Assistant Designer – Girls (7-16, 4-6x) Apparel

Description

Our Assistant Designer will report to the Design Director and support the Girls (7-16, 4-6x) design team across various categories, including sets and separates, swimwear, and outerwear. They’ll support the designers throughout the development cycle, from concept to production, and effectively communicating with factories and team members on design details. The position also involves managing sample logistics, including ordering, organizing, and photographing samples, as well as creating presentation boards and line sheets. Additionally, the role requires oversight of the color library and facilitating the CAD/print workflow between design and CAD teams. Other duties include assisting the designers when preparing for meetings.

Responsibilities

• Support the Designers throughout the development cycle, from concept to production
• Assist Designers in design development across knit and woven categories, sweaters with an emphasis on sets
• Sample management - order, track, organize, and photograph all the samples we have coming in
• Support Designers with inspiration and trend research
• Run out to local shops for trims, fabrics and samples, as needed
• Create seasonal and capsule line sheets
• Assign style numbers in PLM for our design team when requested
• Assist with any design meeting preparation in our showroom
• Routinely comp shop and save down for future reference

Requirements

• Preferring 1 year of practical experience at the Intern or Assistant level
• Bachelor's degree in apparel design
• Strong foundation in Adobe Suite (mainly illustrator and acrobat, a bit of photoshop)
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook, TEAMS)
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of the full life cycle of a garment
• Knowledge of PLM is a plus
• Fabric knowledge in both knits and wovens is preferred
• Solid communication and interpersonal skills
• Proactive team player

Application Requirements

Please submit your technical black and white sketches via the documents tab when applying

Hybrid Work Schedule

4 days a week in the office, 1 day work from home

New York Pay Rate $54,000.00 - $60,000.00

We strive to hire and nurture amazing talent. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to experience, specialized skills, and internal alignment.

Company Overview

Golden Touch is a family owned and operated wholesale apparel manufacturer with a mission to deliver trend focused products for nearly 50 years. We produce private label brands for large mass market retailers across the globe specializing in children’s, junior, missy and women’s apparel.

Diversity Vision Statement

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our associates, customers, suppliers, and the communities in which we live and conduct business. We are an equal employment opportunity for minorities, females, protected veterans, and the disabled.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and treating our associates and applicants without discrimination based on their race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected factor.