts and creative strategies informed by the activewear, fashion,
• wellness, art, culture, and broader consumer landscape.
• Lead seasonal concept development, including research, storytelling, mood,
• color direction, print and graphic stories, and visual creative direction.
• Own and lead the seasonal color strategy and palette development, ensuring
• cohesive color flow across categories, franchises, and end uses.
• Drive print and graphic direction, ensuring artwork, pattern, branding, logo,
• and graphic stories support the seasonal concept and overall brand identity.
• Partner closely with Design leadership to ensure seasonal concept, color,
• print, and graphic storytelling is thoughtfully translated across product
• categories and creates a cohesive, visually compelling assortment.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the market and customer, identifying
• relevant trends, cultural shifts, emerging techniques, and white-space
• opportunities that can inform creative direction and product storytelling.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and clear obstacles for the Concept, Color, Print &
• Graphic team, providing clear creative direction, tools, feedback, and
• support to help team members reach success.
• Establish clear priorities and creative standards for the team while
• fostering original thinking, curiosity, collaboration, and strong execution.
• Lead seasonal concept, color, print, and graphic presentations to Design
• leadership and key cross-functional partners, clearly communicating creative
• strategy and rationale.
• Partner with Product Development and Production teams to ensure color, print,
• graphic, material, and technique developments execute against creative
• intent, calendar, cost, and production requirements.
• Provide oversight and creative direction throughout the development process,
• including color approvals, print execution, graphic techniques, material
• application, and artwork development.
• Act as a creative and technical resource across Design for color, print,
• graphics, branding, materials, finishes, and related production techniques.
• Support special projects, collaborations, capsules, and brand initiatives,
• developing creative direction that is distinct while remaining aligned with
• the broader Fabletics brand.
• Build strong and synergistic relationships with cross-functional partners
• including Design, Merchandising, Product Development, Technical Design,
• Planning, Marketing, and Production.
• Think innovatively at all stages of the creative, design, and development
• process. Be curious!
• Identify opportunities to improve creative workflows, tools, libraries,
• processes, and ways of working to help the team operate efficiently and
• effectively.
• Travel as needed for seasonal inspiration, trend research, trade shows, and
• vendor on-sites.
• fashion, activewear, or lifestyle brands.
• 2+ years of Director-level or equivalent creative leadership experience.
• Proven track record developing and leading seasonal concepts, color palettes,
• print stories, graphic direction, and creative strategies.
• Strong understanding of color theory, palette development, color flow, print
• and graphic design, materials, finishes, and apparel development.
• Strong knowledge of the activewear, fashion, wellness, art, and cultural
• landscape with the ability to translate trends and insights into compelling,
• brand-right creative direction.
• A people person and team player who contributes positively to team dynamics,
• cultivates passion and productivity, and has a genuine interest in connecting
• with and developing others.
• Ability to partner effectively with senior creative leadership and influence
• across multiple design and cross-functional teams.
• Solutions driven, an efficiency advocate, and a strategic thinker.
• Entrepreneurial, highly motivated self-starter with the ability to
• troubleshoot and problem solve.
• Ability to balance creative vision with commercial priorities, technical
• feasibility, timelines, and business needs.
• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator and
• Photoshop.
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and presentation skills.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple seasons, priorities, and
• projects simultaneously.
• Ideal candidate brings foundational AI literacy, including experience using
• generative AI tools, and a proactive mindset to experiment with new
• technologies to drive productivity and innovation.
• This role will be based in our El Segundo Headquarters

• At Fabletics, we believe work and life should fit together! We continue to build
• a culture of flexibility, to empower you to do your best and put yourself
• first. Our Total Rewards program rewards employees for their hard work,
• supporting their health, well-being, families, and ultimately their life
• 401k
• Varied for retail, fulfillment and fully remote roles.
• The annual base salary range for this position is from $141,000-$185,000. The
• range provided includes the base salary that Fabletics expects to pay for the
• role. Offered base salary will be dependent on factors including the scope and
• complexity of the role, candidate’s related work experience, subject matter
• expertise and work location.
• At Fabletics, we're dedicated to recruiting top talent who share our drive for
• innovation. To safeguard candidates, Fabletics emphasizes legitimate recruitment
• practices. Initial communication is primarily via official email addresses and
• Fabletics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ,
• Fabletics, Inc., we champion a vibrant workplace culture that thrives
• on diversity law and do not tolerate discrimination or harassment. We are one
• team from many backgrounds, innovating through diversity of individuals, who are
• driven by passion for creating an inclusive space for all. Fabletics, Inc. will
• continue to champion a workplace culture that prizes diversity and inclusivity.
• We encourage you to apply regardless of meeting all qualifications and/or
• requirements.