Associate Designer

Johnny Was, LLC

At Johnny Was, our mission is to inspire free-spirited optimism through beauty, authenticity, comfort and artistic expression. California Dreaming – the ultimate destination for those who love California and the relaxed modern bohemian lifestyle it embodies.

          

Position Overview:

The Associate Designer will coordinate, under the direction of the Designer, the execution of garments in the Johnny Was line. They will also collaborate with cross - functional teams such as sewing and patternmaking to ensure completion of line.

Examples of Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Sourcing new China and Domestic fabrics
• Testing prints/embroidery
• Ordering fabrics/ buttons/zippers/trims
• Updating boards with body/fabric info
• Tracking DUPs packing list, samples/swatches/protos packing list, ETAS and prices of DUPS
• Creating line sheets (including drops, getting pricing)
• Sending lab dips; tie dye developments to overseas factories
• Develop spreadsheets for sample line (dups) in Excel and InDesign:
• Colors
• Dye house
• ship and receive
• Meetings with Head Designer, Design Director and team throughout development and duplicate stages.
• Splitting for dye house
• Arrange sample line (dups) and send to showrooms.
• Package all info for China
• Enter style information in ERP system (RLM)
• Other duties as assigned.

Accountability:

• This position is accountable for the efficient follow through on the entire design process from taking direction from head designer, working closely and guiding sewer on garment sewing details and finishing of the garments as well as working closely with patternmakers to ensure garment is made correctly and in a timely manner.

Qualifications and Guidelines

• To perform this job, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be flexible, solution oriented and adaptive to changing priorities.
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.
• Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities

All qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Change Act. This position requires customer interaction and access to funds, merchandise, and private information. The Company reserves the right to withdraw contingent offers of employment on the basis of criminal convictions that may have a direct, adverse, and negative bearing on the ability to perform these job duties.

Starting Rate $64,600.00

What happens next? 
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply! You will receive an email confirming we received your application. We will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or information at any time by accessing your candidate profile.

This Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants based on race, color, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religious creed, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, military and veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, reproductive health decision-making, lawful off-duty use of marijuana, any other characteristic protected by law, or any combination of two or more of the characteristics listed here. If you need an accommodation to complete an online application, please contact the location you are applying to or contact us at 1-888-725-1899.

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