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Sleepwear/Loungewear Designer - A Dream Job!

Berkshire Blanket

Sleepwear/Loungewear Designer - A Dream Job!

Ware, MA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Are you motivated and enthusiastic? Do you love all the little (and big!) ways designers can make the world a more beautiful place? Are you ready to be a part of the development and design team of the new apparel division for our growing business?

    As our new designer, you will assist in developing and creating new designs that reflect market trends and match our customers’ needs.  Berkshire Blanket & Home Co can promise you an outlet for your creativity, a dynamic and interesting working environment, and colleagues who laugh easily and know how to have fun.

    Our ideal designer will have:

    • Bachelor’s degree in apparel design or related field, and 1-3+ years’ experience and training.
    • Proficiency in CAD using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Experience with NedGraphics is very much a plus!
    • Common business applications including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
    • A strong trend awareness.
    • A solid understanding of garment construction, along with excellent design and sketching skills.
    • A strong color, print and pattern sense.

    This position needs someone who can manage sometimes competing priorities and solve unique problems in a fast-paced work environment while maintaining deadlines that may require deliverables from others. You will need to be very detail oriented, and unafraid to (politely) push to keep projects on schedule. 

    AS OUR NEW DESIGNER, YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE:

    • Collaborating with design team and product development team to gather market data on key fashion trends, including silhouette, fabrication, trims, color, and design.
    • Identifying key ideas and images for seasonal concept, design and development.
    • Following trends, having knowledge of competitors and aspirational brands for your category, and keeping team informed of any opportunities that seem relevant for the category.
    • Collaborating with design team and product development team to manage the design process from concept to production.
    • Creating brand right collections to reflect season trends and account needs.
    • Creating flat technical Illustrator sketches and CAD images for development, presentations and production tech packs.
    • Creating and/or editing repeating patterns, graphics and colorways. 
    • Preparing prints and colors to be sent to mills for production.
    • Creating presentation boards for customers and sales teams.
    • Managing deadlines, ensuring projects and presentations are completed on time.
    • Communicating with Asia team to track and maintain fabric and sample development.
    • Assisting and attending design meetings, sample reviews, and line reviews.
    • Assisting with fittings and follow-up as needed.
    • A possibility of traveling to factories and buying shows domestically and internationally.

    We need a creative Type A... someone who is a perfect balance of left and right-brained thinking. With a positive attitude, creative design sense, and strong organizational skills, we’re sure you’ll be a perfect fit for our team!

    REQUIRED SOFT SKILLS:

    • Organizing oneself meticulously.
    • Independence and self-motivation to stay on top of both regular and long term projects, while prioritizing to manage task-based assignments as needed.
    • Eagerness to learn and expand your skill set to support our product development and sales teams, and to adapt as the position evolves with changing trends and needs.
    • Positive attitude, collaborative demeanor - we have fun here!

    Apply today. We'd love to hear from you!

    APPLICANTS MUST HAVE PORTFOLIO OF RELEVANT DESIGN WORK AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

    Berkshire Blanket & Home Co. is the U.S. arm of a fast-growing Nanjing company that is leading the home textile export business to the states. We are a consumer products company located within a thirty-minute commute of Springfield, Amherst, Northampton, and Worcester, MA. As one of the largest home textile importers and designers in the U.S., Berkshire Blanket's distinctive product line may be found at a variety of national retailers under a number of well-known consumer brands in addition to private label products with select retailers. We foster an open, collaborative environment that rewards performance, and values hard work and dedication.

    An excellent benefits package is offered, which includes: Medical/ Dental/Life/Vision/Legal/401K/Paid Vacation/Personal Days, as well as an excellent work environment with opportunity for career growth.