Swoon
Job Description
Job Description
Swoon is hiring a contract Apparel Designer (Women’s denim) for one of its clients, a big name in the apparel industry! This is a 2 month contract to cover a leave of absence.
Duration: 2-month contract, potential extension
Pay rate: 50-57$ per hour
Location: San Francisco, CA, 94111 – 3 days a week
Description:
Key Responsibilities:
Women's Denim
- Sustain the development, evolution and communication of the brand aesthetic.
- Assist one or more designers to execute the design process components to achieve or exceed targets for the seasonal calendar, assortment plan and source location requirements
- Support sundries and trim developments
- Support designers during development phase by creating and updating sketches in Illustrator
- Maintain Miro boards for presentations
- Create tech packs for seasonal products
- Create and maintain bills of material in PLM for seasonal products
- Sustain effective partnerships with Merchandising, Product Development and Sourcing to ensure products are engineered to profit and quality/aesthetic goals
Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Design is a plus, however a combination of a college degree and related work experience may be used as a substitute
- Minimum 2 years of experience working in a design environment
- Ability to create detailed technical garment sketches
- Expert knowledge and proficiency with Illustrator and PLM
- Excellent working knowledge of garment construction and patternmaking
- Flexibility with regards to job responsibilities
- Ability to multi-task; with the desire to work in a very fast paced and dynamic environment