Type:
- Freelance to Full-Time
Responsibilities:
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Design women’s RTW woven styles following seasonal creative direction with a focus on soft wovens and occasion dressing
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Design seasonal prints and embellishments as required
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Collaborate with patternmakers + sample-makers to guide first toiles to final samples
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Understand collection direction, overview, and suggest missed opportunities
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Attend development fittings with patternmakers and creative director to develop prototypes and final samples
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Follow up with fit note corrections with patternmakers if needed
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Attend pre-production fittings with patternmakers to perfect styles before passing off to production
Qualifications:
- At least 5-7 years of experience designing womenswear at luxury or contemporary pricepoints
- Expert knowledge of garment construction
- Clear written and spoken communication skills with excellent follow up for overseas factory correspondence
- Proficient in garment sketching, clear tech packs for embellishment trial launches
- Knowledge of woven fabric and embroidery techniques
- Ability to adapt to a sometimes fast-paced working environment while maintaining a respectful, positive, and calm demeanor
- Attention to detail, clear and team player, and self-starter
- Familiarity with the Rachel Comey brand and understands the aesthetics of the product/customer
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suites and Mac OSX required
Salary:
- $70K-$96K base salary, depends on experience
If you are interested in joining our team, please send us a letter of intention with your portfolio or other supporting materials, so that we can learn more about your work to hr@rachelcomey.com