Temp, Assistant Accessories Designer

KITH; New York (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

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.

Skills

Graphic design

CAD sketching

Communication

Product development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related field

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Google Suite

PLM system

Job description

Location: HQ - Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Status: Temp / 100% on-site

Compensation: $26- $36 hourly

Position Summary: Seeking a passionate and creative Assistant Accessories Designer who is interested in exploring a career in accessories and lifestyle design at Kith. The ideal candidate is a driven individual, a collaborator that will help assist the Accessories Design Team in the execution of process, in order to bring the designed projects to materialization.

Responsibilities

Primary 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.

Requirements

Experience

• 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.

Skills

• Experience with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Google Suite and the PLM system.
• Excellent technical knowledge and understanding of construction.

Who You Are

Professional Characteristics

• Strong ability to create original graphics, wordmarks, and logos that fit within the brand’s aesthetic.
• Strong communication, organization and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Capacity to juggle multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Positive and passionate with strong problem-solving skills and a desire to work in a collaborative environment and build strong relationships with business partners and team mates.
• A positive, can-do attitude and team-oriented mindset is crucial.

Personal Characteristics

• Curiosity to learn different skill sets, as we are a team that develops all kinds of accessories and lifestyle products.
• Passionate and responsible to the tasks on hand that need to be completed.

Who We Are

Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that offers seasonal collections of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, accessories and footwear through a distinct lens of personal storytelling. Kith embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design. Led by Founder, CEO and Creative Director Ronnie Fieg, the brand is known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view, and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators.

Kith operates 16 standalone boutiques around the world, and 3 shop-in-shops. Kith Treats, conceived from Fieg’s childhood love for cereal, operates in 10 locations, as well as Sadelle’s at Kith restaurants in Paris, Miami Design District, Toronto and Seoul.

The Kinnect Foundation, a non-profit established and operated by Kith, is a non-profit devoted to creating positive change through education, community and social impact.

Kith is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.