Apparel CAD Artist

Hybrid Apparel; Cypress (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Hybrid Apparel is seeking a detail-oriented CAD designer to support our merchandising team in Cypress, CA. The role focuses on creating production CADs, recoloring, and maintaining CAD libraries using Illustrator and Photoshop, translating fashion concepts into print-ready artwork.

You will collaborate with Design and Merch teams to present products, update cad presentations, and ensure timely delivery under deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong graphic/CAD/art knowledge required.
• Basic knowledge of print & garment design required.
• Excellent Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop skills.
• Ability to translate apparel designs to CADs.
• Highly organized with ability to multitask.

Responsibilities

• Daily work in Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Create production CADs based on information provided by Sales and/or Account Managers.
• Make licensor requested revisions to art.
• Create individual cads, provide new style numbers and pad prints as needed for Licensing and Sales departments.
• Collaborate with Design and Merch teams to execute product presentations.
• Create new cads and make updates to existing cad presentations or production cads.
• Recoloring cad’s, textiles and prints.
• Maintain and organize CAD, graphic and print libraries.
• Other duties may be assigned in accordance with company needs

Skills

Graphic CAD

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Garment design

Time management

Multitasking

Team player

Attention to detail

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Hybrid’s humble beginnings started in 1997 in the back of a print shop designing, selling, and printing tee shirts. Today, Hybrid is a global apparel industry powerhouse in brand and licensing management. Hybrid provides its expertise and fully vertical operations capability – design, merchandising, development, sourcing, production, and distribution – to a broad suite of branded, licensed, generic, and private label partners. Hybrid’s full-service apparel design and manufacturing expertise extends across the apparel category, including knits, woven tops, bottoms, tees, and accessories.

As our organization has evolved, so has our philosophy of doing business. We have made concerted efforts to remove ourselves from the antiquated approach of other apparel manufacturers and doing things differently has been our focus. We are building a company ethos that breeds innovation, collaboration, integrity and excellence in customer service.

What is my role?

Responsible for providing support to the core merchandising department.

What You’ll Do

• Daily work in Photoshop and Illustrator
• Create production cads based on information provided by Sales and/or Account Managers
• Make licensor requested revisions to art
• Create individual cads, provide new style numbers and pad prints as needed for Licensing and Sales departments
• Collaborate with Design and Merch teams to execute product presentations
• Create new cads and make updates to existing cad presentations or production cads
• Recoloring cad’s, textiles and prints
• Maintain and organize CAD, graphic and print libraries
• Other duties may be assigned in accordance with company needs

What You’ll Need

• Strong graphic/CAD/art knowledge required
• Basic knowledge of print & garment design required
• Excellent Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop skills
• Good eye for translating apparel, color & graphic trends and designs onto CAD’s
• Versatility in a fast-paced environment
• Must be highly organized and able to multitask
• Must be a team player, have ability to manage multiple projects with strict deadlines and take initiative
• Strong time management skills and ability to prioritize workload to meet all objectives and allow the various initiatives of the Design department to be accomplished in a timely manner
• Must be detail oriented individual and a strong self-starter
• Must be able to take direction. This position requires incumbent to establish effective work relationships across multiple levels and functions

Hybrid Apparel is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.