IBI-MTK® Boutique is looking for talented individuals to join our team and help grow our brand and business. We're a team who loves fashion and are motivated to grow this brand to the next level. We are looking to hire someone who loves fashion, has fantastic ideas, and will work hard to be part of our team. She/he must be highly motivated, diligent, and a team player along with being a self-starter with the energy, vision, and talent to join the NIBI team and grow with us as we continue to develop NIBI forward.
The Designer role will work with the design lead(s) to initiate concepts each season that are fashion driven and reflective of the creative vision and NIBI aesthetic. You will be a part of a dynamic, creative environment where you will collaborate with talented designers and cross-functional partners in the business.
Primary Responsibilitieswill include
- Work with design team to create mood boards and select fabric/prints into designs for upcoming seasons
- Flat sketching, Concept boards Cad design
- Trend research and fabrications following design direction, excel charts , seasonal inspiration
- Research trends and bring in new ideas through competitive shopping, forecasting websites, and runway shows, design clothing shapes
- Partner with design lead(s) to create sketches and product prototypes throughout the conceptual design process
- Sketch and research for each season based on the concept and direction from lead(s)
- Research Print and embellishment ideas for each season
- Attend fittings making detailed notes and making sketch updates
- Create pattern layouts, embellishment/ CAD print design artworks/layouts, RM layouts using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- Create / collaborate with Production Manager
- Collaborate with Production Manager to create
- Tech packs and line-sheets / WIP-charts
- Cost sheets and product lists on Excel before season launch
Additional Responsibilities / ToDo’sinclude
· Assist on photo shoots; work with the stylist / act as stylist to pick outfits for the shoot
- Create and organize a design materials library
- Assist in the preparation for meetings and presentations
Key Skills
- Strong fashion sense and the ability to interpret trends design sketching and print CAD
- Excellent interpersonal, communication skills with the ability to interact with a diverse group at all levels
- Highly organized with attention to detail and follow-up
- Strong knowledge of garment construction with attention to production detail
- Must be flexible with the ability to self-manage and handle multiple priorities at once
- Must be a collaborative team player with great initiative
- Ability to compose well written customer or other communications that represent the NIBI-MTK® brand
- Able to multi-task and delegate to ensure task completions and timelines
- Highly organized, able to create and maintain a daily / weekly checklist for short and long term goals
- Strong technical drawing abilities; hand sketching abilities
- Strong Illustrator, Photoshop and Microsoft Suite knowledge
Additional Skills & Assets and Preferred Capabilities
- Create CAD designs based on upcoming trends and mainstream designs for specific season
- Create tech packs, ensuring designs and trend is accurately translate into development samples
- Ability to build Tech Pack & Artwork of embellishment
- Ability to sketch both technical drawings and freeform renderings
- Extensive knowledge of garment construction, including pattern making, sewing and draping
- Extensive knowledge of embellishment, embroidery
- Proven ability to sketch, spec, drape, embroidery, embellishment and communicate silhouette and ideas clearly
- Experience working with cross-functional teams
- Understanding of materials, hardware, trims
- Create tech packs with detailed specifications that include garment measurements, construction details, and trim/fabric information
- Strong working knowledge of clothing at the consumer level – fit, function, fashion, trend, etc. … a practical knowledge of what a customer will buy
- Track development samples to ensure samples are received on time
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design
- 2-3years work experience in women’s apparel, not including internships
- Must be proficient in flat sketching and using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- Must be able to create CAD print designs
- Must have knowledge of garment construction
- Must have strong design aesthetic, color sense, and conceptual skills
- Comprehensive knowledge of silhouettes, fabrication, color/print usage, graphics, embellishment layouts, and trim required
- Strong organizational and communication skills
We are looking for
- A hard worker who likes owning responsibilities and gets things done
- A goal achiever who doesn't think of this as an 8 hour job
- A team player who is loved by everybody
- A multi-talented individual who can comprehend tasks and requirements outside their “primary” responsibilities
- A person with strong problem-solving skills without extensive resources
- A detail oriented person
- Loyalty, trustworthiness and with dedication and a strong sense of ownership of tasks and successes
- A positive attitude and ability to deal with challenging situations and varying work requirements
All applicants must create a design concept project when applying for the Assistant Design Position.
NIBI / Kristin Sheeler Designs, LLC is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.
Additional Compensation:
Benefits:
- Paid time off
- Flexible schedule
This Company Describes Its Culture as:
- Innovative -- innovative and risk-taking
- Detail-oriented -- quality and precision-focused
- Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative
Schedule:
This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:
- Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
- Achievement-oriented -- enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
- Autonomous/Independent -- enjoys working with little direction
- Innovative -- prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity
- High stress tolerance -- thrives in a high-pressure environment
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $40,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year
Experience:
- relevant: 2 years (Required)
Education:
Location:
Required travel:
Additional Compensation:
Work Location:
- One location
- Multiple locations
Benefits:
- Paid time off
- Flexible schedule
This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:
- Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
- Achievement-oriented -- enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
- Autonomous/Independent -- enjoys working with little direction
- Innovative -- prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity
- High stress tolerance -- thrives in a high-pressure environment
This Company Describes Its Culture as:
- Innovative -- innovative and risk-taking
- Detail-oriented -- quality and precision-focused
- Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative
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Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10025
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