Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Graphic Designer for Hip Fashion Co. (SOMA / south beach)

Location: SOMA/South Beach

HEADWEAR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
WWW.GOORIN.COM


Goorin Brothers, a long established hat company with a flare for fashion, is looking for a product designer for its volume driven business. The candidate should have strong graphic design skills and be trend driven in creating youth and counter culture inspired designs.

We are a fashion company designing and producing finished products. You will be working on PRODUCT DESIGNS as well as understanding PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. Prior knowledge of preparing Spec Packages is a huge plus. Detailed Oriented is Required.


JOB DESCRIPTION:

As a product designer, with an emphasis in creating graphics, you will develop and execute hats and baseball cap designs that are relevant to the pop culture lifestyles we cater to.


KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Execute designs for a given season and customer requests

• Participate in research & development of seasonal trends,
themes, concepts, color, fabric, and styling.

• Ensure designs meet merchant line plans, assortment
strategies, price points and overall creative direction.

• Develop prints, pattern work and silhouettes.

• Collaborate with Merchandising, Sourcing and In-House Artists to
achieve product execution and maintain design integrity.

• Produce cohesive product presentations to sell concepts to
merchants, including boards, tears, samples, etc.



JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Requirements:

• 4-year college degree in graphic design, fine arts or related
schooling

• Minimum of two years of experience in related category

• Expertise in Photoshop and Illustrator

• Demonstrated high taste level and creative ability

• Presentation and organizational skills

• Commercial sense and market knowledge

• Team player

• Strong listening skills and experience assimilating product
feedback

• Ability to prioritize and manage workload with multiple
deadlines

• Demonstrated pro-active thinking and problem-solving ability

• Ability to research and apply market/trend information

• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal
supervision


BOTH CONTRACT/FREELANCE OR FULL TIME WILL BE CONSIDERED




Email: job-651456540@craigslist.org

Posted by: Julia Woo

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