Senior Designer (New York)

JOB TITLE - Sr Designer

Assignment duration – 6 months with extensions

Location – New York / Hybrid

May need to come into the office 3 days per week

GENERAL FUNCTION

The Sr. Designer will be responsible for interacting with our licensors to understand their brands and their targeted core customers. This position will be charged with creating and managing sketches for all the brands' new eyewear collections. The candidate will work in close collaboration with the brand team, product development team and the other designers in NY and in our Italian HQ.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree of Industrial Design from accredited college or university

• Minimum 5 years of design experience with specialty retailer or distribution/sales environment with working knowledge of the production process

• Experience in luxury accessories (eyewear is preferred, but also jewelry hardware, fashion accessories)

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)

• Project management skills

• Full proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, 3D Modeling (Rhinoceros or similar) and 3D rendering (Keyshot)

• Past or current experiences in a sales distribution business and exposure to Italian culture and language proficiency are a plus.

• Domestic and International travel maybe required