Assistant Designer, VSX

Victoria's Secret & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Victoria's Secret is seeking an Assistant Designer to contribute to commercially viable product designs across collections, tying concepts to business strategy. The role supports style, color/print, fit and function for new and existing lines, applying fashion trend knowledge and consumer insights.

The role assists with sketches, CAD images, and tech packs, builds and maintains the sample room, and coordinates line presentations with samples.

Qualifications

• Strong eye for fashion trends and consumer needs.
• Experience supporting design teams with sketches and CAD.
• Effective collaboration with internal partners and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Assist the design team in creating brand-right, commercial designs.
• Deliver sketches, CAD images, and tech packs to scale.
• Build and maintain the sample room.
• Create line presentation boards and select product samples.
• Coordinate development details with internal partners and vendors.

Skills

Fashion design sense

CAD/tech packs

Communication

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Description

Your Role

Our Assistant Designer is an individual contributor responsible for assisting with the creation of commercially viable product designs across collections. Coordinates and delivers brand-right designs that tie back to the overall concept and business strategy;encompassing style, color/print, fit and function for new/existing product lines. Applies a solid working knowledge of fashion trends and consumer needs to product designs. Demonstrates a passion for the brand, inspires individuals and relies on limited experience to plan and accomplish goals. Takes direction under immediate supervision, exercising a minimal degree of scope/decision making.

Your Impact

• Assist the design team in the creation of brand-right, commercial designs that reflect the conceptual direction/business strategy
• Deliver design sketches/prototypes and provide clear specifications for construction
• Build and maintain the sample room
• Create flat sketches, CAD images, and tech packs to scale.
• Prepare design team for routine and milestone meetings, including the coordination of line presentation boards/tableaus and selection of product samples
• Communicate ongoing development details to internal partners (i.e.Production, Tech, Merchants) and vendors, ensuring all communication is flowing to the correct people
• Partner with technical design on function and execution of prototypes.
• Track and organize development samples, ensuring they are delivered within required timelines and seamlessly passed off to key parties
• Attend routine team meetings and key partner alignment sessions
• Adapt designs based on feedback, incorporating for finalization
• Apply processes to understand/anticipate the needs of the customer in order toexceed customer expectations and readily react to their needs
• Utilize resources in sourcing new ideas, both internally and externally, and stay up to date on competitor research/trend analysis
• Communicate point of view clearly through mood boards and concept tears
• Achieve set goals with acute attention-to-detail, tracking progress & anticipating potential issues
• Pursue/embrace opportunities to personally grow and develop skills/competencies
• Develop and understand the VS eye/brand identity and specific category
• Build and maintain effective relations with key partners