What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Associate position at Summit Golf Brands?
Summit Golf Brands designs and sources high-end golf apparel and sportswear, sold online and at leading country clubs and resorts around the world. Comprised of Fairway & Greene, Zero Restriction, B. Draddy, and EP New York, our brands can be found at over 3,000 accounts in more than 25 countries.
Please note, this position is freelance - 3 days/week (Tues-Thurs), possible temp to perm position
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in product design, fashion merchandising or a related field.
- At least 1-2 years of industry knowledge and experience, preferably in Men's apparel.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills.
- Comfortable working with a small staff and wearing multiple hats.
- Exceptional time management skills, and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Detail oriented, have a positive & flexible attitude.
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- If you don't have a skill that is required for the job, you need to possess a willingness to learn.
Standards:
- Good working knowledge of the Adobe creative suite, specifically Illustrator.
- Excellent color sense and ability to communicate BULK comments/approvals.
- Communicate clearly in oral and written form on a constant basis.
- Work independently, utilize good judgement and possess a strong sense of initiative.
- Organize and prioritize a variety of tasks and assignments.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Create detailed B&W flat sketches to support the design illustrations.
- Update all CAD's, line sheets and garment sketches, tech packs after Design meetings/fittings using Illustrator and Acrobat.
- Create print & stripe artwork for mills w/ all supporting information
- Seasonal – Create and send all color cards, by brand, each season, maintain color library.
- Use GTI lightbox to review all BULK fabrics against brand standards.
- Daily communication with all overseas vendors for bulk fabric and trim comments/approvals.
- Continuously update/file salesman sample/bulk fabrics and trim libraries each season.
- Maintain Design Room walls from initial concept through final boards for all three brands.
- Contribute to the overall growth and success of the brands.
Equipment/Software Skills:
- Adobe Creative Suite - Illustrator, Photoshop & Acrobat software
- WebPLM Software Experience – Preferably Centric
- MS Office – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams
Salary : $80,000 - $95,000