Assistant Designer

Position Summary:

Must have a passion for womens athletic/active/athleisure apparel. Will be responsible for assisting in all aspects of developing product for Greg Norman Women’s Collection and SMU projects. Must be a well-organized team player, excellent communicator, creative, detail-oriented person, and ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities:

• Must adhere to the established time and action product development calendar.

• Ability to react to fast-track TPs, lab-dips, SO’s styles as per customer needs.

•Partner with Merchandising throughout the design process from ideation through final BOM review pass off.

• Responsible for all PLM Tech Pack and BOM, artwork pitch & design detail sheet creation.

• Responsible for the review, comments and approval of all seasonal lab dips, strike-offs, trims from development through production.

• Organize and maintain seasonal lab dip and print strike off developments folders.

• Research market trends in color, styles, silhouettes (knits, wovens, outerwear, sweaters), prints within golf (sports) market and lifestyle sectors.

• Identify additional brand applicable trend & opportunities for discussion.

• Remain current with competitor products and trends.

• Assist in creating seasonal color palettes.

Assist with sketching then CADing collection using Adobe Illustrator/photoshop programs.

• Assist in building Collection and SMS line sheets.

• Design and develop on-product trim, i.e., buttons, zippers, tapings that are relevant to the products.

Experience Needed:

Ability to work in a fast-paced design driven environment interacting with several cross functional divisions.

Must have strong color sensibility.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Entrepreneurial spirit, ability to be proactive and pursue opportunities to improve the overall business & it’s processes.

Passion for the product development process.

Eye for tasteful, casual sportswear & activewear. Excellent design and sketching skills.

Strong design & style aesthetic.

Strong fashion and creative ability. Keen trend awareness.

Strong Adobe Illustrator and photoshop skills.

Strong organizational skills & ability to manage multiple tasks.

Ability to work well with multiple team members:

Positive Team player attitude.

Sense of accountability and strong work ethic.

Punctuality & dependable attendance.

Proficiency in: WebPLM, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Windows (Outlook / Word / Excel).

No job too small

Educational Background Required

• Bachelor’s Degree

Experience Required

• 0-5 Years