Associate Designer (Kids)

24 Seven Talent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

24 Seven Talent is partnering with a fashion brand in New York City to recruit an Associate Designer who will support the design team through the product lifecycle from concept to development. This onsite role requires collaboration with Merchandising, Production, and Graphics to translate concepts into final designs.

The candidate will research trends, maintain design office organization, and assist in milestone meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion, Design or related field.
• 1–2 years of design experience.
• Strong sketching and color sense with fabric knowledge.
• Understanding of customer preferences on fashion and style trends.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Illustrator and Photoshop.

Responsibilities

• Provide admin support from concept to final development.
• Assist cross-functional communication between Merchants, Production, and Vendors.
• Collaborate with teams to organize and track samples.
• Prepare presentation boards for seasonal milestones.
• Research concepts and create sketches, prototypes and artwork in concept development.
• Assist Design team in all aspects of the design process as needed.

Skills

Strong sketching skills

Understanding of customer preferences

Excellent written and verbal skills

Color sense

Fabric knowledge

1–2 years of design experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion/Design or related

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Client Overview

Our client is an iconic fashion brand creating the latest apparel. With their innovative, on-trend, and creative designs they are industry leaders in the fashion space.

Job Description

Kids’ Associate Designer

Onsite 4-5 days a week in NYC

Salary: $65k-75K/year DOE

Client Overview

Our client is an iconic fashion brand creating the latest apparel. With their innovative, on-trend, and creative designs they are industry leaders in the fashion space.

Associate Designer Overview

As an Associate Designer, you will support the Design team on all aspects of the product lifecycle from concept to final development. The Associate Designer researches relevant trends, maintains the organization of the design office, communicates with cross-functional teams (Merchandising, Production, Graphics), and assists in preparation for all milestone meetings.

Associate Designer Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support from concept to design to final development
• Assist with the management of cross-functional communication between merchants, production, technical design, and external vendors
• Collaborate with other teams internally to organize & keep track of samples
• Help with the preparation of presentation boards for seasonal/milestone meetings
• Research concepts, create sketches, prototypes and artwork throughout the concept development phase
• Assist Design team in all aspects of design process as needed

Associate Designer Key Qualifications

• Children’s apparel experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion, Design or related area
• 1 – 2 years of experience in Design
• Understanding of customer preferences on fashion and style trends
• Strong sketching skills, color sense, and fabric knowledge
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, Microsoft Word and Excel