Freelance Girls Designer - Atrium
New York, NY
About the Job
About Atrium:
What you do matters. As a people-centric organization, we foster an environment of collaboration, high performance, and innovation where your talents are valued, and your achievements are celebrated. Join us and become part of an inclusive team.
Client Overview:
Our client is a leading fashion brand dedicated to creating stylish and high-quality clothing for girls. They pride themselves on their commitment to innovation, creativity, and inclusivity in design. Their mission is to empower young girls to express themselves through fashion and feel confident in their own style. They are looking to add a Freelance Girls Designer to their team.
Salary/Hourly Rate:
$35/hr
Position Overview:
As the freelance Girls Designer, you will be responsible for creating and developing clothing and accessory designs specifically tailored for infants, toddlers, and children. Your role involves staying updated on the latest trends, understanding children’s preferences, and translating them into innovative and appealing designs.
Responsibilities of the Freelance Girls Designer:
- Collaborate closely with the Design Director to establish the seasonal framework while ensuring that commercial objectives and creative concepts line up.
- Create seasonal color palettes by identifying important color trends.
- From conception to production, supervise every step of the design process, including sketching, sample creation, fabric and trim development, fittings, and working with important suppliers to manage their sketch development.
- Ensure that clothing satisfies the construction, fit, and comfort standards for its category.
- Make clothing specifications and tech packs for designs.
- Ensure that line sheets and design records are kept current.
- Have a comprehensive understanding of the raw materials, finishes, and washes unique to the clothing product.
- Collaborate with Sourcing to get the intended result.
- Interact with local and international merchants and sellers, licensees, and brands.
- Throughout the design creation process, supervise the approval of the print, textiles, and trims.
- Make unique designs based on trend analysis, consumer and market research, and more.
Qualifications for the Freelance Girls Designer:
- 5 years of experience in apparel with a focus on children’s clothing.
- Strong color expertise.
- Thorough knowledge of silhouettes, fabrication, construction techniques, and trim.
- Expertise with Adobe Suite – Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree is required.
Benefits:
- Atrium Care Package available, upon eligibility (including healthcare plans, discount programs, and paid time off).
As a woman-owned firm, we value diversity. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), age, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, disability (physical or mental), genetic information, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Candidates who apply for roles through the Atrium website will be added to our candidate pool and may be considered for additional roles of a similar title. Please contact us to request an accommodation.
EOE/M/F/D/V/SO
