Associate Designer Womens Woven Tops

Solomon Page; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 68,880 - 75,768; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) plan

Direct deposit

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Solomon Page in San Francisco, CA is seeking an Associate Designer for Womens Woven Tops to translate seasonal trends into compelling designs. You will develop sketches and assist leadership, collaborating with cross-functional teams to move concepts from concept to store and site execution.

The role requires strong fashion sense, knowledge of materials, and proficiency in Illustrator/Photoshop, with a focus on quality and margin targets. This is an hourly position with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced, collaborative design environments.
• Strong sense of style, color, and customer-brand translation.
• Thorough knowledge of silhouette, fit, fabrication, construction and trims.
• Proficient in Illustrator, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to identify data inconsistencies and act on them.

Responsibilities

• Research global markets to identify seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics and competitive inspiration.
• Assist in developing concepts and sketches for seasonal product lines and present to leadership.
• Develop cross-functional relationships with Merchandising, Production, Technical Design, Sourcing, Visual Merchandising and Marketing.
• Partner with Production to create tech packs and communicate vision for fit and design.
• Ask effective questions and solicit feedback to understand needs.
• Attend fit sessions and revise sketches and design packages per priorities.
• Manage administration and follow up of the design process to hit deadlines.

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Collaboration

Trend interpretation

Customer/brand translation

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are looking for an Associate Designer, Womens Woven Tops, for a top apparel company out of their San Francisco, CA offices.

Pay rate: $50.00-$55.23/hr based on experience.

Responsibilities

• Research global markets to identify new seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, techniques, product categories and competitive inspiration.
• Assist in developing concepts and sketches for seasonal product line and advocate for design ideas by presenting to internal leadership and cross functional partners.
• Develop strong internal cross functional relationships with Merchandising, Production, Technical design, Company Sourcing, Visual Merchandising and Marketing to ensure product concept to store and site execution is a seamless experience.
• Partner with Production to create tech packs and communicate vision behind fit and product design, ensuring execution, quality, and desired margin targets are achieved.
• Ask effective questions and solicit feedback to understand needs.
• Complete structured assignments, like attending fit sessions with manager, and make revisions to sketch and design packages based on stated priorities.
• Manage administration and follow up of product design process such as presentation boards creation to ensure team stays organized and hits required deadlines.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment, with the ability to juggle multiple seasons at one time and track development deadlines.
• Possess an elevated sense of style, aesthetic, and color and understand how to translate trends through the lens of the customer and brand filter.
• Thorough knowledge of silhouette, fit, fabrication, construction, color use, sewing techniques, and trim; applied knowledge of garment construction methods to design process.
• Strong computer knowledge including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Recognize and act on inconsistencies in data or results.

Solomon Page offers a comprehensive benefit program for hourly employees. We pride ourselves on offering medical, dental, 401(k), direct deposit and commuter benefits to our employees, including freelancers.

If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.