Hiring for Temporary Designer – Luxury Bridal and Evening Collection at New York, New York Full Time

We are seeking an individual who is extremely organized and detail oriented, excellent in communication and time management. Strong garment construction knowledge and experience in high-end bridal or evening wear development is required.  Made in NYC experience is a plus. Must be able to work on a small team and take on many responsibilities. 

Requirements

• Create fabric layering mock ups and sewing samples to help select final fabrics, linings, and finishesCreate detail sheets from original sketches to be given to pattern makers and sewers with construction callouts and all relevant finishing and design details
• Design original prints and embroidery layouts
• Create cut tickets for muslins and final samples and complete packages with all fabrics, trims, linings to be passed to local factories
• Lead development fittings by organizing development muslins and samples from in house and outside factories
• Document all design changes by updating sketches, detail sheets, cut tickets and cutters musts
• Manage an in house team of 1-2 full time sewers by scheduling their workflow based on order of priority 
• Manage the small in house team to develop collections from start to finish
• Work with local factories to construct muslins and original samples with high end finishings 
• This is a full time position

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• BA or BS in Fashion Design
• In depth knowledge of high end garment construction
• Proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator on MAC
• Proficient in Adobe Fresco on iPad

** Must be fully Vaccinated against Covid-19