Castlewood Apparel Corp is hiring: Designer in New York

Castlewood Apparel Group is seeking a Designer to join our private label design team. The ideal candidate will be a team player, work with cross-gender categories, and thrive in a dynamic environment. This role will be responsible for assisting the design director with product development with an emphasis on working with customers' private label programs, and daily tasks such as but not limited to:

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and communicate with factories on all approval items including lab dips, bulk fabrics (hand/weight/color), print patterns and trims as needed
• Communicate with customers
• Creating and updating tech packs
• Render CADs
• Keep electronic and physical records of production approvals by season. Follow up with factories on rejected submits
• Organize and send packages with fabric qualities and/or garments to sources for counter costing
• Receive and distribute incoming packages of samples and approval submits from factories
• Track samples, fabric, and trim developments

Qualifications:

• Highly organized / Great communication skills / Detail-Oriented
• Highly skilled and good judgement in evaluating lab dips and fabric qualities required
• Must be proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Excel
• Minimum 3 years of Fashion Design experience, both men’s and women’s a plus
• Ability to design prints and logos
• Basic garment construction knowledge required
• Must be a team player, open to taking direction, and able to work well under pressure

Monday to Thursday on-site NYC; Remote on Friday

Salary: $75,000