Freelance Fashion Designer — End-to-End Development

Li & Fung; United States; On-site; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Li & Fung is seeking a Designer for the Outlet and Club Design team in the United States. You will develop seasonal concepts, create mood boards, and generate sketches using Illustrator and CAD tools.

You’ll produce detailed presentations, assemble style boards, and collaborate with the graphics team on patterns and embroidery layouts. You will manage tech packs in Full Circle, keep development pages updated, and communicate daily with overseas vendors and internal teams.

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

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Full Circle

Job description

Li & Fung is seeking a Designer for the Outlet and Club Design team in the United States. You will develop seasonal concepts, create mood boards, and generate sketches using Illustrator and CAD tools.

You’ll produce detailed presentations, assemble style boards, and collaborate with the graphics team on patterns and embroidery layouts. You will manage tech packs in Full Circle, keep development pages updated, and communicate daily with overseas vendors and internal teams.