Freelance Womenswear Design Associate

Li & Fung; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Li & Fung is seeking a Freelance Associate Designer for its Outlet and Club Design team. The role involves researching seasonal trends, creating mood boards, and generating CAD sketches in Illustrator and AI.

You will produce detailed seasonal presentations and develop tech packs for all styles in Full Circle, ensuring accuracy for efficient sample development. You will communicate daily with overseas vendors and internal teams, attend fittings, organize proto racks, review lab dips, and keep

Qualifications

• Experience sketching CADs and preparing tech packs.
• Ability to create mood boards and style boards.
• Proficiency with Illustrator and design software.
• Experience coordinating with vendors and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Research seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics and trim.
• Create inspiration mood boards and top‑level style boards.
• Generate CAD sketches in Illustrator and AI.
• Produce detailed seasonal presentations and color proofs.
• Create tech packs for all styles in Full Circle and maintain them.
• Communicate daily with overseas vendors and internal teams.
• Attend fittings with the technical team and provide aesthetic input.
• Organize proto and sample racks and manage lab dips/strike offs.
• Adhere to design calendar deadlines and assist with special projects.

Skills

CAD sketches

Illustrator

Mood boards

Tech packs

Print patterns

Vendor communication

Fittings

Embroidery layouts

Tools

Full Circle

Illustrator

CAD software

Job description

Li & Fung is seeking a Freelance Associate Designer for its Outlet and Club Design team. The role involves researching seasonal trends, creating mood boards, and generating CAD sketches in Illustrator and AI.

You will produce detailed seasonal presentations and develop tech packs for all styles in Full Circle, ensuring accuracy for efficient sample development. You will communicate daily with overseas vendors and internal teams, attend fittings, organize proto racks, review lab dips, and keep