Tharanco Group is seeking an Assistant Designer to work directly with Greg Norman Clubs and the Retail Division. This position will be based out of our New York office.
Tharanco Group designs, sources, and sells Men’s (Golf Apparel, Dress Shirts, Active/Outdoor Apparel) and Women’s (Dresses, Sweater & Knit Tops) apparel to major retailers and boutiques/pro-shops in the US and through its own Direct to Consumer channels (Ecommerce & Retail Stores). Tharanco Group Inc. has been in the Apparel Business since 1988 and has several operating divisions with offices in NYC, Secaucus NJ, and Canton MA, and 13 Retail Stores across DE, FL, GA & SC. Please visit our company website www.tharancogroup.com for more information.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with Design leadership, Sales and Merchandising teams on seasonal SKU development plans.
- Must adhere to the established time and action product development calendar.
- Ability to react to fast track styles as per customer needs.
- Research market trends in color, print & pattern within golf market and lifestyle sectors.
- Identify additional brand applicable trend & opportunities for discussion.
- Remain current with competitor products and trends.
- Collaborate with Design leadership as you design assortments.
- Create seasonally relevant color palettes.
- Create seasonal Print & Pattern themes & stories as per the SKU plan.
- Work closely with Cad artists in-house and remote to develop artworks and color combinations.
- Must have knowledge of performance fabrications, attributes and details.
- Design and develop on-product trim, i.e. buttons, zippers, tapings that are relevant to the products.
- Partner with Merchandising throughout the design process from ideation through final BOM review pass off.
- Responsible for all Tech Pack and BOM creation.
- Partner with technical design to lead fittings seasonally.
- Responsible for the review, comments and approval of all seasonal lab dips from development through production.
- Review, comment and work towards approval for all print strike offs from development through production.
- Organize and maintain seasonal lab dip and print strike off developments catalog.
- Build & maintain Club or Retail customer seasonal linesheets.
- Responsible for the development of product marketing tools, i.e. hangtags, pocket flashers, jokers and labeling specific to the Club.
Experience Needed:
- Ability to work in a fast paced design driven environment interacting with several cross functional business partners.
- Understanding of SMU product life-cycle from concept to market.
- Must have strong color sensibility.
- Must have knowledge of print processes on synthetic and natural fabrics.
- Ability to provide direction to fabric mills for new or counter developments.
- Entrepreneurial spirit, ability to be proactive and pursue opportunities to improve the overall business & its processes.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Passion for the product development process.
- Strong fabric & style aesthetic.
Educational Background Required:
Experience Required:
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Fashion design: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- New York, NY 10018 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- New York, NY 10018: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person