Fashion Designer (Women's Contemporary)

Headquartered in Vernon, California, Lost Wander is recognized as leading designer, distributor, and retailer and known for its feminine silhouettes paired with signature floral prints and ruffles. Lost Wander offers trend driven design, craftsmanship and attention to detail at a compelling value to our customers. We are proud to be a female owned / multi-cultural team and values diversity and equal rights to all our employees and business partners. We would love to bring in a hardworking, loyal, and honest individual to our team with below qualities :

Your responsibilities :

Create design direction based on each season by applying upcoming trends into the brand DNA.

Design collectively based on the season and the delivery (about 50 SKUs per delivery).

Must have flat sketch skills either on illustrator and photoshop and be able to fill in the print / colors.

Must have understanding of pattern and fitting and knowledge in garment construction.

Create tech packs with detailed specifications that include garment measurements, construction details, and trim / fabric information

Research trends and bring in new ideas through competitive shopping, forecasting websites, and runway shows

Research and source on latest trend of fabric, trim, and embellishments and present to the team

Create cost sheets and product lists on Excel before the season launch

Comprehensive knowledge of silhouettes, fabrication, color / print usage, graphics, embellishment layouts, and trim required and must be able to organize per season.

Must be organized, able to meet deadlines and flexibility to adapt.

Our expectations from you :

Must have a Bachelors or Associates degree in Fashion Apparel Design

Must have 5 years of Fashion Design experience with Women's contemporary brand

Must have strong design aesthetic, color sense, and conceptual skills

Ability to create flat sketches by hand and illustrations in CAD

Must be proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, Excel, and Word

Basic garment construction knowledge required

Comprehensive knowledge of silhouettes, fabrication, color / print usage, graphics, embellishment layouts, and trim required

Flexibility to adapt in a well to fast paced, rapidly changing work environment

Must be a team player, open to take direction, and able to work well under pressure, but also able to work solely with leadership.

We are looking for :

You love complexity and strategy and are excited about continual improvement

You are goal achiever, and you can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done

Experience working in a small but high growth environment

Organized, trustworthy and responsible with the tasks given

Work with a sense of urgency-strong time management

Someone who is positive and a problem solver.

Benefits & Perks :

Medical, dental, vision insurance for eligible employees

Paid vacation, sick, holidays for all employees

Employee discount up to 60% off

401K

TO APPLY :

Please submit your resume and a short cover letter telling us about yourself and why you are a great fit for Lost Wander! Also please be careful with scams asking for bank information or to fill out a form in offering internship or job offer. We do not ask for such personal information during the interview process and we will not tolerate any suspicious act impersonating myself or our team members.

Lost Wander is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.