Associate Designer

Description:

The Associate Designer supports the Designer(s) in the design development process, from concept to delivery.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Assist and take direction from Designer and Senior Designer for preliminary design research, including competitive shopping analysis, fabric development, silo sketching, and art direction.
• Assist in development of initial seasonal design category in context of larger assortment.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and consumer preferences, bringing fresh ideas to the table.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and design reviews, bringing your creative insights.

• Support Designers in creating Illustrator sketches.
• Support designer in Photoshop silo creation and clean up.
• Meeting Preparation - format presentation boards for meetings including account specific board formats, cad templates, etc.
• Style Number Creation and Maintenance in internal PLM system
• Observe and assist in Technical Fit sessions.
• Research and coordinate fabric and trims for approval; maintain fabric/trim library.
• Recap meetings as needed - fit sessions, art reviews, etc.

• Sales -create and maintain sample tickets, create and maintain account specific cad templates, provide hi res photography where needed
• Licensing - create Licensor specific line approval sheets; trouble shoot Licensor changes and support Designers in communicating with Licensing.
• Production - create Design Costing sheets; create Fabric and Trim standard templates Build collaborative relationships with Production, Sales, Tech and Licensing Contribute positively to team dynamic and manage up where necessary.

• Must know Adobe Illustrator / Photoshop
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Strong communication skills
• BA Degree major plus