Assistant Designer, Apparel - Bespoke Post (New York, NY)
About
Bespoke Post is an e-commerce retailer and membership service that helps people discover high-quality gear from the best small brands in the world. From clothing to camping gear, boots to barware– our mission is to help customers cut through the clutter, and find goods and guidance that spark their curiosity and fuel a fun, interesting, adventurous lifestyle. Since we opened shop back in 2011, we’ve proudly spent more than $150 million with small brands and welcomed over 1.5 million Members. Our team is based in New York City, and we’re always looking for great new people to join our crew. So don’t be shy about reaching out.
Job Description
We're looking for an Assistant Designer to help grow our Private Label menswear apparel brands. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, collaborative team on a sophisticated range of menswear categories, including heritage workwear, weekend leisurewear, casual outdoors, accessories, and more.
You’ll have hands-on learning experience with all aspects of producing menswear collections, from concept, design, tech packs, fittings, production, and delivery.
You'll be directly assisting and reporting to the Design Director of Apparel and Accessories. Additionally, you’ll work closely with our entire Private Label team, including Product Developers, Brand Managers, Graphic Designers, Buyers, and outside vendors. You’ll work at our Manhattan office 4-5 days per week in a hybrid environment.
This is a Full-Time position
You will:
Conduct trend and market analysis on competitors, vendors, and retailers to help inform design strategy
Assist in developing design concepts for seasonal men's apparel lines by researching trends, fabrics, silhouettes etc.
Create detailed CAD’s, build technical specification documents, BOM’s and tech packs for use in manufacturing
Attend fit sessions and assist on communicating design amendments
Organize procurement of seasonal market research materials
Track, document, and organize active prototype samples
Measure garments for technical analysis and adherence to spec
Maintain and build seasonal physical product development boards, files, and material libraries
Participate in design and merchandising meetings to take notes and document decisions.
Support Brand Managers in building decks and salesheets with color-ups for each season
Work out of our New York City office 4-5 days per week
The ideal candidate:
Has 1+ years of professional design experience specifically in menswear apparel
Has an elevated design aesthetic, a strong sense of color, and can design in various styles for different brands
Has a genuine love for product design and gets excited about discovering and helping develop new products
Ability to quickly ideate with hand sketching
Has extensive knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite for creating detailed CAD’s in Illustrator, and mocking up designs in Photoshop
Has a fluent understanding of Microsoft Excel
Has exceptional attention to detail and well-organized project management skills, and can juggle between multiple projects
Has a “no task is beneath me” attitude and is excited to wear different hats
Has strong verbal and written communication skills and is able to collaborate with a diverse range of team members in a hybrid environment
Bonus points for:
Savvy of Technical Design skills
Compensation, Benefits, and Perks:
Starting base salary range of $60,000 to $65,000 per year
Company equity
Annual bonus
Unlimited vacation time
Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance with FSA options and access to One Medical, Health Advocate, Teladoc, and Talkspace
401k with a nonelective company contribution of 3%
$250 per month home office allowance
Up to $500 per year learning allowance
Paid parental leave
Flexible schedule
Up to $500 annual 1:1 donation match
A free Bespoke Post box each month, plus additional discounts
Regular team learning, social, and wellness events
We are proud to uphold an environment free of discrimination. Bespoke Post is an equal opportunity workplace and we recognize that our success is dependent on having an inclusive, collaborative team that is as diverse as, if not more than, the products we ship.
