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Associate Designer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA at Hybrid Apparel
Title: Associate Designer
Company: Hybrid Apparel
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Hybrid’s humble beginnings started in 1997 in the back of a print shop designing, selling, and printing tee shirts. Today, Hybrid is a global apparel industry powerhouse in brand and licensing management. Hybrid provides its expertise and fully vertical operations capability – design, merchandising, development, sourcing, production, and distribution – to a broad suite of branded, licensed, generic, and private label partners. Hybrid’s full-service apparel design and manufacturing expertise extends across the apparel category, including knits, woven tops, bottoms, tees, and accessories.
As our organization has evolved, so has our philosophy of doing business. We have made concerted efforts to remove ourselves from the antiquated approach of other apparel manufacturers and doing things differently has been our focus. We are building a company ethos that breeds innovation, collaboration, integrity and excellence in customer service.
What is my role?The Associate Designer, in partnership with the cross-functional team (Pre-production, Production, Graphics, etc.) assists the Designer and Director directly to execute product. They research relevant trends, communicate with the cross-functional team and provide support to the Designer.
What You’ll DoResearch and identify trends that are relevant to our customers, bring ideas and inspirationDevelop strong working relationships with the teams through communications and problem solvingCreate presentation linesheets from start to finishWork with designer and director to create seasonal direction in silhouette, fabric and concept for specific retailers/marketExecute and help in presentation books/art CAD’sAttend and participate in fit sessions with designerCommunicate and execute technical information through PLM to the Technical DesignerUnderstand the fundamentals of the production process as it relates to their classificationManage deadlines in accordance with the calendarAssist in coding art and revisions of CAD’sAssist in sample executionMaintain organized filing system for all CAD’s on serverHelp maintain the day-to-day projects including filing/organizing, tagging, line preparation, copying and updating development, packages, fabric books, shipping/tracking packages
What You’ll Need2 or 4 year college degree in Fashion Design, Merchandising, Textiles, Fine Art, or related fieldPortfolio required2-3 years previous experience designing apparelPrevious experience designing juniors apparel a plusStrong sense of color, style, and trendExtremely proficient in the Adobe Creative suiteAttention to detail and follow-up skillsGarment construction & fabric knowledgeAbility to manage multiple projects and deadlinesEnjoys working in a fast-paced environment
Hybrid Apparel is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
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