Assistant Designer Job at Mad Engine Global LLC in Glendale

Position Summary

The Assistant Designer will support the Design Team developing in-house products across all categories.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Work closely with the Design Team and support in all areas of the design department.

· Create flat sketches based on existing bodies as well as tech packs and revision notes using Adobe Illustrator. (apparel, accessories and printables).

· Create visual line plans for the purpose of retail and sales presentations.

· Work on transferring, renaming, and creating styles in the asset management system.

· Assist in developing and maintaining product documentation.

· Support the design department and other internal entities in the management, maintenance, and development of the Asset Management and PLM system.

· Data entry tasks as required for logging and maintaining business and design systems.

· Maintain quality control of file sizes and standards to ensure maximized available server space

· Organize and maintain samples and blanks.

· Provide clear and concise project related information to the product development team and company leadership.

Minimum Qualifications

· College degree in Fashion Design required.

· 1-3 years industry experience in fashion design required (apparel, printables, and accessories)

· Tech pack experience in apparel required.

· Understand fashion trends.

· Eagerness to learn and curiosity about this industry's happenings and the world in general.

· Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Detail-oriented & highly organized.

· Ability to wear multiple hats, multitask and prioritize work on a continual basis.

· Flexibility, having the ability to be diverted off a project intermittently and be able to return without losing one's place.

· Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

· Must be a self-starter with strong initiative and hard work ethic.

· Must be willing to work additional hours if needed for projects.

Competencies

· Creative

· Critical thinker

· Detail oriented, self-motivated and proactive

· Excellent team player

Working Conditions

Work is performed inside a temperature-controlled office building with open floor plan. This job operates in a professional office environment with a business casual dress code. This role will routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.