Associate Designer

Johnny Was•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

At Johnny Was, our mission is to inspire free-spirited optimism through beauty, authenticity, comfort and artistic expression. California Dreaming – the ultimate destination for those who love California and the relaxed modern bohemian lifestyle it embodies. Position Overview: The Associate Designer will coordinate, under the direction of the Designer, the execution of garments in the Johnny Was line. They will also collaborate with cross - functional teams such as sewing and patternmaking to ensure completion of line.

Requirements

Must be flexible, solution oriented and adaptive to changing priorities.
Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities
All qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Change Act.
This position requires customer interaction and access to funds, merchandise, and private information.
The Company reserves the right to withdraw contingent offers of employment on the basis of criminal convictions that may have a direct, adverse, and negative bearing on the ability to perform these job duties.

Responsibilities

Sourcing new China and Domestic fabrics
Testing prints/embroidery
Ordering fabrics/ buttons/zippers/trims
Updating boards with body/fabric info
Tracking DUPs packing list, samples/swatches/protos packing list, ETAS and prices of DUPS
Creating line sheets (including drops, getting pricing)
Sending lab dips; tie dye developments to overseas factories
Develop spreadsheets for sample line (dups) in Excel and InDesign: Colors Dye house ship and receive
Meetings with Head Designer, Design Director and team throughout development and duplicate stages.
Splitting for dye house
Arrange sample line (dups) and send to showrooms.
Package all info for China
Enter style information in ERP system (RLM)
Other duties as assigned.