Designer

Title: Asst Designer

Location: Manhattan, NY

Duration: 2 Months Possibility of Extension

Shift: 8:00AM to 5:00PM (Monday to Friday) (Hybrid)

Note: Those Candidates who can work on W2 basis without any sponsorship are encouraged to apply.

Job Description:

• Our Assistant Designer is an individual contributor responsible for assisting with the creation of commercially viable product designs across collections.
• Coordinates and delivers brand-right designs that tie back to the overall concept and business strategy; encompassing style, color/print, fit and fabric for new/existing product lines.
• Applies a solid working knowledge of fashion trends and consumer needs to product designs.
• Demonstrates a passion for the brand, inspires individuals and relies on limited experience to plan and accomplish goals.
• Takes direction under immediate supervision, exercising a minimal degree of scope/decision making.

Your Impact:

• Assist the design team in the creation of brand-right, commercial designs that reflect the conceptual direction/business strategy.
• Deliver design sketches/prototypes and provide clear specifications for construction.
• Build and maintain the sample room.
• Create flat sketches and CAD images.
• Prepare design team for routine and milestone meetings, including the coordination of line presentation boards/tableaus and selection of product samples.
• Communicate ongoing development details to internal partners (i.e. Production, Tech, Merchants) and vendors, ensuring all communication is flowing to the correct people.
• Partner with technical design on fit and execution of prototypes, assisting with scheduled fittings and necessary follow-up
• Track and organize development samples, ensuring they are delivered within required timelines and seamlessly passed off to key parties
• Attend routine team meetings and key partner alignment sessions.
• Adapt designs based on feedback, incorporating for finalization.
• Apply processes to understand/anticipate the needs of the customer in order to exceed customer expectations and readily react to their needs.
• Utilize resources in sourcing new ideas, both internally and externally, and stay up to date on competitor research/trend analysis.
• Communicate point of view clearly through mood boards and concept tears.
• Achieve set goals with acute attention-to-detail, tracking progress & anticipating potential issues.
• Pursue/embrace opportunities to personally grow and develop skills/competencies.
• Develop and understand the eye/brand identity and specific category.
• Build and maintain effective relations with key partners.
• Seek to improve process to deliver efficiently with speed/agility.

Your Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Entry level with some design experience in a comparable retail environment.
• Microsoft Office, Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign proficiency; Centric a plus.
• Exceptional talent with a commercial fashion eye and detail in product styling/performance.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Ability to recall information.
• Customer service philosophy.
• Collaborative partner with a team-oriented approach.
• Highly motivated, passionate and results oriented.
• Solid communication and presentation skills.
• Solid understanding and ability to communicate construction instructions.
• Champion for change and able to react with speed and agility.
• Flexible and creative problem solver.
• Personal professionalism and accountability.