Associate Designer

La Jolla Group•Irvine, CA

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

La Jolla Group is a leading apparel management company seeking a temporary creative assistant apparel designer to support the design team across multiple brands. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, high-energy environment, possess a positive attitude, be quality-driven, and pay close attention to detail. Deadline-driven performance is essential, along with strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with departments such as Product Development, Tech Design, and Production.

Requirements

Proficient in design software, including Adobe Creative Suites.
Working knowledge of both design and production processes, garment construction, fits, fabric, trim, and wash development.
Ability to work as a team player and take oral and written directions/critiques.
Ability to multi-task, prioritize workload, and organize daily activities.
Deadline-driven with excellent project management, time management, and a sense of urgency.
Ability to work independently and meet all design deadlines.
Innovative, self-motivated, creative, organized, and detail-oriented.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, small team environment.
Positive attitude with strong interpersonal and team-work dynamics.
Ability to present work to internal teams.
Strong eye for trend and color.
Skill in identifying and resolving problems.
AA or BFA in fashion-focused Design Degree.
3-6 years of apparel design and product development experience.

Responsibilities

Create tech packs (technical sketches, CADs, BOMs, trims) in illustrator format with high proficiency.
Create, manipulate, and pitch prints, stripes, plaids, and graphics in illustrator format.
Organize the design department by filing and storing trims, fabric, submits, and samples for easy access by cross-functional teams.
Take meeting notes and communicate them to cross-functional teams.
Review vendor submits (lab-dips, strike-offs, handlooms, proto samples) and communicate comments to designers/product developers.
Assist in the daily design process across multiple seasons, brands, and product lifecycles, including online trend research, shopping, sketching in illustrator, fabric and trim selection and development, and fittings.