Assistant Designer – Intimates

About the role

Employment Type: Freelance. Location: Manhattan, New York. Work Arrangement: Hybrid, with regular in-office collaboration and additional onsite availability during key milestones. Assignment Length: Short-term freelance engagement, with potential for extension based on business needs and performance.

Schedule

Full-time, approximately 40 hours per week.

Benefits

Company-issued computer provided.

Responsibilities

• Support the design team in developing commercially relevant, trend-right products aligned with seasonal direction.
• Create and revise CADs, including flat sketches, colorways, print fills, brushes, and presentation-ready artwork.
• Maintain line sheets and support design documentation using Adobe InDesign.
• Assist with technical packs, style handoffs, bills of materials, and product lifecycle management tasks.
• Organize, track, prepare, and maintain development samples for fittings, reviews, presentations, and milestone meetings.
• Build seasonal concept, color, fabric, and mood boards; conduct trend and competitive research.
• Partner with Design, Technical Design, Production, Merchandising, and vendor teams to communicate development updates.
• Participate in fittings and follow up on revisions, construction details, and sample status.
• Provide flexible support for design requests and special projects in a changing, deadline-driven environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Entry-level design experience within apparel, retail fashion, or intimate apparel product development.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop, including the ability to produce polished CADs.
• Experience with technical packs, bills of materials, PLM systems, and product-development workflows.
• Working knowledge of garment construction, fit, proportion, and fabrication.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative approach to cross-functional teamwork.
• Portfolio: examples of CAD work, technical packs, bills of materials, and garment construction knowledge; demonstrates strong attention to color, print, proportion, detail, and commercial fashion sensibility preferred