Assistant Accessories Designer - Creative, Fast-Paced Fashion

Kith Retail LLC

United States

On-site

USD 36,000 - 50,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Kith Retail LLC, a New York-based lifestyle brand, seeks an Assistant Accessories Designer to join the Accessories Design Team. You will assist the team in executing processes to bring accessories and lifestyle projects to materialization, collaborating across design, product, and archive partners.

The role emphasizes research, CAD sketching, tech pack creation, and supporting the full product life cycle from concept through production.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or Industrial Design.
  • 1–3 years of experience in accessories design or graphics design in the fashion industry.
  • Portfolio required.
  • Proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator with strong rendering capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Work alongside the Accessories Designers and report to Head of Accessories across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • Assist on product development of accessories by researching, sketching, building tech packs, and following product life cycle processes.
  • Sketch CADs with sized artwork and detailed call outs as directed by the team.
  • Create tech packs for products needing completion.
  • Manage branding decks, seasonal color palettes, and trim charts.
  • Keep samples and trims organized by development stages and collections.
  • Support lifecycle from sketch through pre-production and production samples.
  • Attend weekly design meetings and recap with designers and cross-functional partners.
  • Set up and organize milestone meetings to present seasonal samples.

Skills

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Google Suite
PLM system

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or Industrial Design

Tools

Tech packs creation

Job description

Kith Retail LLC, a New York-based lifestyle brand, seeks an Assistant Accessories Designer to join the Accessories Design Team. You will assist the team in executing processes to bring accessories and lifestyle projects to materialization, collaborating across design, product, and archive partners.

The role emphasizes research, CAD sketching, tech pack creation, and supporting the full product life cycle from concept through production.

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