Freelance Product Development/Production Assistant
Freelance Product Development/Production Assistant
Los Angeles Trading Co.is looking for a Freelance Product Development and Production Assistant. Responsibilities include coordinating and facilitating the development of new apparel, from concept to production, via interaction and collaboration with the Creative Director/Founder, Graphic Designer, vendors, suppliers, and factories. The successful candidate is a proven self-starter with excellent communication skills, who thrives in a small, fast-paced, creative work environment. Familiarity with wash processes, garment dye, pigment dye, and costing are a must.
Key responsibilities:
Product Development
- Partner with Creative Director/Founder and Graphic Designer to drive trends/concepts to executable samples
- Create tech packs / specification charts for factories
- Work on alternative solutions so garments meet cost requirements from initial through final costing; review options with Creative Director/Founder
- Enter and maintain updates for each style in shared Dropbox
- Be familiar with wash processes, garment dye, pigment dye, and costing
The ideal candidate will possess the following
- Self-motivation with the ability to work independently with a high degree of accuracy
- Exceptional interpersonal communication and organization skills
- Outgoing and friendly personality for establishing professional relationships
- Able to manage tasks and meet deadlines in a high-pressure environment, with the ability to prioritize
- Excellent at taking directions
Qualifications
- College degree required.
- 2-3 years fashion experience required
- MUST be organized, detail oriented and have strong communication
- Experience in sourcing, development, production and costing in accordance with the seasonal calendar.
- Comfortable with computers and basic software programs (Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.) Preferred Adobe Suite capabilities (AI, Photoshop, etc.)
- Ability to multitask and meet deadlines; high sense of urgency
- Creative, technically capable with a sensibility for merchandising/design
- Knowledge of garment construction, fabrication, trim and print/color techniques
If you are interested, please submit a cover letter and resume.