Assistant Accessories Designer - Fashion Brand

Fourth Floor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Fourth Floor in New York is seeking an Assistant Designer to join the Men's Accessories team on a full-time hourly contract. Pay is dependent on years of experience.

You will collaborate with the Design Director to create mood boards, sketches, CADs, and color cad work for bags, SLGs, and belts, and you will manage data input for Centric/PLM across the product lifecycle. Prior accessories experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Accessory Design, Textile Design, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent sketching, CAD, and technical drawing skills.
• Strong understanding of color, print, pattern, and material development.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Design Director to conduct current market and vintage research via in-store shopping, periodicals and online resources.
• Collaborate with Design Director to create mood and presentation boards for milestone meetings.
• Work with design team to create hand sketches, illustrations, and technical drawings for men’s accessories.
• Partner with the design team to support and facilitate the creation of color CADs for all full-price Bags, SLGs and Belts.
• Work with the Design Director to facilitate the creation of technical drawings with detailed specifications including hardware and trims for Full Price and Outlet men’s global bags collection.
• Work with the design director and designer II to drive and own the technical drawings and specifications for SLGs and Charms for Men’s Global Accessories.
• Partner with Tech Designer to manage and facilitate the Centric/PLM data input and uploading for all Men’s Bag, SLGs, Belts, Fullprice and Outlet for the full product lifestyle (proto, CPV, SMS, Bulk).

Skills

Sketching

CAD

Technical drawing

Color, print, pattern development

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Accessory Design, Textile Design, or related field

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our client is seeking an Assistant Designer to join their Men's Accessories team in New York! This is a full-time hour contract role. Pay is dependent on years of experience.

You must have prior Accessories experience to be considered.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Design Director to conduct current market and vintage research via in-store shopping, periodicals and online resources
• Collaborate with Design Director to create mood and presentation boards for milestone meetings.
• Work with design team to create hand sketches, illustrations, and technical drawings for men’s accessories.
• Partner with the design team to support and facilitate the creation of color cads for all fullprice Bags, SLGs and Belts
• T Work with the Design Director to facilitate the creation of technical drawings with detailed specifications including hardware and trims for Full Price and Outlet men’s global bags collection
• Work with the design director and designer II to drive and own the technical drawings and specifications for SLGs and Charms for Men’s Global Accessories
• Partner with Tech Desinger to Manage and facilitate the Centric/PLM data input and uploading for all Men’s Bag, SLGs, Belts, Fullprice and Outlet for the full product lifestyle (proto, CPV, SMS, Bulk)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Accessory Design, Textile Design, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent sketching, CAD, and technical drawing skills.
• Strong understanding of color, print, pattern, and material development.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.