Associate Designer, Menswear- Famous Brand!

Our client is seeking a AssociateMenswearDesigner to join their team in New York! This is a full-time hour contract role supporting their boys team.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Senior Designers/ design team to manage creative and technical development of seasonal assortment from concept through production stages
• Utilize Illustrator & Photoshop to develop CADs/ develop hand sketches
• Assist in research of seasonal trends, colors, raw materials, styling and trims
• Participate in weekly fittings and provide comments
• Research current trends and forecast evolution on those trends within brand identity
• Communicate seasonal design intent to factories
• Generate tech packs with clear garment construction and trim information to overseas factories
• Filling submit approvals for lab dips, strike offs, and etc.
• Complete basic BOM updates & PLM color code creation
• Fabric library creation and organization
• Manage design boards & sketches for meetings

Qualifications:

• 3+ years Design experience within Menswear
• Apparel Design degree
• Ability to hand sketch and AI sketch with Illustrator
• Keen eye for color and materials
• Ability to CAD and spec garments
• Fluent in PLM
• Detail oriented, organized, and strong communication skills

Please submit your Resume & Portfolio to apply!

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