Associate, Denim Designer (Design Ops)

Centric Brands•Los Angeles, CA

10h•$70,000 - $75,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Meet your closet’s newest favorites--a casually cool collection of wardrobe must-haves designed by the fashionably-sensitive sisters, Sara and Erin Foster. Go ahead, find your favorite. The Associate, Denim Designer (Production Art) supports the Design team in the creation of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) packages and pre-production design work under the guidance of the Design Director.

Requirements

Proficiency in Adobe Suite and Flex PLM
Knowledge of fabrication limitations and printing restrictions
Familiar with printing processes and techniques as it applies to different fabrications
Working knowledge of the Pantone mixing system and how it relates to color matching
Understanding of pattern nesting and production markers
Superior organizational and communication skills; team oriented
Detail oriented
Ability to work in a fast pace, high performance environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy and accountability
Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design or related field
3+ years of relevant design experience

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Lotta Browzwear a plus

Responsibilities

Attends style review meetings with Design teams to understand vision / concepts prior to initiating the tech pack process
Follow up with Design teams on all pending information post style x style review meetings
Work with supervisor to achieve designer’s expectations for each artwork
Work closely with supervisor to ensure production artwork meets all criteria before sharing with vendors
Consistently reference BOM for all TP color/fabric/art numbers
Participate in creating art pages with color separations, color call outs, sizing and art placements
Convert all over fabric print motif designs into repeat patterns for rotary and flatbed printing based on cylinder sizes and fabric widths
Provide technical callouts on art embellishments including embroideries, direct screen prints, appliques and fabric prints
Support 3D initiatives for artwork scale and placement
Provide organizational support to the Design Operations team by maintaining digital and physical reference materials
Incorporate the production ready woven and knit technical layout/pitch sheets based on fabric construction and yarn counts into the production ready artsheets
Modify and update PLM information as needed throughout the development/production process