Assistant Accessories Designer Job at Kith, Brooklyn, NY

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  • Kith
  • Brooklyn, NY

Job Description

Location: NYC Metro

Salary: $60k-$65k

Position Summary: Seeking a passionate and creative assistant designer who is interested in exploring a career in accessories and lifestyle design at Kith. The ideal candidate is a driven individual, a collaborator that will help assist the Accessories Design Team in the execution of process, in order to bring the designed projects to materialization.

Primary Responsibilities:

•Work alongside the Accessories Designers and report alongside the Senior Designer across multiple projects in a fast paced environment.

•Assist on the product development of accessories styles by doing research, sketching, building tech packs and follow alongside the product life cycle processes.

•Sketch CADs with sized artwork and detailed call outs with direction provided by the team.

•Creating tech packs for the products that need to be completed.

•Manage branding decks, seasonal color palettes, and trim charts.

•Assist team in keeping organization of samples and trims by development stages and corresponding collections.

•Assist in managing the product life cycle from sketch through pre-production and production samples.

•Attend weekly design meetings and recap with designers as well as cross-functional partners.

•Assist in setting up and organizing for milestone meetings, ensuring the seasonal samples are in order for presentation purposes.

•Liaise with SMU partners on sample hand-offs and coordinate tracking.

•Liaise with the archive team to manage sample loans and ensure their proper return and archival.

Experience:

•Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Industrial Design or related field

•1-3 years of experience in accessories design or graphics design in the fashion industry

•Must provide a portfolio of work

•Proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator, with strong rendering capabilities

•Understanding of soft good accessories development, construction and application of artwork techniques

•Experience and knowledge of product development process/ calendar/ timeline

•Experience in creating mood boards and conducting market research.

Skills:

•Experience with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Google Suite and the PLM system.

•Excellent technical knowledge and understanding of construction.

Professional Characteristics:

•Strong ability to create original graphics, wordmarks, and logos that fit within the brand's aesthetic.

•Strong communication, organization and interpersonal skills.

•Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

•Capacity to juggle multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines.

•Positive and passionate with strong problem-solving skills and a desire to work in a collaborative environment and build strong relationships with business partners and team mates.

•A positive, can-do attitude and team-oriented mindset is crucial.

Personal Characteristics:

•Curiosity to learn different skill sets, as we are a team that develops all kinds of accessories and lifestyle products.

•Passionate and responsible to the tasks on hand that need to be completed.

WHO WE ARE

Established in 2011, Kith is a leading lifestyle brand and progressive retail concept that's celebrated globally for its ability to tell stories, evoke nostalgia and connect product to the passion it's woven with. Now in its eleventh year of business, Kith has in-house apparel lines for men, women and children, an ice cream parlor in every flagship, a full-service restaurant and a retail footprint in three continents.

Born and raised in Queens, New York, Kith Founder Ronnie Fieg rose the ranks from 13-year-old stock boy at footwear franchise David Z. to the company's chief buyer, earning him a profound understanding of the retail landscape and a network of powerful brand relationships. As the brand's CEO and Creative Director, Fieg is known for his ability to create premium products and deliver unparalleled experiences, with a personal philosophy of giving the consumer more than what they pay for. Using Kith as a vehicle, Fieg has applied his signature lens to an impressive list of collaborators, including Coca-Cola, Nike, Versace, BMW and many others.

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.

Job Tags

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