La La Land Creative Co. is hiring: Apparel Design Assistant in Los Angeles

LaLa Land Creative Company LLC is a Los Angeles based design studio, specializing in quick-turn production and creative business solutions for retailers. We are passionate about the creative process and love what we do. Our goal is to not just provide fashion to the marketplace, but to do it strategically; hand-in-hand with the retailers, helping them to have the right trends in the right volume at the right time with the ability to scale and react to what their customer votes for. This unique fusion of a retail mindset with exceptional creativity sets us apart as we passionately chase the future of the apparel design business.

APPAREL DESIGN ASSISTANT

Full-Time, In-office M-F

Specific Responsibilities

· Responsible for local send-outs and follow up; garment washing, dying trims & screen printing

· Issue purchase orders for fabric/trim sample orders, s/o’s and follow up/tracking of status.

· Create fabric and trim codes with all fabric details and vendor information.

· Assist with graphics sample requests and status.

· Work closely with costing to make sure garments are pre-costed for construction.

· Work closely with in-house sample room to produce line samples.

· Keep fabric inventory, trims, patterns and line samples neat and organized.

· Tag, document, photograph and organize sample line pictures into shared drive.

· Manage and prioritize the cutting of photoshoot samples and sample request shipping & tracking.

· Assist designers with other tasks, as needed.

· Drop-off/Pick-ups as needed & other duties as assigned.

Skills and Requirements

· Computer literate: Microsoft Word, Excel and email required. Adobe products a plus.

· Garment construction and knowledge of fabric helpful

· Assertive, independent thinker, able to exercise good judgement independently

· Thrives in a fast-paced environment

· Fast learner with great attention to detail

· Great communication skills, able to communicate well with various departments

· Team player

· Strong organizational and follow up skills

Education and/or Experience

· Design degree preferred, but not required.

Benefits

· $18 -$22 per hour, based on education and experience

· Biweekly pay

· PTO

· Medical, Vision, Dental

· 401K