ASSOCIATE DESIGNER – Fashion Jewelry & Novelty Items
Fashion Accessories company with a broad customer base from mid-tier department stores to chain & specialty stores seeking a positive, creative individual to join the design team.
What We Expect From You:
- Ability to interpret high level creative direction into customer specific collections with both handmade samples and CAD designs
- Understand and identify market trends in jewelry and fashion accessories; participate in group discussions regarding competitive market research & how to evolve best selling items at retail
- Up to date on Gen Z customer trends through social media, online research, and store shopping
- Able to develop and create appropriate product within targeted price-points
- Prioritize and manage workload with multiple deadlines
- Collaborate with other designers to complete customer presentations and open line samples
- Work jointly with sales and production teams to ensure that collections are saleable and affordable for our customers
- Responsible for sourcing materials needed to complete design inspiration
- Positive attitude, able to develop own concepts as well as collaborate with others on shared ideas
- Create clear and detailed technical sheets for overseas vendors
Requirements:
- 2-4 years fashion jewelry design experience for mid-tier, chain and specialty stores
- Expert level proficiency in CAD, Adobe suite software for jewelry design
- Sample making including beading manipulations
- Complete knowledge of jewelry manufacturing techniques, design techniques, tools and construction for fashion jewelry
- Experience in graphic design for packaging, carding and novelty items
Salary: $50,000 - $60,000
Benefits:
The position is known within the organization and the company is confidential for competitive reasons.