Designer

Gildan; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 55.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Hanes is seeking an Associate Designer to assist the Design/Merchandising teams in developing Hanes Commercial Apparel. The role combines administrative and creative support from concept to final development, partnering with product management and sales to bring designs to life through trend boards and stylesheets.

You will help organize color palettes, CADs, and PLM packs, while collaborating with overseas vendors and cross-functional teams to meet deadlines and deliver quality fashion

Formación

• BA/BS in Fashion or AA Fashion Degree with 3–6 years in industry or equivalent.
• Proficient with Mac/PC and Adobe Creative Suite; strong MS Office skills.
• Creative, highly organized, and collaborative with attention to detail.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; knowledge of fit and construction is a plus.
• Understanding of casual apparel marketplace and competition.

Responsabilidades

• Organizes color swatch library and inputs seasonal palettes and mill sheets.
• Support design team in CADs, fabric/lace developments, fittings, and presentations.
• Create and maintain CAD work for style development and line sheets.
• Assist in building seasonal color swatch, trend, and presentation boards.
• Initiate PLM tech packs and updates; manage BOM data and colorway details.
• Collaborate with Merchandising on seasonal decks and cross-functional updates.
• Track material development (fabric, elastics, lace, trims).
• Communicate daily with cross-functional partners and overseas vendors.
• Set up tracking spreadsheets; assist special projects as requested.
• Research competitors and related products; assist textiles/garment construction development.

Conocimientos

Mac/PC proficiency

Adobe Creative Suite

Generative AI tools

Communication & presentation

Organization & project management

Educación

BA/BS Fashion degree

3–6 years industry experience

Herramientas

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Acrobat

PLM

Browzwear

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

The opportunity

The Associate Designer position will assist Design/Merchandising teams in the development of Hanes Commercial Apparel. This is a highly organizational role that provides both administrative and creative assistance from concept to final development. The Associate Designer will support the Hanes Apparel Commercial Design Team from initial concept through product delivery. This role will assist in bringing new designs to life partnering with product management & sales partners through story telling trend boards and stylesheets.

The role

• Organizes and maintains color swatch library & Input seasonal color palettes and mill sheets into necessary software. (Photoshop/Illustrator/ PLM/ Browzwear)
• Support design team members in creation of CADs, fabric/lace developments, fittings, presentations, and working alongside key cross-functional partners throughout the design development process
• Create and maintain CAD work for style development & line sheets
• Assist designers to build seasonal color swatch, trend, and presentation boards.
• Initiate PLM tech packs and updates throughout all stages of design development process; responsible for accurate PLM style creation, BOM data entry, inputs colorway details
• Collaborate with Merchandising team of specific needs and updates on seasonal Deck
• Collaborate and follow up on deliverables and deadlines with all cross-functional partners throughout the design process
• Facilitates organization and maintenance of prototypes and SMS
• Tracks sourced materials development (fabric, elastics, lace, trims, etc.)
• Communicate daily with cross-functional partners and overseas vendors (including sourcing requests, materials qualification, project management inquiries, and general follow up)
• Attends occasional meetings/conference calls to support and represent design team
• Sets up and maintains tracking spreadsheets
• Assists and supports special projects as requested
• Research competitor and related products
• Assist in development of textiles/garment construction
• Assist designers on all steps of development process
• Demonstrates a passion for design and the Hanes Brand

The requirements

• BA/BS Degree required or; AA Fashion Degree with 3-6 years in industry/equivalent experience
• Proficient in both Mac/ PC; Adobe Creative Suites (Illustrator, Photoshop, In-Design, Acrobat) Microsoft Office proficient (Outlook/Excel/PowerPoint) and generative ai creative software experience is plus
• Highly creative and collaborative environment
• Highly motivated, passionate, and results-oriented and highly organized with attention to detail
• Ability to apply technical/creative concepts with strong communication/ presentation skills - Knowledge of technical fit and construction a plus
• Expected to know the casual apparel marketplace and competition
• Exceptional talent with commercial eye and detail in innerwear product knowledge
• Elevated taste level & ability to interpret trends into high volume saleable product
• Ability to multi-task, drive for problem solving, and react with speed and agility
• Strong knowledge of Web PLM and building of Bill of Materials
• Strong CAD skills in creating foundations CADs/blocks, lace and trim rendering, detailed styling updates, and CAD recoloring
• Multi-tasking, ability to manage multiple priority projects/ development calendars
• Must be able to work well within a team environment
• Self-directed and self-motivated, individual contributor, ability to work independently
• Highest level of business ethics