Temporary Design Assistant

Title: Temporary Design Assistant

Industry: Fashion and Apparel

Location: New York, NY

Duration: ASAP – 3 weeks

Responsibilities

• Research and organize design inspiration, including silhouettes, patterns, textures, trims, and reference materials; maintain archives and build trim libraries.
• Enter and maintain tech pack information, images, detail pages, and layouts in PLM and other design programs; create sketches, detail sketches, XD boards, and graded layouts.
• Coordinate design operations, calendars, meetings, agendas, recaps, action plans, conference-room preparation, and materials for design reviews.
• Support presentations and design boards by gathering imagery, preparing toolkits, printing references, cutting swatches, and arranging textiles as directed.
• Coordinate with merchandising, marketing, production, fabric, technical design, and other cross-functional partners; follow up on outstanding materials and maintain general office organization.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, PLM, and Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook; familiarity with Ariba, Concur, and Workday.
• Exceptional organization, attention to detail, follow-through, prioritization, and multitasking skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving, initiative, results orientation, and ability to meet critical deadlines under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal, cross-cultural, cross-divisional, and cross-functional communication skills with the ability to foster effective working relationships.
• Availability to work full-time hours with a minimum of three days per week onsite in New York City; detail- and solution-oriented approach.

Skills

• Fashion design
• Design operations
• Tech packs
• PLM
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe XD
• Calendar coordination
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Trim library

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

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