Sock/Legwear Designer
SBH Fashion
New York, NY, USA
Posted 16 hours ago$75,000 — $85,000 / year
Full timeRetail Apparel and Fashion
Fashion Accessory House with licenses across categories is hiring a Sock/Legwear Designer. This is a great opportunity for those looking to be a part of an energetic, creative, and collaborative group. Seeking someone passionate for accessories, print design, and knits.
Overview:
- Approximate Salary Range: ~75-85k
- Offices in Midtown (4 days/week in office + early Fridays)
- ~120 ppl in the company. Full teams in house from designers, merchandisers, production/PD, Sales, Sampling
- Highly collaborative culture and great benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k + profit sharing, STD/LTD, generous PTO and paid holidays
Role and Responsibilities:
- Design ownership over selected licensed brands, assigned based on aesthetic and creative strengths, responsible for creating digital CADs for full seasonal collections
- Strong understanding of brand DNA, designing collections based on licensor and buyer expectations and within the target market (consistently shopping and researching the market is essential)
- Digital renderings for various private label accounts, primarily in prints, textures, and trims with a strong eye for color and trend
- Strong eye for trend, conducting valuable market research, bringing ideas to weekly meeting and inspiring other members of design team
- Works closely with design director with creative freedom throughout process
- Works with our overseas team to solve PD problems when technical or timing setbacks arise
- Work cross-functionally and professionally with product development team, communicating clearly to ensure the design is produced how you envisioned
- Primarily design in Illustrator with minimal retouching in Photoshop
- Bring new ideas and concepts to table regularly
- Assisting in setting up and merchandising showroom for assigned brands
- Assist in building trend packets
- Help to create pitches for new licenses
- Participate in meetings with licensors and buyers
Qualifications:
- 5+ years’ experience in accessories or knit design
- Comfortable with fast-paced, deadline driven environment
- Experience in working for a wholesale company managing multiple licenses a plus
- Creative edge, bringing new ideas and trends to the table
- Passion for designing without having to directly do tech packs
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent project management skills
- Positive team player
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment
- Proficient in Illustrator & working knowledge of Photoshop
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong knowledge of customers and buyers’ expectations
- Perform other related duties as assigned by management to support the department’s business needs.
$75,000-$85,000