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Designer - Intermediate
LanceSoft Inc
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
Mid level
4 months ago
$28.07 / hour
- Illustrator
- Fabric
- Miro
- Photoshop
- ChatGPT
- Gemini
4 months ago
Title:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Associate Designer
Location:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â New York, NY 10001
Shift:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1st Hybrid, onsite 3 days a week
Duration:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-03 Month
Pay:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $28.00HourÂ
Job Duties:
Design & Creative Support:
- Act as the primary point of contact between the design team and third-party vendors
- Communicate design intent, fit comments, and product details clearly
- Coordinate and track sample submissions, lab dips, and design approvals
- Manage incoming and outgoing submits to ensure deadlines are met
- Maintain professional and timely vendor communication
- Support head designers by documenting and following up on fit comments
- Maintain organized design libraries, records, and sample archives
- Assist in preparing design packages, decks, and presentations
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to keep projects aligned and on schedule
- Support the design development of collaborative and third-party collections aligned with brand standards
- Contribute to seasonal concepts, color palettes, prints, and silhouettes
- Create and update technical sketches and flats using Adobe Illustrator
- Assist with fabric, trim, wash, and color selection
- Contribute to mood boards, concept decks, line reviews, and presentations
- Conduct trend, market, and competitive research using platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, WGSN, and Miro
- Create, update, and maintain accurate tech packs, including measurements, construction details, BOMs, and design comments
- Support fit sessions by capturing notes, tracking revisions, and following up on changes
- Assist with sample management, tracking, organizing, reviewing, and maintaining sample libraries
- Track product updates throughout the development lifecycle to ensure accuracy and timely execution
- Support communication with third-party vendors and overseas factories to maintain design intent and brand standards
- Partner with Merchandising, Technical Design, Production, and Sourcing teams to align products with line plans, costing, and timelines
- Assist in managing seasonal calendars and collaboration milestones
- Support adoption meetings, line reviews, and cross-functional checkpoints
- Organize and maintain design files, collaboration decks, reference libraries, and seasonal boards
- Update PLM systems, line plans, BOMs, and internal tracking tools
- Support market preparation, collaboration launches, and internal presentations
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or a related field preferred
- 1–3 years of experience in apparel design or product development, including internships
- Experience working on collaborations, licensed products, or with third-party vendors preferred
- Apparel industry experience required
- Portfolio required
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; PLM experience is a plus
- Working knowledge of garment construction, fabrics, and fit
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Basic understanding and hands-on experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Vizcom for ideation and design visualization
- Strong interest in collaboration-driven products and brand partnerships
- Proactive, adaptable, and open to feedback
- Highly organized and comfortable managing multiple timelines
- Team-oriented with a collaborative mindset
- Ability to balance creativity with execution and deadlines
- Ability to lift and transport garment samples and sample boxes
Designer - Intermediate · LanceSoft Inc