Kellwood Looking for Associate Designer – Sweaters at City of Industry, California Full Time

Responsibilities:

• Assists in performing research, including shopping to determine and analyze fashion trends in color, style, fabric, trims, and competitive product.
• Works with sales and management executives about findings and predictions.
• Compares yarn and other apparel materials, and integrates information with personal interests, tastes, and knowledge of design to create new designs for target customers.
• Learns target customer and price points.
• Sketches rough and detailed drawings of apparel and writes specifications describing factors such as color scheme, construction, and type of material to be used.
• Assists in coordinating activities of workers involved in pattern making, cutting and sample garment construction.
• Assists in the examination of sample garments on and off model and modifies design as necessary to achieve desired effect.
• Monitors calendar to ensure completion of line.
• Responsible for creating accurate Illustrator flats for all styles to be entered into the Tech Pack.
• Responsible to determine all yields, fabric, and trim information, checking for accuracy before handing off to the tech Team.
• Responsible to stay on the planning calendar for the hand off all technical Information to the production team.
• Owns the communication of the details of these handoffs to the Production team.
• Create accurate paperwork to be communicated to the Technical Coordinators for entry into the PLM package. This final step is critical to ensure all information entered the final Production PLM package is accurate and will produce the garment to specifications required.

Qualifications/Experience:

• A two-to-four-year degree in apparel/textile related major with a 3 plus years’ experience in, design or any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• This position requires a detailed oriented individual and strong self-starter with knowledge of garment design, fabric, color, trend, some sewing and garment construction, and spec writing. Preferred experience in WebPLM, Illustrator and Photo Shop.
• Strong organizational, time management and communication skills with the ability to prioritize the workload to meet all objectives.
• This position requires effective work relationships across multiple levels and functions.
• Ability to take direction and work cohesively under pressure in an environment of constant shifting priorities and change.

Please include work samples or portfolio with resume

Kellwood is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.