Assistant Designer, Men’s Wovens

rag & bone; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Clothing Allowance

Generous Employee Discount

Paid Parental Leave

Wellness benefits (Calm membership)

Job summary

Rag & Bone is seeking a Men’s Wovens Assistant with background in shirting, fabric development and tailoring to support the Men’s Designer with daily tasks and seasonal projects.

The role emphasizes organization, multi-tasking and collaboration across design, fabric, and sample teams within a fast-paced studio in New York.

Qualifications

• Must have technical knowledge of wovens.
• Passion for shirting and fabric development.
• Experience with tailored garments, suiting or shirting.
• Must be extremely organized and able to multi-task.
• Thorough knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

Responsibilities

• Manage fabric design and development from hand loom through SMS fabric
• Create and maintain seasonal boards (physical & digital versions) and keep boards updated after meetings and fittings
• Trend/Vintage research based on seasonal inspiration
• Manage rentals, past protos and reference styles for meetings and reference
• Research for seasonal design concepts
• Assist in design and set up of mock-ups and trials
• Assist in setting up of Tech Packs and sketches where necessary
• Edit sketches in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Assist with sketch annotations for SMS (coordinating with Technical Designer to ensure all information is in-line with SMS Tech Packs)
• Setting up and editing linesheets in Adobe Illustrator
• Attending fittings when necessary (proto /SMS stage – assist in collating design information for Tech Packs)
• Assist in ordering trim for SMS
• Manage and organize trims/labels/combo fabrics etc for protos and sms
• Manage storage/archive samples
• Coordinate with sample room for any alterations for Show/Market

Skills

Wovens knowledge

Shirting background

Tailoring experience

Organization

Multi-tasking

Fabric development

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Rag & Bone is looking for a Men’s Wovens Assistant with background or experience in shirting, fabric development and tailoring who will support Men’s Designer with daily tasks and seasonal projects

Level/Title position is reporting into

Head of Design

Job Summary

Rag & Bone is looking for a Men’s Wovens Assistant with background or experience in shirting, fabric development and tailoring who will support Men’s Designer with daily tasks and seasonal projects

Responsibilities

• Manage fabric design and development from hand loom through SMS fabric
• Create and maintain seasonal boards (physical & digital versions) and keep boards updated after meetings and fittings
• Trend/Vintage research based on seasonal inspiration
• Manage rentals, past protos and reference styles for meetings and reference
• Research for seasonal design concepts
• Assist in design and set up of mock-ups and trials
• Assist in setting up of Tech Packs and sketches where necessary
• Edit sketches in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Assist with sketch annotations for SMS (coordinating with Technical Designer to ensure all information is in-line with SMS Tech Packs)
• Setting up and editing linesheets in Adobe Illustrator
• Attending fittings when necessary (proto /SMS stage – assist in collating design information for Tech Packs)
• Assist in ordering trim for SMS
• Manage and organize trims/labels/combo fabrics etc for protos and sms
• Manage storage/archive samples
• Coordinate with sample room for any alterations for Show/Market

Requirements

• Must have technical knowledge of Wovens
• Passion for shirting, fabric basics and different weaves a plus
• Experience with tailored garments, suiting or shirting
• Must have desire to work within Wovens specific product area
• Must be extremely organized and have ability to multi-task
• Must have thorough knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

Rules we live by

Be a Good Human | Be original, be authentic. Stand for diversity, equitability & inclusivity

Have No Fear | Innovate and solve problems

Own Every Decision | Work together and get results

Quality Matters | Not only with product, but we see it in our people

Make Shit Happen | Be disciplined, be competitive

Our in-office policy is in office, 4 days a week.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Clothing Allowance
• Generous Employee Discount
• Paid Parental Leave
• Membership to Calm and access to other wellness benefits
• Medical, dental, vision and ancillary benefits
• 401k

Salary

The target salary for this role is between $55,000 and $60,000 based on candidates' experience and expectations.