Assistant Designer

About Us

Monica + Andy is a digitally native, organic baby and children’s clothing brand. Inspired by the birth of her daughter, our Founder Monica Royer created Monica + Andy to deliver softer, organic fabrics, better-designed clothing, blankets, and a seamless, easy shopping experience for parents and gift-givers. We exist to empower and inspire every parent on life’s most precious journey, celebrating parenthood through a supportive community, exceptional experiences, trusted resources, + thoughtful products.

M+A’s Core Values: 1) Self-awareness 2) Empathy 3) Intellectual Honesty 4) Positive Energy 5) Judgment

Who You Are

A self-motivated servant leader with excellent multi-tasking skills and attention to detail. You understand the clothing and design process and how to use these skills to create super soft, safe, and beautiful products. You know how to motivate and positively influence a fast-paced startup environment by encouraging diversity of thought, fostering a culture of trust, exhibiting an unselfish mindset, and bringing out leadership in others.

What does the Assistant Designer do?

We are looking for an Assistant Designer to join our fast-growing team. The Assistant Designer needs to be a proactive, digital-oriented creative who is highly organized and articulate. In this role, you’ll support the design process from conception to final prototype, including illustrator sketching, creating and maintaining seasonal assortment boards, and coloring and detailing the line. Some duties involve researching current trends, crafting new product ideas, attending fittings, and helping prepare line presentations, including developing CADs in Illustrator, tracking + reviewing samples, and assisting the head Designer as needed. This position will serve a crucial role on our design team both practically + creatively, who will work across channels to ensure that Monica + Andy has a well-rounded and thoughtful assortment.

Job Responsibilities

• Assists Designer in developing technical sketches, linesheets, CADS
• Develops presentation boards and other tools needed for a milestone meeting
• Assists in preparations for Color & Concept, Line Presentation, and other presentation meetings
• Contribute to the complete landscape of brand research
• Assist the design team with concept, shape, material, trims, and color research at the start of each season.
• Help maintain seasonal design catalogs.
• Track and update the design sample schedule to ensure deadlines and sample production milestones are met
• Maintain product development logs, line sheets, fabric and color library, design archives library, and inspiration boards
• Receive and review samples with designers and send sample comments to vendors
• Meet all deadlines in adherence to the seasonal design calendar
• Execute sketches to communicate designs to factories
• Track, receive, and correct samples.
• Render and adjust CADs in Illustrator
• Help maintain linesheets and color palettes.
• Participate in departmental and cross-departmental meetings as appropriate
• Assist in maintaining and organizing sample and material closets
• Stays abreast of current and emerging trends in retailing, websites, trend services, and editorials
• Special projects as assigned

Preferred Background + Skills

• Apparel or fashion design degree
• 1-2 years experience in apparel design
• Working knowledge of garment construction and measurements.
• Proficient in Illustrator, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office
• Ability to understand and take design direction
• Exceptional organization and communication skills
• Good prioritization skills and management of workload
• Develop necessary critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Must be a team player with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Excellent listening skills

What We Offer

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, + Vision Plans
• FSAs + HSAs
• Life + Disability Benefits
• EAP + Work/Life Program Services
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Sick Leave
• Generous Parental Leave
• Employee Discounts
• Generous Paid Company Holidays

Monica + Andy is an equal opportunity employer who makes merit-based employment decisions. Monica + Andy policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), sexual orientation, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with someone who has or is perceived as having any of those.

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