Overview
Design Assistant – Women’s Contemporary Jobs in New York, NY at Mamiye Brothers
About the Company
We are seeking a highly organized, creative, and adaptable Design Assistant to support multiple women’s contemporary brands across categories. This role is ideal for someone with strong technical design skills, a sharp eye for product, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with constantly shifting priorities.
About the Role
The Design Assistant will play a key role in supporting the design team through CAD development, AI-generated creative assets, sample organization, showroom setup, and daily operational support.
Responsibilities
- Create and revise CADs, technical sketches, and overview boards for multiple product categories and brands.
- Support the design team by generating AI-assisted creative assets and visual product concepts.
- Maintain accuracy and consistency across all design files, presentations, and product overviews.
- Assist with preparation for internal and external meetings, including organizing materials, boards, samples, and presentation decks.
- Steam, organize, and manage samples to ensure showroom and meeting readiness at all times.
- Help set up and maintain showrooms, seasonal presentations, and market appointments.
- Partner cross-functionally with Design and Sales teams to support daily workflow and evolving business needs.
- Assist with fabric, trim, color, and trend organization as needed.
- Manage multiple tasks and shifting priorities while maintaining strong attention to detail and meeting deadlines.
- Provide general administrative and operational support to the design team as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related field preferred.
- 1–3 years of experience in fashion design or design support, preferably within women’s contemporary apparel.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator is required.
- Strong experience with Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Familiarity with AI design tools and asset generation is a plus.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
- Strong sense of style, color, and contemporary fashion trends.
- Ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines and adapt to changing priorities.
Required Skills
The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and eager to learn within a dynamic fashion environment. This person should be both creatively driven and operationally strong, with a willingness to jump in wherever needed to support the team and brands successfully.
About Mamiye Brothers: Mamiye Brothers, designs, manufactures, distributes and markets some of the most desirable brands in women's and children's apparel. With a 70-year legacy in the industry, Mamiye has been built on a longstanding commitment to excellence, integrity, quality, innovation and best in class service. Our owned brands include Kissy Kissy, Little Me, Peek Kids, Habitual, Wallflower and others which are distributed through thousands of retail locations in the U.S. and through their individual brand websites.
Title: Design Assistant – Women’s Contemporary
Company: Mamiye Brothers
Location: New York, NY
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