Graphic Designer Job at Haddad Brands, New York, NY

  • Haddad Brands
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Graphic Designer

Haddad is a privately held family business with over 100 years of experience in the children's apparel & accessories industry. A leader in the industry, Haddad Brands is the exclusive global licensee for the most iconic brands in the world, including Nike, Jordan, Converse, Hurley, Levi's, Polo, Abercrombie and Fitch, Lacoste, 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, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Montreal.

The Graphic Designer will work cross functionally with Design, Sales and Merchandising to create and develop seasonal apparel lines while supporting the overall brand's objective.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Create print designs for t-shirts and other apparel items
  • Develop, execute and follow-up on concepts for art including all changes and processes required by licensor
  • Prepare graphics for internal presentations
  • Prepare color separations for screen prints so art is "print ready" when sent to the factory
  • Give constructive and understandable comments to our Product Assurance team as it relates to all strike-off and art approvals
  • Coordinate standards & all other necessary materials for seasonal development
  • Design and research line elements as required and/or assist in creating, updating and designing as required, sales tools and presentation aids
  • Shop the market to research and identify current trends and present competitive data as it is related to their prospective area of responsibility to establish key objectives for the brand
  • Work closely with Design, Sales and Brand Management teams to conceptualize and launch clothing lines for several levels of distribution
  • Manage and oversee the overall design process to ensure that lines are meeting the style plans, sales needs and emerging trends
  • Ensure accuracy and adherence of line sheets production logs and design catalog
  • Partner with Sales and Marketing to merchandise showrooms for seasonal market dates
  • Recruit, develop, and manage assistant and/or associate level team members
  • Special projects as assigned

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, Illustration, Fine Arts or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in the fashion industry (children's wear knowledge a plus)
  • Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
  • Excellent organizational, communication and presentation skills with attention to detail
  • Ability to lead and develop a team of Assistant/Associate Graphic Designer(s)
  • Brand appropriate aesthetic
  • Illustration skills a plus

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.

Job Tags

Seasonal work, Work at office

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