Assistant Designer - Men's Woven Shirts & Lounge (NYC)

J.Crew Factory; New York (NY); On-site; USD 58,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Well-being

Associate Discount

Summer Fridays

Community Impact

Winter Break

Job summary

J.Crew Group in New York City is seeking an Assistant Designer for Men’s Woven Shirts & Lounge to collaborate with Design Directors on concepts, color stories, fabrics, trims and graphics. You’ll prepare presentation boards, CAD art, and fabric samples, and assist with trend research and seasonal themes.

The role supports the technical design process, works with Production to maintain design intent through production, and requires strong illustration, garment construction knowledge, and a

Qualifications

• 0-2 years design experience.
• Apparel design degree.
• Strong illustration skills.
• Trend/fashion awareness.
• Technical sketching ability (flat & illustration).
• Working knowledge of garment construction & trim.
• Garment measurement & specification experience.
• Knowledge of lab dips.
• Excellent color sense.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Design Directors to create concepts, select color stories, and develop fabrics, prints, trim, and graphics.
• Prepare professional presentation boards with illustrations, CAD artwork, fabrication, and garment samples.
• Assist in research of seasonal trends, themes, colors, raw materials, styling, and trims.
• Work with Technical Design in preparing specs from concept to design cards.
• Collaborate with Production to maintain design concept through production.

Skills

Illustration skills

Apparel design degree

Trend awareness

Technical sketching

Garment construction

Lab dips knowledge

Color sense

Self-directed

Team player

Multi-tasking

Written communication

Illustrator

Photoshop

MS Word & Excel

Education

Apparel design degree

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

J.Crew Group in New York City is seeking an Assistant Designer for Men’s Woven Shirts & Lounge to collaborate with Design Directors on concepts, color stories, fabrics, trims and graphics. You’ll prepare presentation boards, CAD art, and fabric samples, and assist with trend research and seasonal themes.

The role supports the technical design process, works with Production to maintain design intent through production, and requires strong illustration, garment construction knowledge, and a