Fashion Design and Production Coordinator

Mestiza New York is continuing to grow our team. We are looking to hire a design and production associate with a focus on knits, lounge and soft accessories. This person should have an appetite for all things fashion, be highly organized, and show a genuine eagerness to be involved in a rapidly growing e-commerce startup.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with chief creative officer, RTW designer, merchandising team and factories to develop and produce knits, loungewear and soft accessories
• Constant communicating with knitwear & lounge factories
• Work with production coordinator to manage sample shipments
• Maintaining shipping deadlines for sample and bulk production
• Creating detailed tech packs for RTW, knits, lounge and soft accessories
• Analyze designs and determine required resources and project deadlines.
• Update and maintain tech packs throughout the season
• Produce thorough and accurate technical drawings, including construction details, testing requirements, and packaging and labeling specifications
• Implement design changes and contingency plans as necessary.
• Collaborate with Merchandise team, RTW designer and chief creative officer to evaluate all styles during fittings, ensuring comments for strike-offs/lab dips/samples are submitted in a timely manner
• Ensure quality control standards with vendors are followed
• Protect brand integrity through fit continuity, upholding construction standards and consistency, ensuring all details uphold Mestiza brand identity
• Evaluate muslin prototypes to ensure that they are free from defects.
• Maintain a detailed work-in-progress log that is available for all team members to review
• Maintain detailed costing sheets throughout season for all products
• Lend support to RTW Design Team as needed with print & embellishment design
• Collaborate with merchandising & RTW design team on season development
• Ensure colors/prints/embellishments are consistent across factories and product categories

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in fashion, technical design, or a related field.
• 0-3 years’ experience for junior positions.
• Practical experience with software like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
• Knowledge and experience with pattern-making
• a natural tendency to spot trends in the marketplace
• Deadline-driven, organized, resourceful