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About the Role
The Design Assistant will support the menswear fashion design team by facilitating the realization of design concepts, applying knowledge of menswear design to create concepts, and developing new designs, fabrications, and colors for seasonal collections.
Responsibilities
- Conduct market research to identify key silhouettes, fabrics, colors, and seasonal initiatives.
- Adhere to seasonal time and action calendars and collaborate with cross-functional partners.
- Approve lab dips and provide feedback and direction to the fabric and trim department.
- Define product details that align with the design roadmap.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure synergy and smooth operations.
- Create, submit, and update tech packs.
- Assist the Design Director in seasonal brand development and presentations.
- Maintain the sketch library.
- Ensure timely handoff to meet calendar deadlines.
- Coordinate seasonal sample requests with the product development team.
- Prepare and edit swatch boards and other presentation materials.
- Create and maintain seasonal books with brand-specific lab dips and developments.
- Prepare swatches for buyers.
- Create and update seasonal digital decks.
- Input information into PLM as necessary.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in fashion design, fashion merchandising/marketing, and/or design.
- Minimum of 2-3 years of design experience.
- Specialized knowledge in men’s fashion, merchandising, and technical design.
- Experience in garment construction, trims, fabrics, performance features, finish, and fit.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Ability to adjust priorities to meet deadlines with good follow-through and a sense of urgency.
- Organizational skills necessary to handle multiple tasks accurately and within deadlines.
- Demonstrated creative abilities and fashion awareness.
- Ability to think analytically and strategically.
- Technical sketching ability (flat and illustration).
- Proficient in Illustrator, PLM, Photoshop, and Excel.
- Ability to work at least 40 hours per week from the New York office.
- Ability to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods.
- Ability to stoop, kneel, bend at the waist, and reach on a daily basis.
- Able to lift and move up to 25 pounds occasionally.
- Must utilize visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination, and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment.
Skills
- Men's fashion design
- Merchandising
- Technical design
- Garment construction
- Trims
- Fabrics
- Performance features
- Finish
- Fit
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Team-oriented environment
- Organizational skills
- Creative abilities
- Fashion awareness
- Analytical thinking
- Strategic thinking
- Technical sketching
- Illustrator
- PLM
- Photoshop
- Excel
Location
- New York office
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 2-3 years of design experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree in fashion design, fashion merchandising/marketing, and/or design
Salary/Compensations
- $29.28 - $39.01 per hour, potentially increasing to $48.75
Benefits
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Retirement savings (401k with company match)
- Income protection programs (life, accident, disability insurance)
- Paid time off (sick leave, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, holidays)
- Wellbeing program
- Commuter benefits
- Adoption assistance
- Education assistance
- Legal services
- Employee merchandise discounts
- Meeting-Free Fridays (encouraged)
- Summer Fridays
- Holiday Early Departure
About the Company
- Tailored Brands is a leading omnichannel specialty retailer of menswear.
- The company aims to help customers love the way they look and feel for their most important moments.
- Brands include Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, Moores, and K&G Fashion.
- Tailored Brands values differences and strives to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive place to work.
Equal Opportunity
- We value differences and know they make us better. We are always working to make our Company a more diverse, equitable and inclusive (DEI) place to work.