Assistant Fashion Designer

SUMMARY:

The position of Assistant Designer supports and assists in the needs of the Design Team for successful design and development of product lines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·        Participate in research and development of seasonal trends.

·        Assist in shopping the retail and trend (fabric/color/fashion) markets seeking new merchandise ideas, as needed.

·        Assist in creating and distributing fabric development packages.

·        Assist in developing flat mechanical sketches for design development packages (to technical design and overseas.)

·        Actively interface with Patternmakers to positively impact results for producing retail sample requests and attention to duplicates

·        Assist in the tracking and approval of fabric samples, lab dips, strike-offs and other development materials.

·        Approve fabric and trim production for color and quality

·        Assists Designer in developing print and pattern designs.

·        Participate in Fit Model sessions to develop skills and gain experience

·        Assist in reviewing development samples.

·        Assist in creating and distributing color cards, trim cards and pattern development sheets

·        Adhere to the seasonal time and action calendars.

·         Create computerized mood boards

·        Help create and update seasonal line sheets for internal use and presentations

·         Input all information from each line / group in the NGC every season

·         Perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the Company as requested to achieve goals and objectives.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education/experience:

·  Associates degree in design or 1-2 years’ experience in the design field.

·     Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop a must.

·     NGC/PLM systems preferred.

·     Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.

·     Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.

·     Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.

·     Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.

·     Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.

·     Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.

·     Ability to accept responsibility and account for own actions

·     Good communication skills, collaborative, team player, responsible, and excellent work integrity