Associate Designer, Dresses — CAD Sketching & Trends

Ann Taylor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 68,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Merchandise discount at our brands: 50

Support for your individualdevelopment

Volunteer and philanthropy programs

Medical, dental, vision insurance & 产

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Time off – paid time off & holidays

Salary range $68,000-$70,000

Job summary

The Associate Designer position at KnitWell Group in New York City focuses on design, development, and selection for the Dresses category, including fabric research and production support.

You'll collaborate across Design, Product Development, Technical Design and Merchandising, manage technical packages, create sketches in Illustrator, and stay informed on silhouettes, fabrics and design details while contributing to line reviews and seasonal directions.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in Fashion Design.
• BA, Associates degree, or equivalent in Design.
• Strong fashion, color and print sense.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Highly organized with capacity to anticipate change.
• Knowledge of design specifications (e.g. draping, pattern-making and CAD software).
• Proficient in Photoshop, Excel and Illustrator.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison between Design, Product Development, Technical Design and Merchandising to ensure information flow is accurate throughout the development process
• Manage technical package process, to include drawings, measurements and design detail specifications, as well as hand-off to Product Development
• Creating new sketches and sketch updates using adobe illustrator and hand sketching
• Maintain thorough knowledge of the line (silhouettes, yarns/fabrics and design details) and responsible for tracking changes/additions
• Participate in concept review and line building recaps, in addition to line review
• Coordinate all changes from Line Review and communicate to cross-functional teams at Line Review recap
• Identifying seasonal fashion direction, assortment opportunities and merchandise trends for area of responsibility
• Design Presentation Boards; Research competitive market and present results and deductions to Designer

Skills

Fashion design

Adobe Illustrator

Pattern-making

CAD software

Photoshop

Excel

Education

BA in Design

Associates degree in Design

Tools

CAD software

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

The Associate Designer position at KnitWell Group in New York City focuses on design, development, and selection for the Dresses category, including fabric research and production support.

You'll collaborate across Design, Product Development, Technical Design and Merchandising, manage technical packages, create sketches in Illustrator, and stay informed on silhouettes, fabrics and design details while contributing to line reviews and seasonal directions.