Associate Designer, Baby- Corporate Headquarters, Secaucus, NJ

The Children's Place; Secaucus (NJ); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision & Dental Insurance

Job summary

The Children's Place is seeking an Associate Designer in Secaucus, New Jersey. This full-time role involves supporting the design process from conception to final prototype, ensuring accurate detail/sampling packages, and fostering effective relationships with design counterparts.

A Bachelor’s degree in design or a related field is required along with 0-3 years of experience. Candidates should possess strong skills in Illustrator and Photoshop, with a focus on teamwork and effective communication.

This position offers a hybrid work model and includes health, vision, and dental insurance for full-time employees.

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of experience in design or a related field.
• Ability to understand and take design direction.

Responsibilities

• Support the design process from conception to final prototype.
• Ensure that detail/sampling packages are accurate and complete.
• Ownership of fittings under direction of a Designer.

Skills

Proficient in Illustrator

Proficient in Photoshop

Strong organization skills

Effective communication skills

Good prioritization skills

Critical thinking / problem solving

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree in design or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Associate Designer, Baby will be responsible for supporting the design process in an assigned focused product from conception to final prototype to include freehand and illustrator sketching, creating and maintaining seasonal assortment boards, coloring and detailing the line, and creating/updating point out sampling sheets. This position will embody the values and practices of The Children’s Place by having effective collaborative relationships and maintaining the unique look, integrity, and vision of the brand.

Key Accountabilities:

• Execute designs under direction of a Designer with a focus on a particular area of line
• Ensure that detail/sampling packages are accurate and complete; hand off to appropriate team members on time
• Develop strong working relationship with design counterparts to ensure cohesive point of view
• Communicate effectively with appropriate partners to ensure product execution according to design intent
• Ownership of fittings under direction of a Designer
• Ability to execute trend research and ownership over category reviews
• Execute and maintain design related fields development tracker

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in design or related field
• 0-3 years of experience in design or related field

Skills and Behaviors:

• Proficient in Illustrator, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office
• Ability to understand and take design direction
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Good prioritization skills and management of workload
• Develop necessary critical thinking / problem solving skills
• Must be a team player with the ability to interact with all levels of organization

Details:

• Full-time role located in Secaucus, New Jersey
• Hybrid work model includes in-office days on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
• Health, Vision & Dental Insurance for full-time employees