Design Assistant, Women's Sweaters

WorkGenius Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

WorkGenius Group in New York, NY is seeking a Design Assistant for Women's Sweaters to support the design team. You will research inspiration, develop silhouettes, manage tech packs, and coordinate design materials.

The role requires proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, PLM and Microsoft Office, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work onsite at least three days per week in a hybrid NYC setting.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, PLM and Microsoft Office applications (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook) required or preferred.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization, multitasking, and deadline-driven skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving, initiative, results orientation, and ability to develop innovative, detail-focused outcomes.
• Excellent interpersonal and cross-functional communication to collaborate with diverse teams.
• Ability to work onsite at least three days per week in a hybrid NYC-based role.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop inspiration, silhouettes, patterns, textures, trims, sketches, and design boards for women\'s sweater collections.
• Input and maintain tech pack information, imagery, layouts, and related product details in PLM and other design programs; grade layouts and archive research.
• Create and maintain XD boards, build a trim library, organize design materials, and provide general office and design-support coordination.
• Manage calendars and coordinate cross-functional communication with merchandising, production, fabric, technical design, marketing, digital, and advertising partners.
• Prepare meetings, presentations, agendas, recaps, action plans, conference rooms, and design materials; follow up on outstanding information and deliverables.

Skills

Fashion Design

Women\'s Sweaters

Tech Packs

PLM

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe XD

Design Research

Cross-Functional Coordination

Trim Development

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Ariba

Concur

Workday

Tools

PLM

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Ariba

Concur

Workday

Job description

Title: Design Assistant, Women's Sweaters

Industry: Fashion and Apparel

Location: New York, NY

Duration: ASAP – TBD

Responsibilities

• Research and develop inspiration, silhouettes, patterns, textures, trims, sketches, detail sketches, and design boards for women's sweater collections.
• Input and maintain tech pack information, imagery, layouts, and related product details in PLM and other design programs; grade layouts and archive research.
• Create and maintain XD boards, build a trim library, organize design materials, and provide general office and design-support coordination.
• Manage calendars and coordinate cross-functional communication with merchandising, production, fabric, technical design, marketing, digital, and advertising partners.
• Prepare meetings, presentations, agendas, recaps, action plans, conference rooms, and design materials; follow up on outstanding information and deliverables.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, PLM, and Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook; familiarity with Ariba, Concur, and Workday is preferred.
• Exceptional organization, follow-through, attention to detail, prioritization, multitasking, and ability to meet critical deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving, initiative, results orientation, and ability to develop innovative, detail-focused, and solution-oriented outcomes.
• Excellent interpersonal, cross-cultural, cross-divisional, and cross-functional communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across diverse teams.
• Ability to work under pressure and work onsite at least three days per week in a hybrid NYC-based role.

Skills

• Fashion Design
• Women's Sweaters
• Tech Packs
• PLM
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe XD
• Design Research
• Cross-Functional Coordination
• Trim Development

Hourly rate is commensurate with experience and is an estimated range provided by WorkGenius.