Job Description:
- Location: New York City
- Duration: Full Time / Permanent
- Pay rate: $38 per hour
About Role
- Established midtown Girl’s sportswear company is looking for a designer to the design, research, sketching, assembling presentation boards, creating tech packs and handling production process for a new contemporary/modern urban license acquired.
- The successful candidate should be able to design all categories in sportswear, jeans, pants, sweaters, t-shirts, hoodies, shorts, etc. Keeping up to date and doing market research with latest trends is a must
About the Opportunity (Responsibilities)
- Must have experience and be competent with communicating with factories overseas, specifically China and India
- Highly skilled in Adobe Suite (Illustrator & Photoshop) and Microsoft Excel to ensure multiple projects are completed in provided deadlines.
- Must be strongly skilled and knowledgeable with print artwork.
- Must be able to create intricate repeating print artwork in illustrator
- Sketching CADs in Illustrator and Filling sketches with Prints and solids.
- Creation of development tech packs.
- Handling multiple styles in production and following through from first proto to final TOP sample. -Create and maintain all line sheets, development tracking charts.
- Research trends under the design direction and assist in creation of all design materials & mood boards for presentations.
- Good knowledge of garment construction.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to multi-task and work in fast paced environment.
- Knowledge of a wide assortment of fabrications is a plus.
Minimum Requirement:
- Must have 1 year of apparel design experience
- Passionate
- Good communication skills