Job Description
We are working on a temp to perm design role with a top apparel/fashion company based in NYC. Great opportunity to grow within a corporate setting. This role is hybrid - 3 days a week onsite and 2 remote in their Midtown office. Looking for someone with kids or menswear experience. As a designer, you’ll use your skills and creativity to create designs based on style plans, sales needs and emerging trends. You will also ensure that your work can be transformed into a finished product in a timely manner and at an appropriate price point. This means working not only with our technical design and production teams, but also building collaborative relationships with outside vendors and other external stakeholders. The challenges are exciting and the possibilities endless – as you contribute your skills in a vibrant, customer- and people-centric culture that celebrates you as a valuable member of the team.
Responsibilities- Executes the seasonal design development process, from concept to delivery, by creating and executing original, trend-appropriate design concepts that meet market needs and drive sales
- Ensuring the timely execution of each stage in the process
- Creating concepts each season as well as collaborating inter-departmentally on fabric and graphic innovation
- Design according to style plans, sales needs and emerging trends; ensure timely execution of product development calendar.
- Create sketches in Illustrator; ensure accuracy of product line sheets; ensure maintenance of designs in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system or shared drives.
- Select and review raw materials and trims; ensure maintenance of fabric/trim library.
- Work with production to create designer and showroom samples
- Approve lab dips with Design Director and product development team and ensure consistency with color standards and licensor directives where appropriate; review prints and graphics where appropriate and advise revisions; manage fit process.
Required Qualifications:- Superior organizational skills and excellent communication skills; team oriented
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines; highly detail oriented, meticulous and creative
- Creativity, technical capability, and sensibility for merchandising; ability to sketch
- Extensive knowledge of garment construction, pattern making, silhouettes, color ways, sewing techniques, fabrication and trim; familiarity with print design and manufacturing
- Bachelor’s Degree in fashion design
- 4-5 years experience in apparel/activewear design
- 3D training in Browzwear is a plus
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe products on Mac computers
If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.
The Solomon Page DistinctionSolomon Page offers a comprehensive benefit program for hourly employees. We pride ourselves on offering medical, dental, 401(k), direct deposit and commuter benefits to our employees, including freelancers - which sets us apart in the industries we serve.
About Solomon PageFounded in 1990, Solomon Page is a specialty niche provider of staffing and executive search solutions across a wide array of functions and industries. The success of Solomon Page reflects an organic growth strategy supported by a highly entrepreneurial culture. Acting as a strategic partner to our clients and candidates, we focus on providing customized solutions and building long-term relationships based on trust, respect, and the consistent delivery of excellent results. For more information and additional opportunities, visit: solomonpage.com and connect with us on Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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Job Tags
Hourly pay, Permanent employment, Temporary work, Freelance, Remote job, 3 days per week,