Senior Associate, Woman's Woven Blouses

The Kasper Group is an apparel industry leader, offering women wardrobe solutions for their wear-to-work and special occasion dressing needs. Driven by excellence and exceptional talent, The Kasper Group has remained a forerunner in fashion for over 30 years. We are committed to delivering iconic brands ( Kasper, Anne Klein, LeSuit, Kenneth Cole ), relevant fashions and trusted, quality products to our consumers. So be a part of the exceptional talent!

We currently have a great opportunity for an Associate Designer. The Associate Designer will assist the Senior Designer with the execution of vision, style, and aesthetic, for our womenswear brands, with a focus on women's woven tops and blouses. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following :

• Assist in product development at all stages under guidance of designers : sketching, detail illustrator sketches, tech-packing (proto stage), trend presentation brochures, presentation boards etc.
• Coordinate samples : check in proto and sale samples, track organize and archive
• Helps maintain fabric assortment and library for each season
• Assist in generating and updating line sheets in Illustrator
• Understand the customers by doing market research
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of the customer and competition
• Shop retail floor looking for new silhouettes and details
• Adhere to due dates for all stages of design
• Able to adjust to changing business needs
• Adjust to Time and Action calendar changes
• Send out and follow up on packages for overseas vendors
• Coordinate sample requests from sales and marketing
• Attend fittings with design and technical design
• Work with design, sales and production to effectively communicate departmental needs and design requests.
• Participate in group meetings and trend shopping
• Initiating all styles in centric PLM upon confirmation of sales buy.
• Maintaining and updating details in PLM as needed.
• Maintaining, updating and distribution of all line sheets in Illustrator as needed.
• Team Player : Constant communication and collaboration with design and cross functional team members
• Highly efficient, organized, and ability to work with a sense of urgency and purpose.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Salary Range : 75-90K

We are an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected eternal status.