Freelance Assistant or Associate Designer

Title: Freelance Assistant or Associate Designer

Industry: Apparel and Fashion

Location: New York, NY

Duration: ASAP start; ongoing engagement

Responsibilities

• Research market trends and develop new design concepts for baby and toddler apparel.
• Sketch apparel bodies and concepts, and help develop product groups aligned with visual direction.
• Prepare technical packs, color cards, and fabric swatch cards for factory communication.
• Create styles and upload technical packs and artwork using PLM systems.
• Support the design team of our client with day-to-day product development activities.

Requirements

• Experience designing baby and toddler apparel.
• Strong apparel design knowledge, including concept development and visual direction.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Adobe Illustrator, with the ability to work quickly.
• Advanced Excel skills for preparing technical packs.
• Experience with Simparel, Xenta, and/or other PLM systems for style creation and asset uploads.

Skills

• Apparel Design
• Baby and Toddler Apparel
• Trend Research
• Technical Packs
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Excel
• PLM Systems
• Simparel
• Xenta

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

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