Associate Designer, Menswear — Product Development

Huckberry, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) and employer match

Annual Huckberry shopping credits

Paid Sabbatical leave at 4 years

Summer Fridays

Weekly catered lunch

Monthly happy hours

Mental health resources

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Vacation & Paid Sick Leave

Volunteer Time Off

Generous employee discount

Annual offsites

Job summary

Huckberry, based in Austin, TX, seeks an Associate Designer with an uncompromising eye for menswear to guide in-house lines from inspiration to production. You’ll bridge Merchandising, Tech, and Production, managing lifecycles and keeping seasons moving on or ahead of schedule.

You’ll translate creative ideas into functional technical designs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to fabric, fit, and construction details. Relocation support is available for remote hires.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in the apparel industry.
• Degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or equivalent.
• Excellent communication with cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Proficient in Illustrator and Photoshop; PLM experience.

Responsibilities

• Support seasonal development calendar in partnership with Designer/Technical Designers/Developers to hit all key milestone dates.
• Maintain awareness of the corporate calendar and support the design team with deadlines. Prioritize multiple overlapping tasks across active seasons to ensure all development milestones are met on or ahead of schedule.
• Manage specific categories through the product creation cycle. Prepare accurate development packages, including sketch, style details, construction call-outs, materials, trims, artwork, color information and relevant washes and finishing details.
• Create and update technical sketches, BOMs, PLM & Miro board updates for assigned categories and products as needed.
• Manage follow-up and comments for proto samples, lab dips, trims, artwork, washes, and other key development submits.
• Manage in-season development through the organization of seasonal binders including all submits for lab dips, materials, trim development, etc.
• Attend and participate in fit sessions. Taking detailed notes and follow up as needed with TD & PD teams.
• Shop the market on a regular basis for ideas and inspiration. Research and identify trends that are relevant to the Huckberry customer.
• Support the design team with presentation prep for cross-functional and milestone meetings as needed

Skills

Communication

Organization

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Menswear passion

Education

Apparel/Fashion Design Degree

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

PLM

Job description

Huckberry, based in Austin, TX, seeks an Associate Designer with an uncompromising eye for menswear to guide in-house lines from inspiration to production. You’ll bridge Merchandising, Tech, and Production, managing lifecycles and keeping seasons moving on or ahead of schedule.

You’ll translate creative ideas into functional technical designs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to fabric, fit, and construction details. Relocation support is available for remote hires.