Job Description

Our client is seeking an Associate Outerwear & Bottoms Designer to join their team in NYC on a temp to perm basis! If you have 2 years + of design experience and have worked on these categories, please apply below.

Essential Functions & Job Responsibilities:

• Develop styles that align with brand direction.
• Prepare for seasonal creative overview board presentations that meet all calendar deadlines and milestones.
• Seek innovation through vintage research, market study, fabric innovation and on-line analysis (Trend Research & Concept development).
• Sketch/color Illustrator CADs for new products.
• Partner cross-functionally with the team to maintain style counts that match to the merchandising plan.
• Collaborate with vendors, products team, and internal sourcing team on bringing newness to product development while meeting costing requirements.
• Participate in fittings and work closely with tech and product development teams on sample execution.

Skills & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design (or equivalent experience and education)
• 2+ years of design experience in a comparable environment
• Must be detail oriented, able to multitask and prioritize based on business objectives
• Ability to act as liaison between many departments: excellent communication and analytic skills
• Comfortable working in a hybrid environment - working in office several days a week (based on the needs of the business or big milestone week) with occasional remote work from home
• Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe experience a must.
• Ability to draw detailed flats is a must.

Please submit your resume and portfolio for consideration.

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