Associate Designer

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

401k

Job summary

Dreamwear seeks an Associate Intimate Apparel Designer to join the design team and help launch Cosabella Sleepwear. You will support development from ground up, shaping the brand aesthetic with hands-on execution of color, trims, and prints.

The role involves market research, fittings, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver production-ready packages. The ideal candidate has 2–3 years in fashion, experience in sleepwear, and strong skills in Illustrator, Photoshop, and Excel, with

Qualifications

• Fashion degree preferred.
• 2–3 years in fashion with at least 1 year in sleepwear design.
• Proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop and Excel.
• Excellent communication and follow-up skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Research market trends, colors, prints and silhouettes to support senior team.
• Attend design meetings, proto reviews, and line reviews.
• Prepare presentations and market week materials.
• Manage production packages including color/trim specs and artwork.
• Project manage production timelines and color standards.
• Coordinate with overseas factories and assist junior designers.

Skills

Illustrator

Photoshop

Microsoft Excel

Excellent communication

multitasking

Education

Fashion degree preferred

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

Excel

Job description

Dreamwear is a leading wholesale intimate apparel and sleepwear company working with brands such as Danskin, Juicy Couture, Roxy, Laura Ashley, and Nicole Miller (visit dreamwear.com/our-brands to see more). The thriving partnerships we have established worldwide help us ensure the efficient production and expedited delivery of our product, and the impeccable quality and competitive pricing of our merchandise make us a top choice and reliable partner for leading retailers across the globe.

Our Design team is responsible for establishing the trends, color, and style direction for our seasonal and customer-driven lines. They create apparel designs to be shared with internal teams during trend presentations, and external teams at buyer meetings. Once orders are placed, the Design team manages and oversees the sample development and production process in conjunction with cross-functional partners.

We are seeking an Associate Intimate Apparel Designer to join the team. This role will support the creative development and launch of Cosabella Sleepwear, helping establish the brand's aesthetic and product direction from the ground up. Celebrated for its Italian craftsmanship and unmistakably feminine point of view, Cosabella brings more than 40 years of premium design heritage, making this a rare opportunity to shape the future of an iconic brand.

This is a great opportunity for someone who has a passion for sleepwear and wants to take their career to the next level. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, eager to learn and able to execute the below essential responsibilities.

• Research the market and assist designer with seasonal trends, colors, prints and silhouettes to support the senior team.
• Attend andassistin design meetings, proto reviews, and line reviews.
• Assistin preparations for product presentations and market week.
• Responsible for managing execution of production packages including color and trim specifications and preparing production ready print and graphic artwork.
• Project manage production timelines, sending out artwork and color standards.
• Check sample requests, development packages, and production packages for accuracy, (including pricing), prior to sending to factories.
• Correspond with overseas factories regarding production.
• Oversee production work of assistant designers; delegate work and tasks based on priority.
• Work with senior team in choosing colors and prints for design presentations.
• Assistdesigners with the trim and fabric library, color pallets, and flat sketching.
• Recolor prints in multipleseasonal colorways.
• Assist Designer with strike offs and lab dips.
• Execute organized and accurate technical development packages that include construction details, sketches, fabrications, trims, print, and color details.
• Attend fittings to support senior team.
• Manage day to day projects including filing and organizing.
• Assist Designer with strike offs and lab dips.

Job Requirements & Qualifications

• Fashion degree preferred.
• 2-3 years of experience in fashion with at least one year in sleepwear design.
  • Experience with off-price and/or club retailers is a huge plus!
• Proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop, & Microsoft Excel.
  • AI exploration is a huge plus!
• Excellent communication and follow-up skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and shifting priorities.
• Strong attention to detail.

* This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. They can be changed orally or in writing at any time by the discretion of management.

**Please note that the base salary range represents the low and high end anticipated for this position. The actual base salary offered will depend on numerous factors including, without limitation, experience and business objectives.

***Our base salary is just one component of our total rewards package that also includes other health and wealth benefits including:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• pre-tax commuter/parking and other flex spending accounts
• paid time off policy (with many additional holidays)
• 401k
• gym discount and more!