Assistant Designer – Girls Apparel

Golden Touch is a family owned and operated wholesale apparel manufacturer with a mission to deliver trend focused products for nearly 50 years. The Assistant Designer will support the Girls design team across various categories, manage sample logistics, and facilitate communication between design and production teams. Responsibilities Support the Designers throughout the development cycle, from concept to production Work with sweaters, activewear, cut and sew, and wovens Communicate and follow up with factories and team members Support Designers with inspiration and trend research Run out to local shops for trims and fabric as needed, pickup and drop off from local sample rooms Sample management- Order, track, organize, steam, tag, distribute, send, receive, return, and photograph all the samples we have coming in Create seasonal and capsule line sheets Help coordinate with our CAD designer and request CADs as needed Create CAD boards of all ATS styles for our sales team Assign style numbers in PLM for our sales team when requested Create new requests from our fabric team and continue to follow up with them. Launching yardage, asking about sample yardage availability, etc Set up new PowerPoints for the team to use for research, development, and presentations Assist with any meeting prep Send styles to our costing team via PLM and create costing line sheets Routinely check online for new images of our products on buyer’s websites to save down for future use and reference Advanced proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook, TEAMS) Knowledge of the full life cycle of a garment Maintain sample closet and showroom samples Knowledge of PLM is a plus Skills 1+ years of experience at the Assistant level in the apparel industry in either showroom or sample management capacity Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment Advanced proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook, TEAMS) Strong foundation in Adobe Suite (mainly illustrator and acrobat, a bit of photoshop) Knowledge of the full life cycle of a garment Solid communication and interpersonal skills Proactive team player Bachelor's degree in apparel design preferred Knowledge of PLM is a plus Fabric knowledge in both knits and wovens is preferred Company Overview Golden Touch is a manufacturer and retailer of clothing products. It was founded in 1975, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is