Design Assistant
Tailored Brands, Inc. is a leading omni-channel specialty retailer of menswear, including suits and a broad selection of business casual offerings as well as the largest provider of tuxedo rental products in the U.S. and Canada. We operate retail stores in all 50 states and Canada. Our U.S. retail stores are operated under the brand names of Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, Men’s Wearhouse and Tux, and K&G Fashion. Our Canadian stores are operated under the brand name of Moores in ten provinces. Our purpose is to help our customers love how they look for moments that matter. We accomplish this by providing a personal, convenient, one-of-a-kind shopping experience with compelling products and world-class service. We help fulfill this mission by providing our employees with an engaging and inclusive workplace focused on teamwork, growth and respect. If you want to make a difference, be part of a great team and grow, you might be a perfect fit.
Benefits
We offer a generous package of health, financial, professional, and work-life benefits. Benefits typically include:
- Medical, prescription, dental, vision, savings accounts, wellbeing program, life/disability, commuter, accidental insurance, legal services, 401k.
- Bereavement, paid holidays, floating holidays, vacation pay, sick leave, adoption assistance, employee discounts and so much more!
Work-Life Balance
We understand the demands of work, school, family, and personal responsibilities. Through our work-life resources and programs we offer services for every stage of life to help you manage the day-to-day needs. We offer programs such as:
- Zoom-Free Fridays | so you can catch up on work
- Summer Fridays | from Memorial Day to Labor Day so you can enjoy a head-start to the weekend
- Holiday Early Departure | close out early the business day before a company observed holiday
About the Job
We currently have an exciting opportunity for
What You’ll Do | Key Accountabilities
- Escalate exceptions or issues to the development calendar
- Assist the Design team prepare divisional assortments for presentation at Buy Meetings
- At the direction of the Designer, request material/swatch submits based on defined requirements (fiber content, performance characteristics, price point, etc.)
- Assist with the preparation and editing of swatch boards and any other presentation materials
- Produce and maintain development books, including handlooms, lab dips, and other fabric specifications and samples
- Maintain all mill swatches throughout the season and manage the fabric library of fabric samples and prototypes
- Assist in preparation of seasonal library and facilitate workflow as needed
- Assist design team prepare for weekly calls with buyers by preparing seasonal swatch/image cross references to class codes
- Cut and prepare swatches to send to suppliers and buyers as part of development
- Ensure the sample room is organized and well maintained to properly catalogue store bought samples and prototypes
- Assist with researching and compiling design inspiration imagery
- Input information into PLM, as needed
- Assist with the coordination of trim at the design team’s direction
- Own it Together: although the Design Assistant will be assigned to a Design category and/or Designer, they may be redeployed to support another design team as production needs dictate
Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in fashion design, fashion merchandising/marketing, and/or design
- General knowledge of men’s fashion, design, and technical design
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented and collaborative environment
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to adjust priorities to meet deadlines with good follow through and a sense of urgency
- Organizational skills necessary to handle multiple tasks and complete them within deadlines
- Detail oriented with attention to accuracy
- Demonstrated creative abilities, fashion awareness, and color analysis
- Technical sketching ability (flat and illustration)
- Proficient in Illustrator, Photoshop and Excel
- Ability to work 40 hours per week from the New York office with occasional overtime (subject to Brand Manager approval)
Work Environment, Physical & Mental Demands
- Ability to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time
- Ability to stoop, kneel, bend at the waist, and reach on a daily basis
- Able to lift and move up to 25 pounds occasionally
- Must utilize visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment
- Hours regularly 40 hours per week
COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
Tailored Brands requires all Corporate & Shared Services employees either (a) establish that they have been fully vaccinated; or (b) obtain an approved reasonable accommodation exempting them from this requirement due to a medical reason, or because of a sincerely held religious belief or practice, as a condition of employment. For purposes of this policy, a fully vaccinated person is someone who has received all recommended dose(s) of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the World Health Organization (WHO), including vaccinations that have been approved pursuant to an Emergency Use Authorization, and it has been at least 10 days since the administration of the final dose. Except in states under Executive Order.
Note: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with this job.