ABOUT US:

vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha’s Vineyard by brothers, Shep and Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 120 retail locations locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US.
vineyard vines was founded on a state of mind that Every day should feel this good.
You don’t need to be on a beach, by the ocean or on vacation to have Every day should feel this good moments. It’s a state of mind that we all experience, and one where everyone is invited. At vineyard vines, we don’t live an #EDSFTG life away from our desks - we bring it to work with us, too.
In our stores, at our Harbor Drive headquarters or working remotely, our company culture is fun, encouraging and welcoming to all. We work hard and play harder, and we never take ourselves too seriously. And while we have many company goals, our number one priority is making vineyard vines a great place to work for all employees.
Our team is our family, and we’d never have grown to where we are today without them.
We’re committed to building an inclusive team across all channels, departments and stores within our community. We hope you’ll join us and see what the smiling pink whale is all about.

OVERVIEW:

We are looking for a well-organized, talented and enthusiastic Assistant Designer to join our team. The Assistant Designer is responsible for participating in all phases of the design development process from initial concept to production for the Men’s Wovens category. This candidate should be proactive in their approach, look for opportunities to improve upon existing structures and processes and find creative ways to utilize best practices. The candidate must be passionate about menswear design and ideally has some previous experience working on a design team.

• Strong ability to see collection as a whole and create strong product stories within assortment
• Support Designer and Director in creating original and innovative designs
• Sketching in Illustrator and by hand
• CAD/render sketches with patterns, prints, and color
• Support creation and completion of all design handoffs/tech packs in PLM and create BOMs
• Manage and adhere to design calendar
• Maintain seasonal design boards
• Attend weekly fittings
• Manage wovens categories through product life cycle from concept to store
• Research trends, fabrics, washes & silhouettes each season