Assistant Designer

Date Posted: 02/25/2025

Hiring Organization : Rose International

Position Number : 478755

Job Title: Assistant Designer (Fashion)

Job Location : Manhattan, NY, USA, 10038

Work Model: Onsite

Shift: This will be a hybrid role - 3 days per week in the office. Additional days in office based on business needs.

Employment Type: Temporary

Estimated Duration (In months ): 3

Min Hourly Rate($): 28.50

Max Hourly Rate($): 42.00

Must Have Skills/Attributes : Adobe Illustrator, CAD, Design, Fashion industry, MS Office

Job Description

Only qualified Assistant Designer candidates located near Manhattan New York to be considered due to the position requiring an onsite presence.

Our client is the world's largest intimates' specialty retailer offering a wide assortment of modern, fashion-inspired collections including signature bras, panties, lingerie, casual sleepwear, swim and athleisure, as well as award-winning prestige fragrances and body care.

Education:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Skills & Abilities:

• 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

• Personal professionalism and accountability.

Responsibilities:
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/competencies
Develop and understand the eye/brand identity and specific category
Build and maintain effective relations with key partners
Seek to improve process to deliver efficiently with speed/agility

Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.

Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client's business needs and requirements.

Benefits:
For information and details on employment benefits offered with this position, please visit here. Should you have any questions/concerns, please contact our HR Department via our secure website.

California Pay Equity:
For information and details on pay equity laws in California, please visit the State of California Department of Industrial Relations' website here.

Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.

If you need assistance in completing this application, or during any phase of the application, interview, hiring, or employment process, whether due to a disability or otherwise, please contact our HR Department.

Rose International has an official agreement (ID ), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $28.50 - $42.00 per hour

Benefits:
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Health savings account
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):
Are you local to the Manhattan New York area and comfortable working onsite 3 days a week?
Do you have experience in creating Tech Packs - understanding of Lingerie construction?
Do you have strong knowledge of garment construction (lingerie and women's RTW)?
Are you authorized to work on Rose International's W2 without sponsorship?

Education:
Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:
Adobe CAD: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:
Manhattan, NY 10038 (Required)

Work Location: In person