Design Associate/Assistant

Title: Design Associate/Assistant

Industry: Fashion and Apparel

Location: New York, NY

Duration: Ongoing

Responsibilities

• Research seasonal tear sheets, mood imagery, trends, prints, colors, and silhouettes; assist with creating design presentation boards.
• Create detailed hand sketches and develop flats and CAD/rendered sketches using Photoshop and Illustrator, including patterns, prints, and colorways.
• Create, complete, and update design handoffs and technical packs, sketches, CADs, design boards, bills of materials, and related line changes.
• Review production samples, strike-offs, color dips, and design submissions; attend fittings and coordinate updates with Product Development and Technical teams.
• Collaborate with design and cross-functional teams while providing day-to-day support across the design process and maintaining accurate line documentation.

Requirements

• Experience or demonstrated proficiency with Sketch updates, CAD design, and CAD updates.
• Proficiency in hand sketching, Photoshop, and Illustrator for flats, renderings, and presentation materials.
• Knowledge of apparel design processes, including technical packs, design handoffs, bills of materials, fittings, and production samples.
• Knits or outerwear design experience preferred.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, collaboration, and ability to track multiple line changes.

Skills

• Apparel Design
• CAD Design
• Sketching
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Technical Packs
• Knits
• Outerwear
• Product Development
• Fashion Design

Hourly rate is commensurate with experience and is an estimated range provided by WorkGenius.

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