Associate Sweater Designer

Sweet Apparel Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k plan

Paid vacation

Sick days

Paid holidays

Summer Fridays

Job summary

Sweet Apparel Inc. in New York City is seeking an Associate Sweater Designer to join the design team on-site at the Midtown Manhattan office. This full-time role requires sweater construction knowledge and strong CAD/Illustrator skills.

You will assist with tech packs, fittings, and trend research while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment. The position is on-site five days a week in Midtown Manhattan.

Qualifications

• 3+ years working experience as Assistant and/or Associate Designer.
• Knowledge of sweater stitches, gauge, and construction.
• Proficient in Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Ability to create technical flats and tech packs in Illustrator.

Responsibilities

• Assist Designer with development tech packs for juniors and girls.
• Measure samples and advise construction call-outs for tech packs.
• Assist Designer with 3D CADs for juniors and girls.
• Organize development samples and build a yarn library.
• Support trend research online and in stores.
• Attend fittings and relay construction feedback.

Skills

3+ years experience

Sweater construction

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Education

BFA in Fashion Design

Tools

3D CAD software

Tech pack creation in Illustrator

Job description

Sweet Apparel Inc. is a leader in Juniors', Women's, Men's, and Kids' fast fashion apparel. Sweet Apparel designs, manufactures, and imports apparel under its own labels as well as multiple Private labels. Our clothing can be found at major retailers including TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Ross, Macy's, and more.

We are growing and looking for a full-time, Associate Sweater Designer to join the design team on-site at the Midtown Manhattan office!

Please note: this is an on-site position in Midtown Manhattan where we work in office 5 days/week!

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Designer with development tech packs for juniors and girls
• Accurately measure Inspiration/Reference samples and advise construction call-outs for tech pack development
• Assist Designer with 3D CADs for juniors and girls
• Assist Designer with organizing incoming development samples, and building a yarn library
• Assist Designer and Merchandiser with trend research online, and in stores
• Attend fittings and assist the Designer with any construction comments
• Track and manage sample status
• Build collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams including design, tech design, production, and sales

Qualifications

• BFA in Fashion Design
• 3+ years working experience as Assistant and/or Associate Designer
• Sweater experience- knowledge of stitches, gauge, and basic sweater construction
• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Ability to create technical flat sketches and tech packs in Illustrator
• Knowledge of creating and editing brushes and fills in Illustrator to create stitches for technical sketches
• Knowledge of 3D CAD software a plus, but not required
• Attention to detail, sense of urgency, willingness to learn, team-player, takes initiative
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

What We Offer

• Health insurance, 401k plan, Paid Vacation, Sick days and Paid Holidays
• Summer Fridays
• Collaborative, fast-paced, and creative work environment
• Professional growth opportunities within a global fashion manufacturing organization