Apparel Designer for Both Men's and Women's Collections

Essential duties:

Apparel Designer
Design and develop both men's and women's collections
Assist Design Director in conducting market research to forecast trends and design/develop collections
Special projects

Design

• Manage woven, cut and sewn, sweater knit, and athletic wear product groups
• Manage all aspects of garment/fabric/yarn/trim design and development
• Brainstorm concepts and create design/color/fabric/trim boards
• Create design boards including inspiration, fabric, trim, sketch, technical drawing, graphics, and artwork

Development

• Communicate with and instruct factories on preliminary treatments/mock-ups daily
• Generate tech-packs and bills-of-materials with clear measurements, construction, and trim information
• Track sample yardage, color lab-dip approvals, trims
• Lead fittings and fit corrections from prototype stage to final sample

Pre-production

• Produce line sheets and partner with production/sales team to ensure a cohesive collection
• Update all boards as necessary for presentations and attend weekly design/sales meeting
• Attend pre-production fitting and updating of tech-packs and bills-of-materials

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in design or related field
• At least 3-5 years of experience in fashion design
• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Excellent organizational and written/oral communication skills.
• Proactive, organized, efficient, detail-oriented, meets deadlines on time, accountable, and enthusiastic.