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Merchandising | New York, NY, United States
At One Kings Lane, we’re doing so much more than selling great home decor. We are
pioneering a new generation in ecommerce, building the next great lifestyle brand and
rapidly scaling our revenues and employee base with our sights set on becoming a
billion dollar company. We are filled with passionate, innovative, agile and customer
focused employees across our company and know that continuing to bring together
top talent in a collaborative environment will ensure we achieve our vision. If you
bring passion and high impact to your work each day, we invite you to apply to join
the One Kings Lane family and see where we can take this company and your career
together.
CEO Doug Mack has assembled one of the top teams in the industry made up of
executives from companies like eBay, Netflix, Zappos, Walmart.com, Yahoo,
Polo/Ralph Lauren and Adobe. One Kings Lane has the backing of the best investors
in Silicon Valley, including: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), Greylock Partners,
Tiger Global Management, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), First Round Capital and
angel investors Reid Hoffman (LinkedIN)and Marissa Mayer (Google).
One Kings Lane is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York City
(Tribeca) and Beverly Hills.
Role
The Assistant Designer position will contribute to the company’s strategic initiative to grow Global Sourcing and Private Brand by supporting the Design Manager. The Design Assistant will have the opportunity to design and develop a product category. This individual will work with internal and external (agent/vendor) partners to execute proprietary brand development.
Responsibilities
• Create design briefs/specs for seasonal developments. Create briefs development direction that may include technical drawings/ specs, artwork, material/fabric quality, trims, CD’s, and technique swatches. Forward briefs/spec packages to vendors/ agents.
• Create product mock-ups and artwork for concept presentations.
• Request samples with due dates from agents/ vendors.
• Prepare samples for product development meetings and product reviews. Attend weekly product meetings and contribute where appropriate.
• Provide detailed comments/ revisions and/ or updated spec packages after product review by Design Manager/Director, Brand Manager and merchant teams.
• Create, maintain and update department files.
• Send out final approval comments of color, construction, and design.
• Conduct market and trend research and provide product/theme/design ideas to the team.
• Have knowledge and understanding of seasonal time lines, key due dates and work to maintain timelines.
Qualifications
• BA or Design Degree
• 3 years experience supporting team with projects and deadlines
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop
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