Associate Designer, Apparel & Seasonal Concepts

Corporate J. Crew Group, LLC; Liberty Township (OH); On-site; USD 64,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Well-being

Associate Discount

Summer Fridays

Community Impact

Winter Break

Job summary

J.Crew Group is seeking a designer to support seasonal development, collaborating with Design Directors to formulate concepts, select color stories and develop fabrics, prints, trims and graphics for each season.

You will prepare professional boards, research trends, conduct fittings, and help ensure a consistent design concept through production, while meeting calendar deadlines in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years Design experience.
• Apparel Design degree.
• High taste level and creative ability.
• Strong color sense.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Team player.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Ability to adhere to deadlines and calendars.
• Good follow through, proactive.
• Knowledge of garment construction and fabric/trim.
• Strong illustration skills and sketching ability.
• Knowledge of lab dips.
• Proficient in Illustrator, Photoshop, PLM, Microsoft Word and Excel

Responsibilities

• Form concepts with Design Directors and Senior Designer on team.
• Prepare professional boards with illustrations, CAD artwork, fabrication and garment samples.
• Research seasonal trends, color stories, materials and styling for classification.
• Execute seasonal line list and meet product development calendar deadlines.
• Work with Technical Design to ensure specs from concept to design cards are accurate.
• Conduct fittings with Senior Designer or Design Director.
• Coordinate with Production to maintain design concept through production.

Skills

Design experience

Color sense

Illustration

Education

Apparel Design degree

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

PLM

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

J.Crew Group is seeking a designer to support seasonal development, collaborating with Design Directors to formulate concepts, select color stories and develop fabrics, prints, trims and graphics for each season.

You will prepare professional boards, research trends, conduct fittings, and help ensure a consistent design concept through production, while meeting calendar deadlines in a collaborative environment.