Temporary Women's Designer - Wovens/Knits

Our client, a fashion apparel brand, is hiring for a Temporary Women's Designer, to join the team in New York! This is a temporary contract role.Responsibilities: Attends category cross-functional meetings with merchandising, production, tech design and planning, and is prepared to lead discussions and present relevant informationStays up to date on menswear trends and presents those ideas cross-functionallyTranslates customer needs into viable product ideasBuilds product related deadlines on top of company calendarCollaborates with merchandising team to bring new key ideas to categoriesAttends retail trade shows and visits factories to stay up to date on industry and product trends and production innovations when requiredResponsible for designing full product lines for their categories; keen eye for fabric, pattern, trim, color and print, as well as maintaining cost targets and imu goals.Clear understanding of all technical aspects of assigned categories design and development, including different types of fabric finishes, performance properties, trim and garment construction.Responsible for creating detailed and accurate tech packs (Adept at relevant design systems, BeProduct, Adobe, Miro, Microsoft)Contributes point of view in fitting and take notes/update tech packs and sketches accordinglyCreates clear and directional design boards, owns editing development to 50% development ratio in partnership with Merchandising Experience Needed: 5+ years of design experienceStrong design aesthetic and ability to produce relevant and innovative design conceptsHave the ability to sell ideas and clearly explain product designsExpert at using Adobe design softwareComfortable with design calendar, deadlines and managing competing prioritiesComfortable with garment construction in assigned categories.Please submit your Resume to apply!You can use www.workgrades.com to collect and manage your references for free and share them with us or anyone else you choose. Candidates with references are always preferred by our clients. Now is the most important time to stand out from the crowd. We suggest that you ensure you have updated your LinkedIn profile and that you start collecting your references early.