Assistant Designer, Apparel (Private Label)

Bespoke Post is an e-commerce retailer and membership service that helps people discover high-quality gear from the best small brands in the world. From clothing to camping gear, boots to barware– our mission is to help customers cut through the clutter, and find goods and guidance that spark their curiosity and fuel a fun, interesting, adventurous lifestyle. Since we opened shop back in 2011, we’ve proudly spent more than $150 million with small brands and welcomed over 1.5 million Members. Our team is based in New York City, and we’re always looking for great new people to join our crew. So don’t be shy about reaching out.
We're looking for an Assistant Designer to help grow our Private Label menswear apparel brands. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, collaborative team on a sophisticated range of menswear categories, including heritage workwear, weekend leisurewear, casual outdoors, accessories, and more. 
You’ll have hands-on learning experience with all aspects of producing menswear collections, from concept, design, tech packs, fittings, production, and delivery.
You'll be directly assisting and reporting to the Design Director of Apparel and Accessories.  Additionally, you’ll work closely with our entire Private Label team, including Product Developers, Brand Managers, Graphic Designers, Buyers, and outside vendors.  You’ll work at our Manhattan office 4-5 days per week in a hybrid environment.

You will:

• Conduct trend and market analysis on competitors, vendors, and retailers to help inform design strategy
• Assist in developing design concepts for seasonal men's apparel lines by researching trends, fabrics, silhouettes etc.
• Create detailed CAD’s,  build technical specification documents, BOM’s and tech packs for use in manufacturing
• Attend fit sessions and assist on communicating design amendments
• Organize procurement of seasonal market research materials
• Track, document, and organize active prototype samples
• Measure garments for technical analysis and adherence to spec
• Maintain and build seasonal physical product development boards, files, and material libraries
• Participate in design and merchandising meetings to take notes and document decisions.
• Support Brand Managers in building decks and salesheets with color-ups for each season
• Work out of our New York City office 4-5 days per week

The ideal candidate:

• Has 1+ years of professional design experience specifically in menswear apparel 
• Has an elevated design aesthetic, a strong sense of color, and can design in various styles for different brands
• Has a genuine love for product design and gets excited about discovering and helping develop new products
• Ability to quickly ideate with hand sketching 
• Has extensive  knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite for creating detailed CAD’s in Illustrator, and mocking up designs in Photoshop 
• Has a fluent understanding of Microsoft Excel 
• Has exceptional attention to detail and well-organized project management skills, and can juggle between multiple projects 
• Has a “no task is beneath me” attitude and is excited to wear different hats
• Has strong verbal and written communication skills and is able to collaborate with a diverse range of team members in a hybrid environment 

Bonus points for:

• Savvy of Technical Design skills

Compensation, Benefits, and Perks:

• Starting base salary range of $60,000 to $65,000 per year
• Company equity
• Annual bonus
• Unlimited vacation time
• Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance with FSA options and access to One Medical, Health Advocate, Teladoc, and Talkspace
• 401k with a nonelective company contribution of 3%
• $250 per month home office allowance
• Up to $500 per year learning allowance
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible schedule
• Up to $500 annual 1:1 donation match
• A free Bespoke Post box each month, plus additional discounts
• Regular team learning, social, and wellness events

We are proud to uphold an environment free of discrimination. Bespoke Post is an equal opportunity workplace and we recognize that our success is dependent on having an inclusive, collaborative team that is as diverse as, if not more than, the products we ship.