Emerging Blue Jobs is hiring: Designer - Women's Tops in New York

We are searching for a Designer with experience in Women's woven and knit tops for our client in the wholesale industry.

Responsibilities:

-Drive the creation of on trend fashion Woven and Knit tops for 2 brands.

-Own the design process from beginning to end from conceptualizing, interpreting season design direction, conducting research, and developing designs that align with the brand’s vision, market trends and customer preferences

-Will collaborate with Denim Design team, Sales team and Vendor and Supply partners and play a meaningful role in building the brand’s tops business

-Responsible for creating detailed development tech packs, of detailed sketches, design specications and SMS request.

-Responsible for reviewing and approving production fabric / trim / wash submits, and updating production tech packs

-Partner with VP of Design in brainstorming sessions and conceptualization to develop new and innovative top ideas

-Oversee organized design development of CADDED lines sheets

-Ability to meet overlapping turning points, strong time management skills and proactive problem solving

-Track Salesman Samples

-Stay updated on with the latest market trends and customer preferences in Women’s fashion tops

-Conducts communicating research & development of fabrics, washes, trims and embellishment for garment development and production -Daily communication with Vendors for development and production approvals

-Supports design pass o@ with Technical design providing clear design details & construction

-Review and provide Proto t comments to vendors for SMS samples

-Participate in production ts for bulk approval

-Proactively communicate with VP of Design with status updates and timelines in a timely manner to ensure deadlines and needs are being met

-Responsible for communication with cross-functional teams: Production, Tech team and Sales team to ensure detailed execution of development and bulk

-Understand and maintain the brand’s design aesthetic and language in Women’s fashion Woven & Knit Tops category

-Reports into VP of Design

Qualications:

-6-8 years of experience

-Woven Tops & Cut-and-Sew Knit Tops knowledge

-Previous experience in o@-price and / or contemporary fashion design, preferably with a focus in both Woven and Cut-and-Sew Knit tops categories

-Strong organizational skills and detail oriented

-Procient in design software and tools such as Adobe Illustrator, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel

-Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment while staying exible and agile

-Ability to meet overlapping deadlines and strong time management and proactive problem solving

-Excellent communication skills and the ability to present ideas condently and clearly

-Embraces new challenges with optimism and perseverance

-Thorough knowledge in of silhouette, t, fabrication and garment construction of Woven & Knit tops, with knowledge in Denim a plus

-Elevated sense of trend, style, aesthetic and color, print & pattern and how to translate trends through the lens of the customer in an o@-price market

Salary Range $90-120K