Overview
F.A.F. Inc. is a leading fashion jewelry and accessory program provider for retail partners, with a focus on exceeding expectations for 50 years. The company combines innovative design and merchandising expertise with excellent customer service and decades of execution experience. Known for collaboration, transparency, and ethical conduct, F.A.F. Inc. is the preferred supplier for world-renowned retailers.
Position Overview
Our Designer’s main responsibility is to conceptualize, design, and develop a range of fashion accessories including (but not limited to) jewelry, hair accessories and small soft goods. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of materials, trends, manufacturing, and the fashion / accessory market. The Designer reports to the Design Director and works collaboratively with the merchant, sales and sourcing teams to design customer specific product, meet price points and ultimately achieve sales goals.
Primary Responsibilities & Duties
- Collaborates closely with the Design Director and the design team to conceptualize and design customer centric product
- Adheres to a set design calendar and project deadlines
- Researches market trends – shop stores, magazines, trend services, attend major customer trend meetings
- Pre-sources beads, materials, and trims
- Prepares trend inspiration, color, material charts
- Creates designs from concept sketches to finished renderings or handmade samples
- Creates product development sheets for designs, ensuring specs are accurate and items will execute
- Participates in vendor calls to review product requirements, material call outs and design details
- Reviews vendor models and CAD images
- Reviews final vendor samples focusing on product execution and quality
- Will participate in customer meetings as needed
- Works collaboratively with the merchant, sales and sourcing teams
Skills & Qualifications
An Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Art, Textiles, Merchandising, Fashion Design or related fieldMinimum of 2-4 years’ experience of jewelry / accessory designProficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud programs; Illustrator, Photoshop, hand rendering and manipulatingAbility to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different natureAbility to work as part of a team; collaborating with coworkers, maintaining a cross-functional relationshipAbility to gain an understanding of department and corporate strategic vision and goalsAbility to work in a fast-paced fashion environment, under pressure of short deadline and ever-changing prioritiesAbility to participate in design meetings to offer suggestions and inputAbility to work extra hours to meet deadlines as necessaryJob Type
Full-time
Pay Range
$55,000 - $65,000 Annually
Benefits
Health insurance : Medical, Dental, VisionFlexible Spending Account (FSA)401(k)401(k) matching / Profit SharingEmployee assistance programCompany Paid Life insurance & Long Term DisabilityPaid time offSchedule
8 hour shift : Mon-Fri 8 : 00am to 4 : 30pmWork Location
In person
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