We are working on a Freelance Senior Designer Men's Denim with a top apparel company in NYC. This position will be hybrid.
Responsibilities:
Identify market trends domestically and internationally continually and evaluate trends
Working closely with design director, identify big ideas + key items that will answer the seasonal brief and business needs.
Excellent sketching and vector cads skills that communicate proper proportion, details and constructions for presentation decks and techpacks
Apply seasonal color, print and pattern to the line post sketch reviews and work with design director to balance out according to the key focus palettes and color stories
Wash and color development seasonally to work with any new seasonal washes or any new wash on an existing fabric
Have thorough working knowledge of raw materials and work with material team to source seasonal fabrics, attend weekly material meeting to manage requests and approvals
Support the design director with seasonal platforming needs for material pre-positioning
Oversee seasonal decks with all up-to-date information on details, wash and color
Supervise techpack creation ensuring the assistant designer can correctly assemble all information needed to direct the tech team on the design intent. required from the design director
Partner with production team to schedule hand off?s according to calendar deadlines aligned with design director
Attend and support all style fittings to guide the teams through fit comments, support and proof follow up actions
Trim/submit approvals along with color/print/stripe approvals
Supervise Assistant Designer and/or Associate Designer to assist in the development of that individual to grow to the next level
Understands importance of training as a key role in developing their direct reports and guides them
Manage design team's workload and day-to-day, help to prioritize through the complexity of overlapping seasons
Partner with design director on seasonal calendar and category specific deadlines to ensure these are achievable
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion or Art (or equivalent experience and education)
Experience working in Apparel. Specific experience in denim fabrication and wash development
8+ years related experience
Keen eye for color, trend, detail and construction
Working knowledge of Adobe Suite (Illustrator/Photoshop/Indesign) and Excel. PLM experience is a plus
Ability to act as liaison between many departments, excellent communication, and analytic skills
Must be detail oriented, computer literate and able to handle multiple tasks at once
If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.
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