Kindthread’s portfolio businesses includes the iconic Landau and White Cross medical apparel brands, and the retail flagship, Scrubs & Beyond. Kindthread was created with the mission of bringing the best products, services, and experiences to healthcare professionals all over the world.

Kindthread is a modern, digitally-forward, customer-obsessed organization, dedicated to serving healthcare professionals and driving positive community impact. Our global ecosystem of trusted brands and highly coveted products creates an unprecedented customer experience for healthcare professionals worldwide.

Overview of the Position

Creative, self-motivated, deadline-driven, results-oriented Assistant Designer needed for our San Fernando Valley based office in California. This role will support the VP of Design in the creative execution of product and day-to-day projects.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Support the design team in preparation of the line and other materials needed for internal and external presentation: line sheets, boards, fabric swatches, samples.
• Assist in presentation set up and breakdown of meeting room.
• Pack and ship samples and related materials for external presentations or trade shows.
• Receive and unpack packages from vendors and buyers.
• Coordinate account meetings with sales team on dates and materials needed.
• Interact with cross-functional teams daily to resolve issues or to provide additional information as requested.
• Communicate design details and revisions to cross functional team while maintaining accurate records and entry into systems.
• Create and update reports and other necessary project documents as requested.
• Stay up to date with design and development milestones to ensure timely completion of projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Design construction call-out sheet/ Tech Pack.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet strict deadlines.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills while maintaining accurate/on-time results.
• Must be able to develop and drive improvement initiatives independently.
• Excellent communication skills and finding solutions to problems.
• Must be extremely organized, detail oriented with the ability to multitask in a deadline driven environment.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Must have the ability to manage through change and adapt.
• Strong interpersonal collaboration skills to work with international cultures.
• Process driven and time/action calendar focused.
• Ability to create CAD’s from start to finish.
• Knowledge of Trim and Fabric lab dip approval.

Requirements:

• Degree in apparel design-related discipline or combination of relevant education and experience with 1-2 years apparel experience.
• Proficient in MS Office suite and Adobe Creative suite.
• Working knowledge of garment construction and measurements.
• Working knowledge of Design Product Cycle Management system (PLM).
• Ability to collaborate and manage planning at multiple levels during multiple seasons.

To execute the job duties of our Assistant Designer, you must be able to perform every one of the above essential job duties. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical demands: This job is primarily sedentary work, must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 90% of the time, occasionally move about the office, manual dexterity to constantly operate a computer and other office equipment, occasionally move about the office, constant close visual acuity to view a computer screen, auditory acuity to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, constant communication to exchange accurate information, must be able to work in stressful situations.

Job descriptions are dynamic and frequently modified. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned at any given time as both the business dictates and the functions of the job change.

Our company is deeply committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusiveness. We recruit, hire, train, compensate and promote without regard to individual characteristics.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.