Associate Designer

Basic Resources, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Basic Resources, Inc. Associate Designer will contribute to the execution of seasonal lines and chase programs for our men’s and children’s underwear and loungewear business. The role involves creating artwork for all over patterns, trims, and place graphics, reviewing PP/TOP submits, and communicating with vendors on development.

Qualifications include education in Fashion Design, 2+ years of design experience, and experience in Adobe Creative Suite. Knits and underwear experience are a plus.

Qualifications

• Education in Fashion Design.
• 2+ years of design experience.
• Experience in men’s and/or children’s apparel.
• Experience in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Knits experience; underwear a plus.
• Strong sense of color and color assorting.
• Experience with prints preferred.
• Ability to work with a team in a fast-paced, high-volume atmosphere.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Prepare CADs for internal and retailer presentations and licensor approvals.
• Contribute to design of assigned brand, maintain color card, and design prints/patterns.
• Create trim and artwork pages for tech packs; create technical garment sketches for tech packs.
• Communicate with suppliers on development issues (submits, comments, approvals).
• Participate in fittings with Technical Design team.
• Collaborate with Production, Sourcing, Technical Design and Sales.
• Attend trend seminars and fabric shows.
• Shop and research the market quarterly.
• Organize, tag, and prep samples for line reviews and mail-outs to retailers.
• Create physical color cards for presentations.

Skills

Design experience

Men's/Children's apparel

Color sense & color assorting

Prints

Teamwork & collaboration

Organizational skills

Underwear knits (plus)

Education

Education in Fashion Design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

The Associate Designer will contribute to the execution of seasonal lines as well as chase programs for our men’s and children’s underwear and loungewear business. The role involves creating artwork for all over patterns, trims, and place graphics, reviewing PP/TOP submits, and communicating with vendors on development of programs.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare CADs for internal and retailer presentations, as well as for licensor approval.
• Contribute to the designs of assigned brand, which includes maintaining color card and designing prints and patterns
• Create trim and artwork pages for tech packs
• Create technical garment sketches for tech packs
• Communicate with suppliers on development issues including submits, comments and approvals
• Participating in fittings alongside Technical Design team
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Production, Sourcing, Technical Design and Sales
• Attend trend seminars and fabric shows
• Shop and research the market quarterly
• Organize, tag, and prep samples for line review and mail-out to retailers
• Create physical color cards for presentations

Qualifications:

• Education in Fashion Design
• 2+ years of Design experience
• Experience in men’s and/or children’s apparel
• Experience in Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience with knits; experience designing underwear is a plus
• Strong sense of color and color assorting
• Experience with prints preferred
• Ability to work with a team in a fast paced and high-volume atmosphere
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Annual salary range is starting at $60,000+

The disclosed salary range is commensurate with experience and does not reflect the total compensation package. Our associates have access to other valuable benefits that our Human Resources team is happy to share with candidates during the interview process.