Designer jobs in Newark, NJ

Tahari is looking for an experienced designer with at least 6 year of experience.

Understand the luxury fashion marker, including trends, consumer preferences

Colorist

· Prepare Seasonal Color Stories

· Present to Elie

· Present all color standards to be sent to mills

· Make color comments and approvals for bulk

Print

· Research original artwork with print studios

· Present original prints to Elie for purchase

· Arrange and approve print repeats

· Pitch colors in prints when recoloring

· Prepare strike-off requests

· Do print placement for production

Fabrics

· Conduct all textiles research at N.Y. Textile Shows and Agents offices

· Request headers for review with Elie

· Sample fabrics with Cathy and indicate Factory destination

Yarns

· Conduct all yarn research for knitwear

· Request yarn cards for review with Elie

· Arrange sample yarn LBS with Knitwear factories

Trims-Button and Braids

· Conduct research with vendors and present to Elie

· Choose all trims for production in conjunction with Elie

Design

· Design all woven and knitwear

· Present research and sketches for Elie to review

· Assign #’s to all chosen styles and create style library

· Prepare tech packs with sketch, measurements and fabric information and factory. Provide to Cathy’s Department for shipping and receiving

· Notify factories of developments being sent

· Create and maintain line plans and update with fabric information and style information as collection evolves

· Track estimated delivery dates from factories of protos they are developing

When protos are received in Millburn:

· Review protos with Elie and Decide which styles to proceed with

· Pass protos and tech racks to production technical designers for measuring prior to fitting

Fitting

· Schedule fitting-typically a 2-hour fitting. Once a week at Elie’s apartment

· Rotate fitting of garments based on delivery cycle

· Meet weekly with production Technical Designers to oversee status of all styles

· Any daily questions from the Technical Designers as they do not have a Head Production Person

· Answer daily questions from factories concerning protos and production

Review bulk as Abed submits 1 piece each of every style group

· If there are any production/quality fit issues, advise factories with photos and details. Advise Abed and Susan of possible solutions and charge backs if necessary

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $160,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work setting:

• In-person

Work Location: In person