Kith
Assistant Designer, Kids
Brooklyn, NY · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$55k-$65kDetected 30 days ago
IllustratorResearchCommunicationProblem SolvingTime ManagementAdaptabilityOrganizational Skills
About the role
- The team is looking for a team player who is highly organized and possesses a natural eagerness to learn and grow within a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Support the Senior Designer with detailed CAD sketching, tech pack and BOM creation, and artwork scaling for all seasonal and collaborative collections.
- Take thorough notes during all weekly fittings to support design and production comments.
- Help prepare and build out accurate and detailed sample and submit comments during production stages.
- Routinely update all master files, sketches, and organize shared drives.
- Communicate with overseas partners during development and production stages.
- Organize and maintain fabric libraries.
- Develop and create new trim artworks for seasonal developments.
- Conduct trend and market research to support seasonal concept development.
- Assist with sample, trim, and fabric development throughout the design process.
- Support the team in managing multiple product categories and seasonal timelines.
Requirements
- 1-2 years of experience in apparel design
- Experience in tech pack creation
- This is a great role for an early-career designer with knowledge of apparel design and a strong understanding of the KITH brand identity.
Nice to have
- Experience working within PLM systems preferred
Skills
- Strong computer skills in Adobe Illustrator and CAD sketching
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Extremely detail-oriented
- Demonstrates proactiveness and strong problem-solving skills
- Strong note-taking skills
- Knowledge of general apparel construction
- Knowledge of fashion textiles and terminology
- Must be able to handle multiple priorities with the ability to swiftly adapt and pivot as business needs evolve
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Contributes positively to team dynamics
Compensation
- $55,000 - $65,000 annually
Company info
- Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that offers seasonal collections of men's, women's and children's apparel, accessories and footwear through a distinct lens of personal storytelling.
- Kith embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design.
- Led by Founder, CEO and Creative Director Ronnie Fieg, the brand is known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view, and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators.
- Kith operates 16 standalone boutiques around the world, and 3 shop-in-shops.
- Kith Treats, conceived from Fieg's childhood love for cereal, operates in 10 locations, as well as Sadelle's at Kith restaurants in Paris, Miami Design District, Toronto and Seoul.
- The Kinnect Foundation, a non-profit established and operated by Kith, is a non-profit devoted to creating positive change through education, community and social impact.
- Kith is an equal employment opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
- All career opportunities offered by Kith are fully on site, and if contacted, all email communication will come from a kith.com or kithnyc.com email address.
- Please note that any correspondence from an alternative email domain, or offering anything other than in-person work, is fraudulent.
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