Design Associate

Summit Golf Brands designs and sources high-end golf apparel and sportswear, sold online and at leading country clubs and resorts around the world. Comprised of Fairway & Greene, Zero Restriction, B. Draddy, and EP New York, our brands can be found at over 3,000 accounts in more than 25 countries.

Please note, this position is freelance - 3 days/week (Tues-Thurs), possible temp to perm position

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in product design, fashion merchandising or a related field.
• At least 1-2 years of industry knowledge and experience, preferably in Men's apparel.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Comfortable working with a small staff and wearing multiple hats.
• Exceptional time management skills, and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Detail oriented, have a positive & flexible attitude.
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• If you don't have a skill that is required for the job, you need to possess a willingness to learn.

Standards:

• Good working knowledge of the Adobe creative suite, specifically Illustrator.
• Excellent color sense and ability to communicate BULK comments/approvals.
• Communicate clearly in oral and written form on a constant basis.
• Work independently, utilize good judgement and possess a strong sense of initiative.
• Organize and prioritize a variety of tasks and assignments.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Create detailed B&W flat sketches to support the design illustrations.
• Update all CAD's, line sheets and garment sketches, tech packs after Design meetings/fittings using Illustrator and Acrobat.
• Create print & stripe artwork for mills w/ all supporting information
• Seasonal – Create and send all color cards, by brand, each season, maintain color library.
• Use GTI lightbox to review all BULK fabrics against brand standards.
• Daily communication with all overseas vendors for bulk fabric and trim comments/approvals.
• Continuously update/file salesman sample/bulk fabrics and trim libraries each season.
• Maintain Design Room walls from initial concept through final boards for all three brands.
• Contribute to the overall growth and success of the brands.

Equipment/Software Skills:

• Adobe Creative Suite - Illustrator, Photoshop & Acrobat software
• WebPLM Software Experience – Preferably Centric
• MS Office – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams