Freelance Senior Designer, Sleep & Accessories - Solomon Page : Job Details

We are looking for a Freelance Senior Designer, Sleep & Accessories for a top fashion brand in NYC!

Responsibilities:

• Identify market trends domestically and internationally continually and evaluate trends as they relate to the brand
• Working closely with the Senior Design Director, identify big ideas + key items that will answer the seasonal brief and business needs
• Excellent sketching and vector cads skills that communicate proper proportion, details and constructions for presentation decks and techpacks.
• Apply seasonal color, print and pattern to the line post sketch reviews and work with the Senior Design Director to balance out according to the key focus palettes and color stories.
• Wash and color development seasonally to work with any new seasonal washes or any new wash on an existing fabric.
• Have thorough working knowledge of raw materials and work with material team to source seasonal fabrics, attend weekly material meeting to manage requests and approvals. Support the design director with seasonal platforming needs for material pre-positioning.
• Partner with Senior Design Director on seasonal presentations and key milestones and be able to confidently field questions from executive leadership team.
• Oversee seasonal decks with all up-to-date information on details, wash and color.
• Supervise techpack creation ensuring the assistant designer can correctly assemble all information needed to direct the tech team on the design intent. Proof the work and provide an extra set of eyes across all styles and bubble any questions and areas when further guidance is required from the design director.
• Partner with production team to schedule hand off?s according to calendar deadlines aligned with design director.
• Attend and support all style fittings to guide the teams through fit comments, support and proof follow up actions.
• Trim/submit approvals along with color/print/stripe approvals.
• Gold tag, shade band and other color/material approvals.
• Support assistants with daily vendor emails.
• Partner with production team to achieve the highest quality product within the cost structure that is needed.
• Partner with merchants to ensure design is aligned on seasonal needs and changes throughout the season.
• Supervise Assistant Designer and/or Associate Designer to assist in the development of that individual to grow to the next level.
• Understands importance of training as a key role in developing their direct reports and guides them.
• Manage design team's workload and day-to-day, help to prioritize through the complexity of overlapping seasons.
• Partner with Senior Design Director on seasonal calendar and category specific deadlines to ensure these are achievable.
• In person/in-office collaboration is required, the frequency of such in-person/in-office collaboration (e.g., portion of week, entire week) is dictated by business needs. Such collaboration includes work centralized around product development, milestone meetings, fittings, and approvals.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Fashion or Art (or equivalent experience and education).Experience working in Apparel. Wovens experience is plus.
• 8+ years related experience
• Keen eye for color, trend, detail and construction.
• Able to multi-task and prioritize based on business objectives
• Working knowledge of Adobe Suite (Illustrator/Photoshop/Indesign) and Excel. PLM experience is a plus.
• Ability to act as liaison between many departments, excellent communication, and analytic skills.
• Must be detail oriented, computer literate and able to handle multiple tasks at once.

If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.

The Solomon Page Distinction

Solomon Page offers a comprehensive benefit program for hourly employees. We pride ourselves on offering medical, dental, 401(k), direct deposit and commuter benefits to our employees, including freelancers - which sets us apart in the industries we serve.

About Solomon Page

Founded in 1990, Solomon Page is a specialty niche provider of staffing and executive search solutions across a wide array of functions and industries. The success of Solomon Page reflects an organic growth strategy supported by a highly entrepreneurial culture. Acting as a strategic partner to our clients and candidates, we focus on providing customized solutions and building long-term relationships based on trust, respect, and the consistent delivery of excellent results. For more information and additional opportunities, visit: solomonpage.com and connect with us on Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Opportunity Awaits.