Overview
Assistant Fashion Designer Jobs in New York City Metropolitan Area at Dawson
Title: Assistant Fashion Designer
Company: Dawson
Location: New York City Metropolitan Area
Assistant Designer
Fashion Retail
Contract
Starting at $27.50 per hour
Manhattan, NY
What you’ll be doing:
Assist the design team in the creation of brand-right, commercial designs that reflect the conceptual direction/business strategy
Deliver design sketches/prototypes and provide clear specifications for construction
Build and maintain the sample room
Create flat sketches and CAD images
Prepare design team for routine and milestone meetings, including the coordination of line presentation boards/tableaus and selection of product samples
Communicate ongoing development details to internal partners (i.e. Production, Tech, Merchants) and vendors, ensuring all communication is flowing to the correct people
Partner with technical design on fit and execution of prototypes, assisting with scheduled fittings and necessary follow-up
Track and organize development samples, ensuring they are delivered within required timelines and seamlessly passed off to key parties
Attend routine team meetings and key partner alignment sessions
Adapt designs based on feedback, incorporating for finalization
Apply processes to understand/anticipate the needs of the customer in order to exceed customer expectations and readily react to their needs
Utilize resources in sourcing new ideas, both internally and externally, and stay up to date on competitor research/trend analysis
Communicate point of view clearly through mood boards and concept tears
Achieve set goals with acute attention-to-detail, tracking progress & anticipating potential issues
Pursue/embrace opportunities to personally grow and develop skills/competence
Seek to improve the process to deliver efficiently with speed/agility
Who we’re looking for:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Entry-level with some design experience in a comparable retail environment
Microsoft Office, Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign proficiency; Centric a plus
Exceptional talent with a commercial fashion eye and detail in product styling/performance
Exceptional organizational skills
Ability to recall information
Customer service philosophy
Collaborative partner with a team-oriented approach
Highly motivated, passionate and results-oriented
Solid communication and presentation skills
Solid understanding and ability to communicate construction instructions
Champion for change and able to react with speed and agility
Flexible and creative problem solver
