Design Associate , Polo Men's & Boy's Sweaters

Company Description
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands. At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration. Any offer of employment is contingent upon proof of full COVID 19 vaccinations upon hire. Accommodations due to medical or religious reasons will be evaluated in compliance with the law.

Position Overview
Design Associate,Men's POLO Sweaters. Will assist in daily functions through line completion and stock production . A hybrid schedule 2 days a week in the office.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Work with Senior Design and designer in researching silhouettes, patterns, and textures. Create handoff paperwork, pull inspirational images, create flats and detail sketches. Mantain and update our seasonal design boards in Adobe XD. Research our RL archives. Create techpacks and upload images to PLM Work with technical design team on specs. Attend fittings. Match yarns for patterns from our yarn storage, and send these together with graphs and paperwork to knitters to develop swatches. Assist in communication with overseas teams. Build a trim library. General administrative tasks, such as office organization of our paper work and samples/ swatches.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge
Proficiency in PLM, Adobe AI, PS, and XD, Microsoft Office , Excel, TEAMS and ZOOM. General yarn, knitting and construction knowledge. Understanding of how to create a tech pack. Fashion Industry experience. #LI-CE1