Associate Designer

  THIS IS AN APPAREL DESIGN ROLE - BASED IN NYC AND WILL BE ON-SITE

About Us:

Fashion industry veteran Chris Leba founded R13 in New York City with an artisanal denim focus that has since expanded into an elevated collection with an extended ready to wear and leather goods range. R13 specializes in progressive silhouettes produced with high quality Italian and Japanese materials. The brand represents the classics of American fashion: denim, plaid & leather, infused with a counter cultural edge that recalls the rebellious spirit of America’s history and tells the story of the “other” America’s provocative, underground culture playing on consistent themes of rock and roll and grunge. 

Overview:

Responsibilities:

• support senior members of the design team in development of seasonal designs (ex. gather inspiration, references, execute mock-ups, muslins, digital CADs and diagrams)
• support maintaining seasonal development calendar by executing assigned design and development projects in a timely manner
• assist with maintaining design development charts up to date (create style numbers and update style images if necessary)
• prepare initial development packages (tech packs, sew-bys, references, supporting trims) and participate in all communication and follow-up with factories and vendors
• manage development and hand-off of artwork/graphic files to the factories
• gather all necessary materials and communicate with the pattern making team for a timely and accurate drop off for midtown development 
• communicate design/ construction and fit requirements to midtown factories
• communicate factories’ feedback on construction and pattern back to the design and pattern making team for corrections
• keep track of the list of styles and corrections developed locally and check against the invoice received from the factories 
• update tech packs and relevant departments with any changes applied throughout the development process
• collect all development receipts and submit them in a timely and accurate manner to assist with maintaining of seasonal budgets
• prepare and send out all the development packages
• participate in development and production fittings, update tech packs and all relevant departments with any changes applied during fittings 
• communicate to the factories any feedback about print and wash quality to be applied for production
• assist with lookbook shoots preparation (setup, final alterations, gathering styling supplies, etc.) and on set tasks
• provide style descriptions upon completion of each season to pass to the marketing team
• support maintaining design reference library in order (return design references passed to the factories back to the design closet, maintain check-in/check-out of sample to and from bergen and TOP archives, participate in seasonal cleanups of the design reference library)

Skills:

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working as a cut and sew apparel designer.
• Degree in Fashion Design or Product Development preferred.
• VERY Adept at Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and InDesign.
• Knowledge or Strong interest in Denim design & wash is a plus.
• Able to proactively execute designated tasks independently, with a high level of comfort asking for help when needed.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment; detail-oriented, strong multitasking and organization skills.
• Creative, Organized, and Detailed oriented.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

R13 Rattles will not commence an immigration case or "sponsor" an individual for this position at this time (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration).

This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.

13 Rattles is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The expected starting pay range for this position is $66,000 - $70,000. Applicable pay ranges may differ across markets. Actual pay will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.