Monday, March 15, 2010

Lingerie/Swimwear PR, Web, Sales and Design Assistant (Los Angeles)


WE ARE A MODERN, CONTEMPORARY, LUXURY LINGERIE/SWIMWEAR COMPANY BASED IN LOS ANGELES. WE ARE HIRING FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

-DESIGN ASSISTANT KNITWEAR DIVISION: *MUST HAVE A (4) YEAR BACHELORS DEGREE MAJORING IN FASHION DESIGN. MUST BE ABLE TO DRAPE, SEW, DO TECH PACKS AND SPECS. MUST BE PROFICIENT IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR/PHOTOSHOP. PAD COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN PROGRAM A PLUS! **TWO YEARS OF INTERNSHIP/WORK EXPERIENCE ARE MANDATORY TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION. MUST HAVE A VALID DRIVERS LICENSE, INSURANCE AND A VEHICLE TO APPLY.

-PATTERN MAKING ASSISTANT: MUST KNOW THE PAD (COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN PROGRAM), MUST BE ABLE TO DIGITIZE, BE FAMILIAR WITH MARKING/GRADING SYSTEM. MUST BE ABLE TO DRAPE, SEW, DO TECH PACKS AND SPECS.MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED WITHIN THE INDUSTRY (INTERNSHIPS OK, BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL START AT AN INTERN LEVEL IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A PAID POSITION WITHIN THE FIELD OF PATTERN MAKING.) **TWO YEARS OF INTERNSHIP/WORK EXPERIENCE ARE MANDATORY TO APPLY FOR THIS POSTION.

-SHOWROOM SALES ASSISTANT: ASSIST WITH ALL IN HOUSE ACCOUNTS. MAINTAIN OUR DOWNTOWN LA SHOWROOM. MEET WITH OUR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WHEN THEY ARE IN TOWN. COORDINATE SHOWINGS AND LUNCHES FOR OUR CLIENTS. CLIENTS INCLUDE URBAN OUTFITTERS, ANTHROPOLOGIE, VICTORIAS SECRET, NORDSTROMS, ISETAN TOKYO, BEAMS, LE BON MARCHE, SELFRIDGES, ETC. COORDINATE BOOKINGS WITH BUYERS DURING LA MARKET WEEK. TRAVEL TO PARIS (2-3 TIMES A YEAR) , MIAMI (ONCE A YEAR), NY (2 TIMES A YEAR), LAS VEGAS (2 TIMES A YEAR) FOR ALL TRADE SHOWS TO INCLUDE COTERIE, PROJECT, WHO'S NEXT PARIS, MIAMI SWIM SHOW. PARIS SUR MODE. *MINIMUM OF AT LEAST 2 YEARS SHOWROOM EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY AND BE FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF THE TRADE SHOWS LISTED ABOVE. MUST HAVE PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED TRADE SHOWS. MUST HAVE A VALID DRIVERS LICENSE, INSURANCE AND A VEHICLE TO APPLY.

-PR/MARKETING ASSISTANT: ASSIST IN THE BUILDING OF OUR BRAND IMAGE. LIAISON TO ALL OF OUR MAJOR MAGAZINE EDITOR CONTACTS. GENERATING PRESS RELEASES. IN CHARGE OF ALL SAMPLE REQUEST SENDOUTS AND RETURNS AND TRACKING OUR SAMPLE INVENTORY IN OUR SHOWROOM. IN CHARGE OF COORDINATING THE PHOTOSHOOTS FOR ALL NEW COLLECTIONS FROM HIRING THE PHOTOGRPAHER AND MODEL TO ASSISTING IN ART DIRECTION TO INSURE ALL IMAGES CORRELATE TO OUR BRAND IMAGE. IN CHARGE OF THE CONTINUATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA BUZZ THROUGH OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PRESENCE. AID IN GUERILLA PRESS EVENT IDEAS FOR OUR TWO STORE LOCATIONS. AID IN EVENT PLANNING TO LAUNCH SPECIAL PARTIES/EVENTS EACH NEW SEASON IN OUR STORES. ASSIST IN GENERATING EVENT IDEAS FOR ARTIST COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN THE DESIGNER AND THE FEATURED ARTIST. **MUST HAVE A (4) YEAR BACHELORS DEGREE. **TWO YEARS OF INTERNSHIP/WORK EXPERIENCE ARE MANDATORY TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION.

-WEB STORE MANAGER/DESIGNER: LIAISON TO FRONT END OF WEB AND BACK END. GO TO PERSON FOR ALL WEB TROUBLESHOOTING AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL WEBSTORE RELATED DUTIES FROM DESIGNING, EASY USER INTEGRATION, PRESS UPDATES, BLOG UPDATES. **MANDATORY, MUST KNOW HTML, FLASH, AND HAVE CONTACTS WITH STRONG BACK END SUPPORTERS AS WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF REDESIGNING OUR WEBSITE/STORE.


WE ARE A FAST GROWING, YOUNG, CONTEMPORARY COMPANY THAT IS LOOKING TO BUILD OUR TEAM WITH GROUNDED, EDUCATED, WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUALS. MULTI-LINGUISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. FORWARD, INNOVATIVE THINKERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION, PLEASE REPLY WITH YOUR COVER LETTER IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY YOUR RESUME COPIED/PASTED WITHIN YOUR EMAIL, 3-5 REFERENCES OF YOUR PREVIOUS WORK/INTERNSHIP EMPLOYERS WITH THEIR CONTACT NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS AND HOW YOU ARE ACQUAINTED TO THEM. THIS IS YOUR FIRST TEST ON HOW WELL YOU FOLLOW INSTRUCTION. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL RESUMES WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DELETED IF ALL OF THE ABOVE IS NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR SUBMISSION AND ALL DIRECTION IS NOT FOLLOWED.

Posted by: Emily Lakritz