Associate Designer - Women's Activewear

JGX APPAREL; New York (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

JGX APPAREL in New York City is seeking an Associate Women's Activewear Designer to support the design team with development and production, and to assist the Women’s Activewear Director as needed. This full-time, in-person role requires a hands-on approach in our NYC office.

You will perform preliminary design research, create tech packs, and assemble presentation boards while coordinating with overseas sampling. A project will be part of the interview process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design required.
• 1+ years of experience in related field and/or strong internship experience.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist in contributing to complete landscape of and brand research for appropriate segment of business.
• Assist in creating CAD sketches of styles in development.
• Assist in ensuring all sampling technical packs are processed accurately and in a timely manner to be sent overseas.
• Meet all deadlines in adherence to the seasonal design calendar.
• Assist in creating seasonal design catalogs.
• Assist with showroom prep and sample tracking.
• Special projects as assigned.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

JGX is a privately held business in the men's and women's activewear apparel industry. JGX is a growing manufacturer representing numerous brands. Our talented professionals are leaders in design, sourcing, sales and global distribution. We are looking to add an assistant designer to our ranks. This position would be mainly assist the women's activewear Director with development & production, and occasionally support other departments. This role requires full-time, in-person work at the NYC office.

Overview

The Associate Women's Activewear Designer - Apparel will provide overall support to the Design team by assisting in preliminary design research, creating tech packs and assembling presentation boards and materials. A project will be required as part of interview process.

Key Accountabilities

• Assist in contributing to complete landscape of and brand research for appropriate segment of business
• Assist in creating CAD sketches of styles in development
• Assist in ensuring all sampling technical packs are processed accurately and in a timely manner to be sent overseas
• Meet all deadlines in adherence to the seasonal design calendar
• Assist in creating seasonal design catalogs
• Assist with showroom prep and sample tracking
• Special projects as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
• 1+ years of experience in related field and/or strong internship experience
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
• Excellent organizational and communication skills with attention to detail

Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all JGX team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define our brand partners’ products and set them apart from their competitors.