Junior Design Associate - Fashion Design & Studio Support

Kellwood Company; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Kellwood Company is seeking an entry‑level Assistant Designer to support the fashion design team in the U.S. markets.

You will input style numbers in Excel, assist with WebPDM style setup, photograph lines, and prepare swatch cards for markets. Ideal candidates hold a Degree in Fashion Design with up to two years of experience, and are proficient in Excel plus Illustrator and Photoshop, with a solid sense of fabrication and three‑dimensional visualization.

Qualifications

• Experience with the apparel design process from concept through to production.
• Proficient knowledge of fabrication, with the ability to think three-dimensionally and visualize workable swatch to body concepts.

Responsibilities

• Set-up WIPS – input style numbers in Excel
• Assist with style set up in WebPDM
• Photograph and tag seasonal lines
• Create swatch cards and print boards for market
• Assist in shipping sample line to showroom
• Assist team to ensure overseas factories and vendors are up to date with changes/ corrections.
• Communicate with the sewing room on issues with design, patterns, etc.
• Assist in research and development for trims, print and pattern
• Assist in sourcing fabric with vendors

Skills

Fabrication understanding

3D visualization

Education

Degree in Fashion Design

Tools

Excel

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

Kellwood Company is seeking an entry‑level Assistant Designer to support the fashion design team in the U.S. markets.

You will input style numbers in Excel, assist with WebPDM style setup, photograph lines, and prepare swatch cards for markets. Ideal candidates hold a Degree in Fashion Design with up to two years of experience, and are proficient in Excel plus Illustrator and Photoshop, with a solid sense of fabrication and three‑dimensional visualization.