Assistant Designer, Design Team – ASTR The Label
Location: Vernon, CA
ASTR The Label’s Design team is at the heart of our brand, driving our commitment to beautiful, authentic designs crafted with quality materials and construction. We are actively seeking a talented and driven entry-level Assistant Designer to become a vital part of our expanding design team. Reporting directly to the Lead Designer, this position offers a unique opportunity to significantly contribute to our creative process.
Responsibilities:
As an Assistant Designer, you will play a crucial role across the entire design lifecycle, from ideation to final production. Your responsibilities will include:
Design & Development Support:
- Concept & Sketching: Work alongside the design team to research market trends, inspirations, and new colors. Develop initial flat sketches and concepts using Adobe Illustrator.
- Technical Design: Create comprehensive tech packs with detailed instructions
- Execution & Detail: Help execute designer concepts with critical attention to detail and a sense of urgency to meet all departmental deadlines.
- Collaboration: Correspond with designers throughout development, updating sketches and providing corrective instructions as needed.
- Sample Management: Assist in reviewing lab dips and print strike-offs. Organize and track inspiration, vendor, and development samples.
Product Information & Organization:
- Data Management: Manage development charts, including setting up styles in the ERP system. Email organization by vendors.
- Resource Management: Assist the Associate Designer with fabric organization and maintaining the color catalog. Create and organize fabric and trim binders seasonally.
- Documentation: Document and take detailed notes in cross-functional weekly meetings and milestone meetings.
Operational & Administrative Support:
- Meeting Preparation: Assist weekly proto reviews by gathering and prepping samples. Assist in creating seasonal concept boards for presentations/milestone meetings.
- Logistics: Set up vendor appointments, create and fulfill gifting packages, and manage shipping labels and packages for internal teams.
- Calendar Adherence: Adhere to design calendar deadlines and timelines, ensuring all tasks are completed in a timely manner.
- Costing & Sourcing: Compile pre-costing information for pre-production tech packs. Manage fabric inventory and library, coordinating fabric counter sourcing for costing. Collaborate with vendors to globally source and develop new fabrics and styles within budgetary guidelines.
- Communication: Effectively communicate with and provide accurate, clear information to vendors, product development, and tech teams via tech packs and emails.
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or a related field.
- 1-3 years of industry experience in fashion design is preferred.
- A strong online portfolio demonstrating your design work and proficiency in Adobe Illustrator created sketches is required.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and strong CAD skills.
- Knowledge of garment construction, patternmaking, draping, and sewing.
- A strong fashion aesthetic and conceptual skills, with the ability to uphold the Designer's vision for the collection.
- Timely sense of trends and market research encompassing color, fabric, and silhouette.
- Experience/knowledge in fabric sourcing, technical design, and fabric development.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with strong follow-up abilities.
- Eager and driven to learn, with the ability to multitask and take on additional projects as needed.
Additional Benefits:
401k, Health Insurance, PTO's, & Attractive Employee Discounts
