Associate Designer 

Responsibilities:

•     • Performs research, including shopping to determine and analyze fashion trends in color, style, fabric, trims, and competitive product.
•     • Works with sales and management executives in regards to findings and predictions.
•     • Compares yarn and other apparel materials, and integrates information with personal interests, tastes, and knowledge of design to create new designs for target customers.
•     • Learns target customer and price points.
•     • Sketches rough and detailed drawings of apparel and writes specifications describing factors such as color scheme, construction, and type of material to be used.
•     • Involved in coordinating activities of workers involved in pattern making, cutting and sample garment construction.
•     • Participates in the examination of sample garments on and off model and modifies design as necessary to achieve desired effect.
•     • Monitors calendar to ensure completion of line.
•     • Responsible for creating accurate Illustrator flats for all styles to be entered into the Tech Pack.
•     • Responsible to determine all yields, fabric, and trim information, checking for accuracy before handing off to the tech Team.
•     • Responsible to stay on the planning calendar for the hand off all technical Information to the production team.
•     • Owns the communication of the details of these handoffs to the Production team.
•     • Create accurate paperwork to be communicated to the Technical Coordinators for entry into the PLM package. This final step is critical to ensure all information entered the final   •   •
•     • Production PLM package is accurate and will produce the garment to specifications required.

 

 Qualifications:

•     • Associates degree in apparel/fashion related major
•     • 3+ years of experience in fashion design
•     • Sweater knowledge is a plus
•     • Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
•     • Knowledge of WebPLM is a plus

 

Please include portfolio link when applying

 

 Salary: $68,000 – $70,000 annually

 

 Benefits: Health insurance, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, 401(k), Employee Assistance, Employee Discount, Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, and more!

 

 Kellwood is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual  orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

 

Please apply by sending an email to hr@kellwood.com