Freelance Associate Designer - Womenswear
About The Position
The Freelance Associate Designer supports the Outlet and Club Design department, with responsibility for off-price womenswear, including jackets, bottoms, woven tops, and skirts. The role researches seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, and trims, and develops design concepts and materials through sketches, CADs, mood boards, style boards, and seasonal presentations. The designer prepares and maintains development pages and tech packs, coordinates with vendors and internal cross-functional teams, participates in design and development meetings and fittings, and reviews samples and materials throughout the product development process.
Responsibilities
- Research and shop seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, and trims.
- Create inspiration mood boards and detailed seasonal presentations.
- Generate sketches, including CADs in Illustrator and AI.
- Create seasonal style boards for the assigned area, showing silhouette, color, fabric, print, pattern, and embroidery options.
- Work with the graphic team to create print patterns and embroidery layouts.
- Set up Illustrator development pages and keep them updated throughout development.
- Create tech packs for all styles in Full Circle and ensure they are maintained, organized, and accurate to support efficient sample development.
- Communicate promptly and daily with overseas vendors and internal teams.
- Attend color/mood, sketch, proto review, final merch, and handover-to-tech-and-sourcing meetings.
- Work with Tech, Sourcing, and Production teams, sharing style updates by email.
- Attend fittings with the technical team and provide input on fit, aesthetics, and visual direction.
- Maintain the fabric and trim library.
- Review lab dips and strike-offs and provide comments with the sourcing manager.
- Meet all design calendar deadlines.
- Organize the proto and sample rack.
- Review samples and ensure salesman samples are tagged and carry disclaimers when needed.
- Assist with special projects as needed and contribute as a team player.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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