Temp, Design Job at KITH in New York

Position Summary : Kith is seeking a Temp, Design to support the design department and report to the Design Director. The role focuses on creating and managing tech packs, ensuring garment fit and quality, collaborating with vendors and internal teams, and maintaining brand standards from design handoff through production.

Location : HQ - Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Status : Full-time / 100% on-site

Compensation : $20 / hr-$25 / hr

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Design Director each season to research, develop, and design collections.
• Manage the design process from initial sketch to production, ensuring cohesiveness across assigned product categories.
• Create and maintain detailed tech packs with specifications on construction, trims, and fabrics; update sketches, BOMs, and measurements as needed.
• Review, size, and adjust graphics / textiles to align with design intent.
• Measure, examine, and assess samples at all stages; provide fit comments, pattern corrections, and construction feedback.
• Participate in fittings and partner closely with Technical Design to resolve fit issues and maintain consistency.
• Communicate updates and changes to overseas vendors and internal partners in a timely manner.
• Ensure all products meet Kith’s high-quality standards and brand values.
• Execute tasks and projects with critical attention to detail and urgency to meet department deadlines.
• Actively participate in meetings, taking detailed notes and contributing to discussions.
• Support technical design leaders in enhancing processes and procedures as the business evolves.

Qualifications

Who We Are

Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that offers seasonal collections of men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel, accessories and footwear through a distinct lens of personal storytelling. Kith embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design. Led by Founder, CEO and Creative Director Ronnie Fieg, the brand is known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view, and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators.

Kith operates 16 standalone boutiques around the world, and 3 shop-in-shops. Kith Treats, conceived from Fieg’s childhood love for cereal, operates in 10 locations, as well as Sadelle’s at Kith restaurants in Paris, Miami Design District, Toronto and Seoul.

The Kinnect Foundation, a non-profit established and operated by Kith, is a non-profit devoted to creating positive change through education, community and social impact.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Kith is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

All career opportunities offered by Kith are fully on site, and if contacted, all email communication will come from a kith.com / kithnyc.com email address. Please note that any correspondence from an alternative email domain, or offering remote or hybrid work, is fraudulent.

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