Hybrid Associate Apparel Designer

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• Job title: Associate Apparel Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $60,000 - $70,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, City of Industry, United States

About the role

• Associate Apparel Designer creating clothing designs for pop culture at BoxLunch, focusing on charity initiatives and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Helps design team create sketches and design intent pages for tech packs, preparing spec sheets with detailed technical information, maintain design records and creates line sheets for cross-functional teams
• Responsible for conceptualizing, developing, and creating apparel for Men’s, Juniors, Plus size and Children’s- Denim experience is a plus
• Develop and assist team with presenting trend / mood boards and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve alignment on projects
• Research and shop market for trend and inspiration, identifying new trends in fabric, trim, fit, and hardware pieces and other raw materials
• Work closely with buying, product development, art, product development and technical design team throughout the development process to ensure the highest level of quality and integrity
• Assists design team with following the product through its full development process – helps reviewing and approving design, lab dips, trim, fabric details, participating in fittings and providing fit comments to ensure proper fit and brand integrity
• Participate in the conceptual development of product license apparel lines, providing recommendations regarding seasonal themes, edits to line, and new concepts

Requirements

• College degree in design or related field preferred
• 3+ years of design experience, preferably in a corporate/team environment, Licensing, Fashion, Junior, Men’s – Wholesale experience is a plus
• Technical knowledge of fabric construction, finishes, sewing techniques, graphics and trim
• Must be knowledgeable in Pop Culture & Licensing
• Must have excellent flat (CAD) Sketching Skills – 3D Fashion rendering experience is a plus
• Must have Tech Packing Skills
• Team player, able to adapt to a fast pace ever changing environment
• Highly organization and communication skills - both written & verbal. Strong computer (Mac) skills including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• General to intermediate understanding of fan-based consumer market
• Excellent communication skills verbal and written to effectively communicate with cross functioning teams