About Old Navy
Forget what you know about old-school industry rules. When you work at Old Navy, you’re choosing a different path. From day one, we’ve been on a mission to democratize fashion and make shopping fun again. Our teams make style accessible to everyone, creating high-quality, must-have fashion essentials for the whole family, with love, season after season.
We opened our first store in 1994 in San Francisco and have been on a roll ever since. We cultivate a community of playful personalities that thrive in a fast-paced environment where our employees can be their most authentic selves. Here, we’re family.
About the Role
As an Old Navy Associate Graphic Designer, you will dive right in at ground level, learning from and supporting the Graphics team in the creation of season-after-season of fun, optimistic & original art. Inspiring research, art creation, production work, building presentations and generally being ready for anything are the FUNdamental pillars of this role. This role is responsible for actual design and production for all of graphics.
What You'll Do
• Understand seasonal graphic trends and assist graphics leads to provide Art Director analysis through online/instore research, as well as gather relevant inspiration outside of apparel that speaks to over-arching aesthetic trends.
• Assist graphics leads with creating seasonal trend boards, as needed.
• Design world-class on-trend apparel graphics that support Old Navy's seasonal family messages and align with divisional design concepts.
• Identify opportunities for newness and innovation by utilizing the graphic trend forecast when creating graphic content and the execution of relative graphic techniques.
• Assist graphics leads of a specialized category within the division; Present design executions to cross functional partners (Directors and below) during product reviews.
• Assist graphics leads to ensure that all graphic and production reviews are well documented and clear action items are elevated and addressed.
• Prepare and maintain graphic artwork production files as needed against seasonal milestones and pipeline production considerations.
• Elevated Graphics Programs - Assist Senior Graphics Designers to ensure appropriateness of graphics against style and fabrication considerations.
• Review production samples with Sr. Graphic Designer to ensure quality and accurate execution of production and provide comments in Clo-set.
• Utilize Sharepoint for delivery of graphic artwork files and maintain updates within the system. Clearly communicate updates with GIS and apparel design partners.
• Assist graphics leads in identifying tracks. • Create and maintain seasonal color palates.
• Assist graphics leads with day to day cadence, communication and execution of division’s graphics process from concept to production. • Provide all relevant development information and documentation to Sr. Designer at legal review time.
• Provide all relevant images to Sr. Designer post artwork deadline.
Who You Are
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment, with the ability to juggle multiple seasons at one time and track development deadlines.
• Possess an elevated sense of style, aesthetic, and color and understand how to translate trends through the lens of the customer and brand filter.
• Thorough knowledge of silhouette, fit, fabrication, construction, color use, sewing techniques, and trim; applied knowledge of garment construction methods to design process.
• Strong computer knowledge including Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Excel
• Present problem analysis and recommended solutions in a creative and logical manner
Benefits at Old Navy
- Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
- One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
- Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
- Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*
- Employee stock purchase plan.*
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
- See more of the benefits we offer.
*For eligible employees
Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.
Salary Range: $66,900 - $85,400 USD
Employee pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, competencies and work location. We will meet minimum wage or minimum of the pay range (whichever is higher) based on city, county and state requirements.