Location: HQ - Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Status: Full-time/100% on-site
Compensation: $60,000-$65,000 annually
Position Summary
KITH is seeking a self-motivated, detail oriented Print Designer for a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate is a driven, team player that will help the Design Team with daily tasks and delegated projects.
Responsibilities
Research, identify, and present print trend direction, and create and present design boards for each season showcasing print direction
Work closely and collaborate with the design director, design, and buying teams to develop prints for seasons
Translate seasonal concept direction into cohesive and innovative print collections
Collaborate with our technical designers to set up engineered placed prints
Ensuring the print is consistent with line plans, is being designed with cost and technical parameters in mind, working closely with design and material partners to ensure point of view is in line with overarching seasonal direction
Communicate with fabric team, factories, and mills - having understanding of full print process from beginning to end
Strong connection to emerging print and pattern trends, including the use of AI
Manage seasonal print workload to meet all deadlines
Exceptional color sense, skilled in utilizing seasonal color palettes to create prints
Skillfully color separate artworks, reducing colors to meet screen or fabric limitations while preserving intended aesthetic
Generate CADs to communicate placement of print designs on garments and create tech packs for artwork to be sent to factories and mills
Qualifications
1-2 years experience in the print or textile industry
Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, Textile Design, Print Design or related experience necessary
Understanding of Adobe programs
Ability to draw digitally (with or without Wacom) is a must
Hand sketching/painting/drawing skills is a huge plus, but not mandatory
Professional Characteristics:
Highly organized and detail oriented with ability to multitask and prioritize along with clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
Effectively manage time, prioritizing task to meet deadlines in a fast-paced dynamic environment
Personal Characteristics:
Positive and passionate with strong problem-solving skills and a desire to work in a collaborative environment and build strong relationships with business partners and team mates
Team player enthusiastic about collaborating to reach milestone goals
Who We Are
Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that offers seasonal collections of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, accessories and footwear through a distinct lens of personal storytelling. Kith embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design. Led by Founder, CEO and Creative Director Ronnie Fieg, the brand is known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view, and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators.
Kith operates 16 standalone boutiques around the world, and 3 shop-in-shops. Kith Treats, conceived from Fieg’s childhood love for cereal, operates in 10 locations, as well as Sadelle’s at Kith restaurants in Paris, Miami Design District, Toronto and Seoul.
The Kinnect Foundation, a non-profit established and operated by Kith, is a non-profit devoted to creating positive change through education, community and social impact.
Kith is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
All career opportunities offered by Kith are fully on site, and if contacted, all email communication will come from a kith.com or kithnyc.com email address. Please note that any correspondence from an alternative email domain, or offering remote or hybrid work, is fraudulent.