Designer - Freelance

Li & Fung•Burbank, CA

About The Position

The Designer works in the Outlet and Club Design department, covering off-price apparel, jackets, bottoms, woven tops, and skirts. The role researches seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, and trim; develops inspiration and style boards; creates sketches and CADs; and prepares seasonal presentations. The Designer collaborates with graphic, technical, sourcing, production, and overseas vendor teams to develop styles and ensure samples are completed efficiently and accurately. The position also involves attending design and development meetings and fittings, reviewing lab dips, strike-offs, and samples, maintaining design and material resources, meeting calendar deadlines, and assisting with special projects. The role is freelance and pays approximately $30.00–$50.00 per hour; the offered rate varies based on role requirements, skill set, and years of experience.

Responsibilities

Research and shop seasonal trends, silhouettes, fabrics, and trim.
Create inspiration mood boards.
Generate sketches, including CADs in Illustrator and AI.
Produce detailed seasonal presentations.
Create style boards for the area of responsibility at the top of the season, 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 the development process.
Create tech packs for all styles in Full Circle and keep them maintained, organized, and accurate so samples are developed efficiently.
Communicate promptly and daily with overseas vendors and internal teams.
Attend critical meetings, including Color/Mood, Sketch, Proto Review, Final Merch, and Handover to Tech and Sourcing.
Work closely with cross-functional Tech, Sourcing, and Production teams and share style updates by email.
Attend fittings with the technical team, help determine appropriate fit, and provide aesthetic and visual input.
Maintain the fabric and trim library.
Review lab dips and strike-offs and work with the sourcing manager to provide comments.
Adhere to design calendar deadlines.
Organize the proto and sample rack.
Review samples and ensure salesman samples are tagged and have disclaimers when needed.
Assist with special projects as needed.
Be a team player.