At Hot Topic, we’re passionate about creativity, high performance and pop culture. We are looking for an Associate Designer who’s just as passionate about pop culture as we are to join our growing team and assist our Designers with turning our licenses into wearable fashion accessories. This role is hands on and will help keep the stars aligned for the design and product team.
This role operates on a hybrid schedule and will require to work from our HQ located in the City of Industry, CA three days a week.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Responsible for conceptualizing, developing and creating bags for licensed and non licensed product under the direction of the Sr. Designer.
- Work closely with the buying, product development, art and technical design team throughout the development process to ensure the highest level of quality and integrity
- Assist design team with following the product through its full development process – helping review and approving designs, revisions and submissions.
- Assist design team in creating technical sketches/CADs , maintain design records and creates line sheets for submissions.
- Maintains lineplan layouts by updating collections as completed
- Assists with various design projects assigned by the Sr. Designer and Director of PD.
- Creates trend/moodboards and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve alignment on projects.
- Research and shop market for trend and inspiration, identifying new trends
- Research pop culture properties and trends
- Maintain organized fabric and sample library
- Maintain an active role in weekly meetings by taking notes and following up as needed
- Assist with opening sample shipments when needed
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- College degree in design or related field preferred
- 2-4 years of design experience, preferably in a corporate/team environment
- Licensing experience preferred but not required
- Passion and knowledge of pop culture and the licenses that Hot Topic, Box Lunch and Her Universe have
- Basic technical knowledge of bag design and construction – embellishments a plus
- Flat (CAD) sketching skills – Adobe Illustrator – required
- Team player – ability to adapt to a face paced ever changing environment
- Highly organized, strong time management skills and excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
- Strong computer skills including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Outlook
- Meets deadlines, prioritizes appropriately, copes well with change and maintains composure under pressure
Our company participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms a candidate’s eligibility to work in the United States after completing the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). The information provided on the Form I-9 is compared to the records contained in the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. This helps employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees.
