Temp, Women's Design Team

Kith•Brooklyn, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Kith Women’s design team is looking for a temp for the cut & sew and active part of the business to join their team. This individual must have 3-5 years of experience in apparel design, be knowledgeable of the brand identity, and be willing to work on site 5 days a week. They are a team player, accountable, highly organized and possess a natural, yet professional ease at working with and relating to the needs of the business in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience in apparel design, womenswear specific is a plus
Cut & sew knits product category knowledge and construction knowledge in base layer, mid and outer layer
Active product category knowledge and construction in base layer tops, bottoms, 1 pc dressing, and mid layer
Experience and proficiency in executing production comments
Experience and proficiency in executing tech packs across multiple collections in both development and production on the day to to day
Extremely organized, detail oriented, and analytical
Contributes positively to team dynamic
Highly knowledgeable of construction and experienced in the following product categories: cut & sew tops, fleece tops and bottoms.
Highly knowledgeable of construction and experienced in active: tops, bottoms, and 1 pc dressing
Strong computer sketching skills in illustrator
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Must be able to handle multiple priorities
Possess a natural, yet professional ease at working with and relating to the needs in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
Must be flexible to adapt to these changing business needs or special projects
Must be able to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality where appropriate

Responsibilities

Create illustrator sketches based on allotted assortment per season
Prepare complete tech packs across all product categories, in sketch, construction and upload onto development platform with complete BOMs
Responsible for supporting design director in execution of women’s product from sketch to techpack through development into bulk production
Process/correspondence production comments through illustrator, PLM platform and email
Attend bi-weekly fittings and taking notes, and following up with production matters, and processing comments per style
Routinely update all master files, sketches and organize shared drives
Capable of managing weekly design presentation tools across designated product categories
Knowledgeable and proficient in email etiquette for internal and external emails to suppliers overseas
Highly organized and meets given deadlines
Capable of maintaining positive and professional working relationships with cross functional team members and departments
Capable of building market research reports, across designated product categories that pertain and are in line with KITH brand identity
Knowledgeable and capable of developing artwork logo developments, trim developments and building trim development charts per season
Capable of building construction specific pages for development and finishing details for their respective product categories