Associate Designer, Women's Sweaters - Creative & Trendy

Madewell; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Well-being

Associate Discount

Summer Fridays

Community Impact

Winter Break

Job summary

J.Crew Group is seeking a Designer to work with Design Directors and Senior Designer to shape concepts, color stories and fabrics for each season. You will prepare professional boards with CAD artwork and fabric samples, and research trends to align with classification and calendars.

Collaborating with Technical Design and Production, you will ensure accuracy of specs, conduct fittings, and help maintain the design concept throughout production.

Qualifications

• Apparel Design degree required.
• 2–5 years design experience.
• Strong illustration and sketching skills.
• Proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop, PLM, Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Form concepts with Design Directors and Senior Designer each season.
• Prepare presentation boards with CAD artwork, fabrication and samples.
• Research seasonal trends, color, materials and styling for classification.
• Execute seasonal line list and meet calendar deadlines.
• Coordinate with Technical Design to ensure accurate specs from concept to design cards.
• Conduct fittings with Senior Designer or Design Director.
• Collaborate with Production to maintain design concept through production.

Skills

Design experience

Creative ability

Color sense

Presentation skills

Team player

Written and communication skills

Deadline-oriented

Proactive

Garment construction knowledge

Illustration skills

Sketching ability

Lab dips knowledge

Education

BA Fashion Design

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

PLM

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

J.Crew Group is seeking a Designer to work with Design Directors and Senior Designer to shape concepts, color stories and fabrics for each season. You will prepare professional boards with CAD artwork and fabric samples, and research trends to align with classification and calendars.

Collaborating with Technical Design and Production, you will ensure accuracy of specs, conduct fittings, and help maintain the design concept throughout production.