Title: Apparel Designer
Location: Manhattan, NY (Hybrid- 3 days in office 2 days WFH)
Duration: 3 Month Contract + Possibility of Extension
Shift: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday
Note: Those Candidates who can work on W2 basis without any sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
Description:
- Our Assistant Designer is an individual contributor responsible for assisting with the creation of commercially viable product designs across collections.
- Coordinates and delivers brand-right designs that tie back to the overall concept and business strategy; encompassing style, color/print, fit and fabric for new/existing product lines. Applies a solid working knowledge of fashion trends and consumer needs to product designs.
- Demonstrates a passion for the brand, inspires individuals and relies on limited experience to plan and accomplish goals. Takes direction under immediate supervision, exercising a minimal degree of scope/decision making.
Your Impact:
- Assist the design team in the creation of brand-right, commercial designs that reflect the conceptual direction/business strategy
- Deliver design sketches/prototypes and provide clear specifications for construction
- Build and maintain the sample room
- Create flat sketches and CAD images
- Prepare design team for routine and milestone meetings, including the coordination of line presentation boards/tableaus and selection of product samples
- Communicate ongoing development details to internal partners (i.e. Production, Tech, Merchants) and vendors, ensuring all communication is flowing to the correct people
- Partner with technical design on fit and execution of prototypes, assisting with scheduled fittings and necessary follow-up
- Track and organize development samples, ensuring they are delivered within required timelines and seamlessly passed off to key parties
- Attend routine team meetings and key partner alignment sessions
- Adapt designs based on feedback, incorporating for finalization
- Apply processes to understand/anticipate the needs of the customer in order to exceed customer expectations and readily react to their needs
- Utilize resources in sourcing new ideas, both internally and externally, and stay up to date on competitor research/trend analysis
- Communicate point of view clearly through mood boards and concept tears
- Achieve set goals with acute attention-to-detail, tracking progress & anticipating potential issues
- Pursue/embrace opportunities to personally grow and develop skills/competencies
- Develop and understand the company eye/brand identity and specific category
- Build and maintain effective relations with key partners
- Seek to improve process to deliver efficiently with speed/agility
Your Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Entry level with some design experience in a comparable retail environment
- Microsoft Office, Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign proficiency; Centric a plus
- Exceptional talent with a commercial fashion eye and detail in product styling/performance
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Ability to recall information
- Customer service philosophy
- Collaborative partner with a team-oriented approach
- Highly motivated, passionate and results oriented
- Solid communication and presentation skills
- Solid understanding and ability to communicate construction instructions
- Champion for change and able to react with speed and agility
- Flexible and creative problem solver
- Personal professionalism and accountability.
