Assistant Designer, Boys- Famous Brand!

Fourth Floor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion recruitment agency in New York is in search of an experienced Associate Designer to join their boys' apparel team. The ideal candidate will possess at least 1-2 years of design experience and a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design. Responsibilities include managing the creative development process, creating tech packs, and assisting in trend research. Proficiency in Illustrator and Photoshop is essential. This is a full-time contract position with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of design experience within apparel design, with a focus on boys' apparel.
• Proficient in generating CADs and spec garments.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the senior design team throughout development stages.
• Utilize Illustrator & Photoshop for design work.
• Assist in research of seasonal trends and materials.

Skills

Design experience

Ability to hand sketch

Keen eye for color

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

PLM

Job description

Overview

Our client is seeking a Associate Designer to join their team in New York. This is a full-time hour contract role supporting their boys team.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Senior Designers/ design team to manage creative and technical development of seasonal assortment from concept through production stages
• Utilize Illustrator & Photoshop to develop CADs/ develop hand sketches
• Assist in research of seasonal trends, colors, raw materials, styling and trims
• Participate in weekly fittings and provide comments
• Research current trends and forecast evolution on those trends within brand identity
• Communicate seasonal design intent to factories
• Generate tech packs with clear garment construction and trim information to overseas factories
• Filling submit approvals for lab dips, strike offs, and etc.
• Complete basic BOM updates & PLM color code creation
• Fabric library creation and organization
• Manage design boards & sketches for meetings

Qualifications

• 1-2 years Design experience within apparel design & interested in working on boys apparel.
• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design
• Ability to hand sketch and AI sketch with Illustrator
• Keen eye for color and materials
• Ability to CAD and spec garments
• Fluent in PLM
• Detail oriented, organized, and strong communication skills

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