Freelance Assistant Designer- Intimates & Emerging Categories

Wearpepper; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Wearpepper, a fast-growing bra brand, is seeking a Freelance Assistant Designer to join their team in New York City. This part-time role involves assisting in the design of innovative products that celebrate small-chested bodies. The ideal candidate will have a background in fashion design, particularly in intimate apparel, and a passion for promoting body confidence.

Benefits

Flexible remote work location

Significant role in a meaningful mission

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience designing intimate apparel required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• Strong ability to multi-task and a keen eye for trends.

Responsibilities

• Assist the design team in the creation of brand-right, commercial designs.
• Collaborate with Designer to create initial flat sketches and CADs.
• Create detailed tech packs and BOMs for seasonal style development.

Skills

Sketching

Illustration

Technical drawing

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

Location: New York City (Hybrid - up to 1 day/week in office)

Reports to: Designer

Role Type: Part Time Contractor (20+ hours per week)

Nice to meet you!

Pepper is a DTC fast-growing, unabashedly confident bra brand intentionally designed to celebrate small-chested bodies in all their glory. We’re on a mission to empower small-chested women of all body types to embrace the flat in flattering. Since launching our 470% funded Kickstarter in 2017, we’ve sold more than a million bras last year alone, and have gone viral and been featured in Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Forbes, Vogue, and more.

What we’re proud of:

• Small & mighty. Without raising traditional VC dollars, we’ve grown to eight figures in sales in just 5 short years through focused, profit-minded strategies.
• Doing big things. Our vision is to create a world where ‘flat’ is no longer an insult and where we take over our customer’s closet with solution-driven intimates.
• Good for people & the planet. We are intentional about our impact, from how we give back to communities to the women who make our bras. Read more here.

Where you come in.

As a Freelance (PT) Assistant Designer you will be an integral part of the design team and have a huge impact on developing game-changing, fit-perfected products to a category of women that is underserved.

The role.

• Assist the design team in the creation of brand-right, commercial designs across categories that reflect the conceptual direction/business strategy
• Assist the design team in developing presentation boards for meetings
• Collaborate with Designer to create initial flat sketches and CADs
• Assist in crafting and updating seasonal & core linesheets
• Create detailed tech packs and BOMs for seasonal style development
• Help to maintain and update digital color & print library
• Prepare print artwork packages for factory development
• Create and comment on factory branding layouts
• Assist design team with ad hoc office organization - sample library, color & trim archive

The ideal candidate.

The ideal candidate is passionate about Pepper’s mission to promote body confidence for our audience, have a keen eye for trends, and have a strong ability to multi-task. If you are interested, please submit a resume with your portfolio link (if you do not have a portfolio link, please attach PDF or JPG samples that show off your flats and/or personal style).

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design with a concentration in lingerie design, with a focus on bras preferred
• 1-2 years experience designing intimate apparel required
• Excellent sketching, illustration, and technical drawing skills
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
• Positive attitude and a team player
• Strong organizational skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

Pepper values.

• Curiosity : We’re relentless in our quest to understand the community we serve. We’re challengers who ask questions, pursue perspectives, and set the new standard.
• Resilience : We embrace the ups and the downs, learn from our mistakes, and courageously persevere to achieve our goals.
• Community : We champion each other the same way we champion our customer. We do big things together and are passionate about what we do, and how we do it.

The perks.

• Flexible remote work location
• Have a huge role in the growth of a company with a meaningful mission

Diversity

Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Pepper's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), sexual orientation, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits discrimination based on a perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful. Pepper will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal history, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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The expected salary for this role is $40- $50/hour, though the final offer will reflect several factors such as your experience, skills, and the role’s location and may be outside of this number. Candidates should expect offers that reflect their individual qualifications, experience, and location. The salary provided is directional and actual compensation may vary.