Freelance Associate Designer, Men's Accessories

We are looking for a Freelance Associate Designer, Men's Accessories with a top fashion brand in NYC. The Associate Designer will support the Men’s Accessories Design team during all stages of the design process across the following categories: Men’s bags, small leather goods, belts, trims, hardware and ad hoc soft accessories projects.

• Location: Hybrid, NYC. 
• Pay: $30/hr
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: Ongoing

Responsibilities:

• Research and Trend Analysis : Collaborate with Design Director to conduct current market and vintage research via in-store shopping, periodicals and online resources
• Mood Boards & Presentation Prep: Collaborate with Design Director to create mood and presentation boards for milestone meetings. Partner with Design Director and Designer II to help set up visual merchandising protop displays for CFT proto round and CPV milestone mtgs.
• Ideate: Work with design team to create hand sketches, illustrations, and technical drawings for men’s accessories. Color Cads: Partner with the design team to support and facilitate the creation of color cads for all fullprice Bags, SLGs and Belts
• Tech Packs Full Price Bags: Work with the Design Director to facilitate the creation of technical drawings with detailed specifications including hardware and trims for Full Price and Outlet men’s global bags collection
• Tech Pack SLGs: Work with the design director and designer II to drive and own the technical drawings and specifications for SLGs and Charms for Men’s Global Accessories
• Centric/PLM: Partner with Tech Desinger to Manage and facilitate the Centric/PLM data input and uploading for all Men’s Bag, SLGs, Belts, Fullprice and Outlet for the full product lifestyle (proto, CPV, SMS, Bulk)
• Correction Specs: Partner with Design to help create and mange the corrections specs for Men’s Bags, SLGs and Belts Fullprice and Outlet. Clearly communicate technical construction details and design intent through technical specs, photos and correction pages.
• CFT Collobaration and Proto Soluctions: Partner Design Director help facilitate and Drive the design revisions and problem solving tasks necessary to navigate change requests as a result of regional feedback or leadership feedback during Proto 1 and CPV milestones.
• Prana: Partner with Studio managers, Tech Design, Merchandising, PD, Design and Photo Studio to facilitate the creation and/or uploading of images for Prana
• Visual Change Document: Work with the Tech Design and Merch teams to create the visual change document outlining all visuall changes related to the SMS samples in preparation for the Fullprice Global Market Launch
• PD Communication: Support design maintain daily communication with our PD partners in New York and Asia to resolve technical issues and make sure corrections are clearly communicated.
• Workroom and Organization: Keep sample closets, material storage and presentations spaces organized and orderly

Required Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of Accessories Design or related experience
• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent in Accessories Design
• Aesthetically keen eye for color, material and innovative details.
• Exquiste sensibility to men’s fashion and modern-day wardrobe.
• Acute attention to detail throughout the design process.
• Excellent note-taking ability and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and open-minded attitude.
• A sense of urgency in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have strong technical bag construction knowledge and capable to communicate design comments/corrections.
• Strong computer skills required. Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Excel, PLM and other related software.
• Strong hand sketching ability is preferred. Knowledge of Rhino 3D and/or Solid Works is a plus.
• Strong mock-up and hand craft ability is a plus.

If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today. 

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