Job Description

About Us

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Specific Responsibilities Would Include:

Overall Responsibilities

DESIGN & CREATION (Illustrator format)1. Analyze global fashion trends and compile professional trend reports.2. Create development sketches and detailed specs for handbags.3. Handle some prints pattern, embroidery artworks, hardware, webbing ,hang-tags etc. and related graphics tasks.4. Support US and Asia-based designers day-to-day, delivering every assignment on time and in full.5. Handling any additional graphic work requested by other departments.

CAD / LINE GRID PRODUCTION (Illustrator format)1. Build accurate development specs and production spec sheets.2. Generate each seasonal styles line-grids, hardware charts, dangle charts, material charts, etc.3. Design the full visual layout of seasonal product catalogues.4. Set up the Walmart production -testing CADs/line sheets.5. Execute follow-up tasks issued by merchandisers and US designers.

CORE COMPETENCIES1. Good at Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop; able to work independently.

2. Good at basic Office software (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.).3. College diploma or above; 2-3 years’ experience in leather-goods, fashion or industrial design preferred.4. Strong creativity and aesthetic sense; sharp eye for colour, composition and handbag-specific trends.5. Fast, flexible and able to translate creative direction into finished art quickly.6. High sense of responsibility; always delivers work on time and in full.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS1. Articulate design concepts clearly and persuasively.2. Fluent in both written & spoken English; comfortable reading English design packs and e-mails.3. Pro-active in giving progress updates and raising issues promptly.4. Collaborates smoothly with colleagues and US designers on daily tasks.

TEAM SPIRIT1. Excellent team-player who enjoys sharing ideas and learning from others.2. Accepts work assignments willingly and supports the team to hit collective goals.

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Our Best Fit Candidate Would Have:

Additional Requirements

• Superior organizational skills and excellent communication skills; team oriented.• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines; highly detail oriented, meticulous and creative.• Creativity, technical capability and sensibility for graphics and fonts; strong ability to sketch.• Extensive knowledge of traditional and web-based graphic production techniques, including color separations, camera-ready art, heat transfers, etc.• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design or related field.• 4 - 7 years experience in graphic design; significant relevant experience in category.• Expert in Adobe products and Mac computers; highly proficient in Microsoft Office.

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