Design Operations Assistant

Description

Haddad is a privately held family business with 100 years’ experience in the children’s apparel & accessories industry. A leader in the children’s wear industry, Haddad Brands is the exclusive global licensee for the most iconic brands in the world, which include Nike, Jordan, Converse, Hurley, Levi’s, Polo, Abercrombie and Fitch, Lacoste,  Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Huggies. Supported by a team of professionals skilled in design, sourcing, production, sales, marketing & distribution of premium quality children’s wear, Haddad distributes globally to 100+ countries and maintains sales and sourcing offices in 22 cities globally, including New York, Paris, Hilversum, Shanghai, Egypt, Bangkok, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, London and Montreal.   

Overview: 

The Design Operations Assistant will assist in major seasonal design development and execution activities across all brands. 

Key Accountabilities:

• Learn to create Tech Packs throughout the season    
• Learn to upload Tech Packs inclusive of spec pages and artwork for Sourcing    
• Learn to create Production Tech Packs as needed and upload as necessary    
• Gain understanding to be able to work directly with Design, Technical, and Sourcing on all seasonal style specifications    
• Attend and observe fittings and help ensure changes/updates are executed within Tech Packs and communicated to Sourcing/Overseas Offices    
• Participate in the creation of seasonal color palettes with Design and prepare color standards and facilitate sending these to Overseas Offices    
• Learn to handle daily communication with Overseas Offices/Factories to resolve issues in a concise and timely manner    
• Communicate on workload and elevate issues    
• Attend Daily Team meetings and Training sessions    
• Special projects as assigned     

Requirements

Required Skills/Abilities/Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design, Product Development or related field
• 1+ years of experience in the fashion industry as an Assistant or Associate
• Excellent Excel skills
• Excellent organizational and communication skills with attention to detail
• Must be a strategic thinker, persuasive and collaborative
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (including InDesign)

Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all Haddad Brands team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define our brand partners’ products and set them apart from their competitors.