Cobalt Fashion · 2 months ago
Assistant Sweater Designer
New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$50K/yr - $55K/yr
2+ years expCobalt Fashion is a fast-paced global knitwear company looking for an Assistant Designer to join their team. The role involves supporting the Senior Designer throughout the product lifecycle, researching trends, and assisting with design presentations and development.
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Responsibilities
Assist the Senior Designer in researching overarching trends for seasonal line development
Research, shop and analyze retail and runway to compile comprehensive analysis reports
Assist with color research and preparing seasonal palettes. Including ordering standards
Research and develop new trims and brand appropriate details
Prepare and execute professional and creative digital presentations for milestone meetings and seasonal development
Assist in video and photoshoots for milestone meetings
Assist in giving presentations internally and to the customer
Sketch and CAD designs
Generate and prepare detailed account-specific tech packages for Senior Designer
Execute specs and layouts under guidance of Senior Designer, sketch and spec samples as needed
Track and maintain yarn & stitch KD and internal sample development
Assist the Senior Designer and Technical Designer in fittings to learn to comment and convey the intended fit of each garment
Research and develop new yarn, yarn mixes and stitch development for account-specific needs, while adhering to production and costing requirements
Collaborate with Design team to create new yarns. (Including ordering, tracking and receiving all yarn headers, test bodies and development)
Order yarns, track, cut swatches, prepare and execute account-specific seasonal yarn decks
Assist in raising tickets for all account-specific digital development and follow up with comments, changes and final downloads
Maintain clear communication with digital team to manage digital development and expectations, with HK and NY Offices
Log in, maintain and return buy sample references
Maintain design resources and archives
Handle shipping and tracking both domestically and internationally between Ralsey offices and clients
Maintain clear daily communication with Hong Kong Team
Qualification
Required
Superior organizational skills and excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
Strong multi-tasking and time management skills
Self-Motivated with a team player attitude
Advanced in Adobe Suite, Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign for creative presentation deck development
Proficient in Microsoft Office, PowerPoint for presentations
Proficient on Mac Computer
Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
Creative sketching skills, color sense and yarn knowledge
A strong interest and passion for knitwear
Two years' experience in knitwear
Benefits
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PTO
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Company
Cobalt Fashion
Cobalt Fashion creates beautiful trend-driven knitwear.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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