On-site Assistant Accessories Designer — CAD & Tech Packs

KITH

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 36,000 - 50,000

Full time

8 days ago

Application generator

Turn this role into an interview — a resume and cover letter built around what this employer wants.

Get past ATS filters

Job summary

Kith seeks an Assistant Accessories Designer to join the Accessories Design Team in New York. You will assist with research, sketching, tech packs, and the product life cycle to bring designed projects to materialization.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related field, 1–3 years in accessories or graphics design, a portfolio, and proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator. Strong rendering and product-development knowledge are expected.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Industrial Design or related field.
1-3 years of experience in accessories design or graphics design in the fashion industry.
Must provide a portfolio of work.
Proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator, with strong rendering capabilities.
Understanding of soft good accessories development, construction and application of artwork techniques.
Experience and knowledge of product development process/calendar/timeline.
Experience in creating mood boards and conducting market research.

Responsibilities

Work alongside the Accessories Designers and report alongside the Head of Accessories across multiple projects in a fast paced environment.
Assist on the product development of accessories styles by doing research, sketching, building tech packs and follow alongside the product life cycle processes.
Sketch CADs with sized artwork and detailed call outs with direction provided by the team.
Creating tech packs for the products that need to be completed.
Manage branding decks, seasonal color palettes, and trim charts.
Assist team in keeping organization of samples and trims by development stages and corresponding collections.
Assist in managing the product life cycle from sketch through pre-production and production samples.
Attend weekly design meetings and recap with designers as well as cross-functional partners.
Assist in setting up and organizing for milestone meetings, ensuring the seasonal samples are in order for presentation purposes.
Liaise with SMU partners on sample hand-offs and coordinate tracking.
Liaise with the archive team to manage sample loans and ensure their proper return and archival.