Assistant Designer, Lingerie

Adore Me is seeking a passionate Assistant Designer to join their Creative team with a focus on lingerie. The role involves supporting the design process from ideation to production, collaborating with team members, and maintaining development pipelines while gaining expertise in intimate apparel design.

Responsibilities

• Support team from design ideation through PO placement- including fabric research, cost engineering, tech pack development, color assortment, and pass off to Production team with direction from Senior Designer
• Support team in preparing CAD boards and other materials for Creation's weekly work sessions
• Develop a deep understanding of the Adore Me customer and skillset to translate aesthetic of a concept into compelling and on-brand products
• Maintain sample arrivals from factories for all Intimate Apparel categories, including protos, CRS & Photo samples
• Maintain development pipelines and roadmaps
• Ability to sketch or to communicate design ideas via Illustrator and Photoshop
• Ability to clearly communicate with overseas vendors
• Provide organizational support to the team. Document and preserve all illustrations, design layouts, and design development information in tech packs for future reference
• Trend research, including competitive analysis and trend forecast services, to present relevant lifestyle trends, product trends, color trends, fabric and trim trends & garment details
• Work with color palettes, CADs, CC charts lab dips, and color samples
• Own lab dip reviews and comments for all Intimate Apparel categories
• Partner with the Technical Design team for fit pass offs and fittings
• Attend fittings with the team for product categories and ensure designs are reaching intended design aesthetic through fit approval
• Join fittings and take notes, as appropriate, while learning the Adore Me aesthetic, construction, and technical standards for Bras, Lingerie, Corsets, & Panties
• Utilize internal PLM (PCT) software for creating styles and products, updating with new information, while maintaining PCT life cycle for all Intimate Apparel categories
• Support team in building and updating internal presentations for assortment pass offs to Marketing, Merchandising, and Photo Teams
• Other departmental support as needed

Skills

• Bachelors Degree in Fashion Design
• 0-2 years of Fashion Industry experience
• Knowledge of Photoshop & Illustrator, Powerpoint/Google Slides
• Exemplary interpersonal communication skills both verbal and written
• Highly motivated, collaborative
• Attention to detail, extremely organized, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment
• “I'll find a way!” mindset where you can leverage your autonomy within your role to think outside the box
• Ability to work on-site at our offices in SoHo on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Experience or degree concentration in Intimates Industry a plus

Benefits

• 401(k) + Matching (subject to plans)
• Medical, dental, and vision
• Paid holidays
• Sick time
• Paid parental leave for new parents
• Paid prenatal leave
• FSA
• Commuter Benefits
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Voluntary Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
• An additional perk is our Press Pause Summer Fridays – every other Friday from Memorial Day to Labor Day the work day ends at 2 PM (local time zone).

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