What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Designer position at Cara Cara New York?
Company Description:
Cara Cara is a women's ready-to-wear clothing brand that combines the joyful spirit of being on holiday, with exuberant and versatile wardrobe pieces to wear year-round. Founded by three women and based in New York City, Cara Cara offers dresses, skirts, tops and swimwear on its direct-to-consumer website www.caracaranyc.com and through a network of over 100 high-end boutiques and retailers including Net-a-Porter, Neiman Marcus, Moda Operandi, Saks Fifth Avenue, ShopBop, and Bergdorf Goodman.
Title of the Role:
Associate Designer
The Associate Designer supports the knits and wovens team in full collection building that aligns with our brand's vision at Cara Cara. This role is vital to our creative process. The Associate Designer will report to the Head of Design and collaborate closely with design, technical design and production to execute seasonal concepts. This role will be initially focused on wovens and transition into a role with an overlap in knitwear.
What we’d like to see:
You’re excited to make an impact at a growing brand and you’re open to new experiences. You consider yourself to be self-motivated, driven by deadlines and you're proud of your impeccable organizational skills.
- Support the wovens and fully fashioned knit team in sketching, CADing, and facilitating the set up of tech packs with full BOMs.
- Sketch in Adobe Illustrator as well as by hand, and CADing complex prints into bodies in Adobe Illustrator
- Create development sheets with correct construction callouts, basic specs, & garment details for prototype requests at the beginning of each season
- Set up design development charts to track of prototype requests for the season
- Communicate with suppliers; maintaining relationships and sourcing fabrics, trims & accessories
- Maintain detailed binders of all fabrications, lab dips & trims used each season, as well as binders of fabric & trim approvals for bulk
- Make all lab dip comments and trim/fabric submit approvals
- Help to prepare design boards, color palettes, and design presentations
- Work with team to make linesheets by print group as well as by body books
- Liaise between design, tech design, production, and marketing teams
- Own our sample process; Track inbound & outbound samples, organize photoshoot samples in partnership with Marketing
What you’ll bring:
- 4-5 years of experience
- Proficiency in Excel, Illustrator and Photoshop
- Must have understanding of how to CAD prints, jacquard patterns, and complex stitches
- Knowledge of garment construction & basic knitwear construction
- Ability to manage competing priorities & multiple deadlines concurrently
What we offer
Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision
A PTO policy that includes including vacation, sick and parental leaves
401K (employee funded)
Pre-tax FSA and Commuter Benefits plans
10 paid company holidays
A clothing allowance & generous employee discount
An empathetic team that values mental wellness and work/life harmony
Salary : $75 - $90
