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SOVEREIGN CODE

Associate Apparel Designer

SOVEREIGN CODE, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079

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What Is My Role? The Associate Designer will report to and work in partnership with the Head Designer to create boys and men’s designs that cater to the contemporary, street and mass markets. Product includes full collection sportswear, tops and bottoms, knits and wovens, swim. Experience with girls design is a plus.

What You’ll Do:

Work alongside Design & Merchandising in its day to day creative projects while maintaining its organization

Assist in new SMU projects, CAD and tech pack revisions, create presentation linesheets

Work closely with the Head Designer in the seasonal creation process of boys and men’s design, taking ownership along the way and bringing new ideas and inspiration to the brands

Research and identify current trends compiling results in various presentation formats and tools for creative direction

Apply trend results into fresh designs and design capsules meeting our customer profiles within our mass market footprint

Create new development tech packs and BOMs with great attention to detail, following them through into production

Have great eye and experience working with prints and graphics in AI and PS: researching, creating direction, recoloring, editing, sizing, placing on garments, pitching

Communicate development process with cross‑functioning teams, vendors, factories and freelance designers

Create and maintain various forms of seasonal WIP reports that serve as powerful tools for internal and external insight

Prepare new development samples for showroom & meeting 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

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