Position Overview: We are a well-established women/menswear company in New York City seeking design talents with great growth potential to join our team. In this position, you will be assisting our in-house designers in creating eye-catching and cutting-edge designs. You will have the opportunity to learn from skilled designers while meeting with key suppliers, building relationships with manufactures, to enhance your knowledge of the industry.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with Designer on inspiration and ideas for each seasonal collection
- Create flat sketches by hand and with Adobe Illustrator
- Ability to spec and create tech packs for vendors overseas
- Conduct design research, maintain product development logs, and review lab dips
- Keep track of samples
- Ensure projects adhere to the design calendar deadlines
- Communicate with factories overseas and domestically
- Assist with producing mood boards for design presentation
- Create line boards for line presentation
- Maintain the day-to-day filing and organization tasks
Requirements / Qualifications:
· Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and Microsoft Excel.
· Strong flat sketching skills in illustrator
· Familiarity with the development process; communicating with overseas factories and vendors
· Bachelor’s Degree preferred, with at least 1-2 years’ prior design experience in womenswear
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· Deadline driven work ethic
· Highly motivated, with positive attitude while working with a sense of urgency
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Schedule:
Experience:
- Garment construction: 1 year (Required)
- Adobe Illustrator: 1 year (Required)
- Microsoft Excel: 1 year (Required)
- Fashion design: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person