Freelance Associate Designer - Womenswear

Li & Fung; USA; Vor Ort; USD 39.000 - 51.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Fung Group in the United States is seeking a Freelance Associate Designer for the Outlet and Club Design department. You will research seasonal trends, create inspiration boards, sketches including CADs in Illustrator and AI, and develop technical packs for all styles to ensure samples are developed efficiently.

Collaborating with tech, sourcing, and production teams, you will attend fittings, review lab dips and strike-offs, and maintain development pages.

Aufgaben

• Researches seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics and trim for off-price categories.
• Creates inspiration mood boards and generates sketches including CADs in Illustrator and AI.
• Develops detailed seasonal presentations and style boards showing silhouette color, fabric, print and embroidery options.
• Sets up Illustrator development pages and maintains tech packs in Full Circle for sample development.
• Communicates daily with overseas vendors and internal teams; attends critical meetings (Color/Mood, Sketch, Proto review, Final Merch, Handover to tech and sourcing).
• Assists with fittings, evaluates fit and contributes aesthetic and visual input; organizes proto/sample rack and lab dips/strike-offs comments.

Jobbeschreibung

Job Title: Freelance Associate Designer

Department: Outlet and Club Design

Job Responsibilities:

Off Price, Jackets, Bottoms, woven tops and skirts Research and shops seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, and trim Create inspiration Mood Boards Generate sketches including CAD’s in Illustrator and AI. Produces detailed seasonal presentations Creates style boards for area of responsibility at top of season, showing silhouette color, fabric, print, pattern, and embroidery options Work with the graphic team to create print patterns, and embroidery layouts Set up illustrator development pages and keep them update throughout the development process. Create tech packs for all styles in Full Circle and ensure they are maintained, organized, and accurate so that the samples are developed efficiently Communicate promptly and daily with overseas vendors and internal teams Attend critical meetings: Color/Mood, Sketch, Proto review, Final Merch, Handover to tech and sourcing Work closely will all cross functional teams - Tech, Sourcing, and Production, sharing any updates to styles in an email Attend all fittings with the technical team and help determine the appropriate fit and be responsible for giving aesthetic and visual input Maintain fabric, and trim library Review all lab dips and Strike offs; work with sourcing manager to give comments Adhere to all Design calendar deadlines Organize proto and sample rack Review samples and ensure that salesman samples are tagged and have DISCLAIMERS when needed. Assist with any special projects as needed Be a team player

Compensation & Benefits:

The approximate hourly rate range for this position is $28.00–$37.00 per hour. The offered hourly rate will vary based on role requirements, skill set, and years of experience.

As an equal opportunity employer, we shall consider all applicants regardless of gender, age, religion, marital status, race, sexual orientation, disability, disease, pregnancy, or trade union and/or political affiliation, and disregard all factors deemed inappropriate by local law and the International Labor Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

Fung Group is a pioneer for the consumer goods supply chain. With a rich history in import and export trading and global supply chain management dating back to 1906, our core businesses operate across the entire global supply chain for consumer goods including trading, logistics, distribution and retail. Today, we are focused on advancing new, disruptive technologies shaping the future of supply chains and exploring new opportunities for business growth through strategic innovation in retailing, new products, services or markets. Across Fung Group, our core values of entrepreneurship, being humble and acting as one family, form the basis for our culture, business strategies and brand.