Assistant Designer - Womens

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About the Job:

Assists the designer in creating styles from concept to completion in whatever capacity is necessary.

A day in the life, what you’ll be doing:

• Work with the design team to develop flat sketches, create cohesive concepts each season and prepare for presentations (must have an interest in gaining strong wash experience and denim knowledge)
• Collaborate with Mens and Womens team for Concept Presentations
• Help execute the concepts of the designer with critical attention to detail and a sense of urgency to meet all department deadlines.
• Manages communications between design function and non-design team members.
• Fuel a collaborative creative environment among design team and merchandising team.
• Interested in learning and continuing the company’s commitment to sustainability initiatives.
• Create/Manage all BOMS and TPs on the design side.
• Monitors development of preproduction samples with partnership with Product Managers.
• Responsible for conducting market research and become familiar with issues and effects that influence our industry’s shifts in business.
• Effectively communicate with and provide accurate, clear information to vendors, product development team and tech team via tech packs and emails needed.
• Attends fittings to comment and convey the intended fit of each garment either with or without Designer. Prepares for meetings, organizes programs and communicates style info to merchants and product development.
• Works with Product Managers to monitor lab dip, hand loom, and strike-off approval.

What it takes to Join:

• Minimum 2yr AA Degree preferred in Design/Fashion Merchandising, or equivalent experience.
• Adobe Creative Suite · Bamboo Rose or PDM training preferred.
• Timely sense of trends and market direction encompassing color, fabric and silhouette.
• Working knowledge of garment construction, pattern making, textiles and current finishing techniques and processes.
• 0-3 years design experience, which includes fabric sourcing, technical design, trim development, and color training w/practical experience.
• Computer PC, MAC and CAD experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Salary Range: $64,480-$66,563

Pac Perks:

• Flexible work from home options
• HQ workforce of 60% people of color
• Dog friendly office environment
• Beverages and snacks provided daily.
• Onsite gym, volleyball court, ping-pong tables, and a skate park available on campus
• $1,000 referral incentive program
• Generous associate discount of 30-50% off merchandise online and in-stores
• Competitive long term and short-term incentive program
• Immediate 100% vested 401K contributions and employer match
• Calm Premium access for all employees
• Employee perks throughout the year

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that are required by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. · While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to talk or hear. The associate is frequently required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; as well as reach with hands and arms.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to work in an open environment with fluctuating temperatures and standard lighting.
• Ability to work on computer and mobile phone for multiple hours, with frequent interruptions.
• Required to travel in elevator or stairwells to attend meetings and engage with associates on multiple floors throughout building.
• Hotel, Airplane, and Car Travel may be required.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. As a National Retailer, occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required during periods of high volume. This role operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment. Other Considerations: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the associate for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the role