AZAZIE INC
About Us:
AZAZIE stands as the leading direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-tailer, providing an array of bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses, evening wear, and accessories. Designed in Los Angeles, AZAZIE disrupts the traditional wedding industry by presenting made-to-order gowns at an affordable price point. The brand is dedicated to promoting body-positive fashion, ensuring that all dresses, available in sizes 0-30, are meticulously cut and sewn to order. Explore our website, where you'll find hundreds of bridal and bridesmaid gowns and dresses, spanning over 80+ enticing color options.
Job Overview:
Azazie’s Design team is the driving force behind our brand’s commitment to beautiful, authentic designs with quality materials and construction. We are seeking an entry level Associate Designer to join our growing design team! This position reports directly to Azazie’s Lead Designer and will be a key voice in assisting the creative process.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Work alongside Azazie design team during the development stage.
Research market trends/inspirations/ new colors
Sketch initial concepts/flats (digital or illustrator)
Create and submit tech-packs (with detailed instruction) for bridal, bridesmaids, and other categories.
Correspond with factory throughout development (update sketches/provide corrective instruction)
Manage development charts and monthly line sheets (Writing product descriptions/ web info/organize styles submitted per monthly development).
Maintain a deep understanding of Azazie products (major categories ,as well as supportive categories).
Aid with fabric/ lab dip approvals. Swatch the local market for inspiration.
Collaborate with internal design and interdepartmental Azazie teams
Organize shipments of samples
Maintain organization of fabric, lace, and color library.
Document monthly audit style reports and create presentations to target findings.
Attend line review meetings with the Design Team to review products from the sample room and vendors.
Assist with all product related projects
Travel to the overseas sample room/factories for development and execution as needed
Qualifications:
Degree in Fashion Design
Two years of relevant experience designing dresses, preferably eveningwear and/or formalwear
Must present an online portfolio of design work, showcasing your proven track record of
successfully launching products from concept to launch, detailing your role in each.
An acute eye for style, color, fabrication and construction
Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud programs.
Experience with Microsoft Office; Excel
Strong communication skills (email and personal)
A strong desire for adventure & curiosity
Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced, structured environment
Desire to learn & hunger for more
Benefits:
100% Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance offered after a 60-day probationary period
Paid vacation days and sick leave
Paid Holidays + Floating Holidays
401k
Free snacks and drinks in office
Employee discount
Company engagement events
Physical Requirements:
While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; frequently required to talk or hear; and occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and color vision.
Azazie, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Azazie, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.