Womenswear Associate Designer

Role: Womenswear Associate Designer

Location: New York (Central)

Role Summary:

We are seeking a creative and talented Womenswear Associate Designer to join our team based in New York, USA. The ideal candidate will be fashion obsessed with the ability to demonstrate a keen sense of taste and aesthetic judgement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting the creation of authentic designs by creating technical drawings and specifications for production.

• Focusing on enhancing the details, fabrication and construction of timeless silhouettes and co-ords, ensuring everything is truly original and tasteful.

• Manage sourcing requests to suppliers i.e., fabric and trim

• Managing the organisation of the fabric and trim library

• Partner with Production and Product Development on supplier allocation, costing obstacles, and quality adherence.

• Attend weekly fit sessions giving input into design details whilst assisting the garment technologists with any CADs needed on the back of changes for fit comments.

• Preparing monthly release CAD boards for display

• Preparing design and sign-off meeting note packs

Requirements:

• Completed Fashion Design qualification (degree level)

• Minimum 3 + years’ experience in a similar role

• Experience working for/with high-end tasteful retailers is essential

• Exceptional levels of taste and aesthetic judgement is essential

• Confident using Adobe Software (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)

• Highly organised with good time management skills

• Willingness and flexibility to adapt ways of working to meet brand requirements and deadlines

• A confident individual with the ability to individually present work to a wider team

Salary: $70,000-$80,000 per annum