Associate Designer

Kellwood; California (MO); On-site; USD 68,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending

401(k)

Employee Assistance

Employee Discount

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Job summary

Kellwood is seeking a fashion designer with strong trend-spotting skills and hands-on experience in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. The role involves researching trends, sketching designs, creating specs, and coordinating with production to ensure garments meet specifications.

Qualified candidates have an associate degree in apparel/fashion and at least three years of design experience, with sweater knowledge being a plus. Familiarity with WebPLM is preferred for smooth PLM processes.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in apparel/fashion required.
• 3+ years of experience in fashion design.
• Sweater knowledge is a plus.
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Knowledge of WebPLM is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Performs research to analyze fashion trends in color, style, fabric, trims, and competitive products.
• Collaborates with sales and management to discuss findings and predictions.
• Creates apparel designs by sketching and writing specs including color, construction and materials.
• Develops Illustrator flats for all styles and ensures accurate tech packs.
• Determines yields, fabric and trim information and checks accuracy before handing to tech team.
• Coordinates handoffs to production with clear communication to the team.

Skills

Photoshop

Illustrator

WebPLM

Sweater knowledge

Education

Associates degree in apparel/fashion

Tools

WebPLM

Job description

Responsibilities

• Performs research, including shopping to determine and analyze fashion trends in color, style, fabric, trims, and competitive product.


• Works with sales and management executives in regards to findings and predictions.


• Compares yarn and other apparel materials, and integrates information with personal interests, tastes, and knowledge of design to create new designs for target customers.


• Learns target customer and price points.


• Sketches rough and detailed drawings of apparel and writes specifications describing factors such as color scheme, construction, and type of material to be used.


• Involved in coordinating activities of workers involved in pattern making, cutting and sample garment construction.


• Participates in the examination of sample garments on and off model and modifies design as necessary to achieve desired effect.


• Monitors calendar to ensure completion of line.


• Responsible for creating accurate Illustrator flats for all styles to be entered into the Tech Pack.


• Responsible to determine all yields, fabric, and trim information, checking for accuracy before handing off to the tech Team.


• Responsible to stay on the planning calendar for the hand off all technical Information to the production team.


• Owns the communication of the details of these handoffs to the Production team.


• Create accurate paperwork to be communicated to the Technical Coordinators for entry into the PLM package. This final step is critical to ensure all information entered the final Production PLM package is accurate and will produce the garment to specifications required.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in apparel/fashion related major


• 3+ years of experience in fashion design


• Sweater knowledge is a plus


• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator


• Knowledge of WebPLM is a plus

Salary

Salary: $68,000 - $70,000 annually

Benefits

• Health insurance, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, 401(k), Employee Assistance, Employee Discount, Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, and more!

Kellwood is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.