Associate Apparel Designer in Los Angeles

The Associate Designer will report to and work in partnership with the Design Director to create boys and mens designs that cater to the contemporary, street and mass markets - with a focus on tech packs. Product includes full collection sportswear, tops and bottoms, knits and wovens, swim. Experience with girls design is a plus. Responsibilities: Work alongside the Director and Design team in its day to day creative projects while maintaining its organization Take ownership and responsible for development tech packs, art pages and assist with production tech packs Work on creating direction briefs focusing on new fabrics, artwork, trims & trends Support the team with cad sketching, color multipliers, trend research, new design capsules and SMU projects Great eye and experience working with prints and graphics in Illustrator and Photoshop: researching, creating direction, recoloring, editing, sizing, placing on garments, pitching Communicate with cross functioning teams, vendors, factories and freelance designers for project status updates Additional duties: track development samples, assign style numbers, fabric library organization, sample organization, assist with design presentations Requirements: 2 to 3 years of professional industry experience in mens/boys apparel design Excited to take lead and ownership and bring their ideas to the table Strong sense and understanding of apparel construction, design process, fabric, color, trend & embellishment Firm knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop and Excel Excellent with cad sketching, cads, cad presentations and navigating through Illustrator and Photoshop as they apply to an Apparel Designer Organized and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously Team player & collaborator, eager to learn, positive vibe and attitude Portfolio website and examples of work required. Position is in person in our Los Angeles office, local candidates only. Applicants with professional industry experience in mens/boys apparel design will be considered Compensation: Salary range:$60k - $65k Benefits: 5 sick days, partial health insurance coverage